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product doesn’t need one or more of installation. These Standards can be purchased
the British Standard requirements, the The main ones to be aware of are: from the BSI’s online shop:
manufacturer’s requirements are the • BS 5325: 2021 Installation of textile (www.knowledge.bsigroup.com) or
ones to follow. floorcoverings – Code of practice through trade associations such as the
So what are British Standards? These This covers the installation of carpets, Contract Flooring Association who can
are guidelines and codes of practice carpet tiles and other textile flooring pass on a discount to its members.
drawn up by the industry and kept under products. In addition to these Standards, there
review and they cover products and • BS 8201: 2011 Code of practice for
processes such as installation. installation of flooring of wood and are several industry guidelines which are
They’re not drawn up by people with wood-based panels helpful references. The CFA publishes
no knowledge of our industry, the BSI This covers the installation of solid and the Guide to Contract Flooring which
committees for flooring Standards are engineered wood flooring is regularly updated and is now on its
made up of experienced people from the • BS 8203: 2017 Installation of resilient eight edition, and the NICF publishes the
industry who have good understanding floorcoverings – Code of practice Guide to domestic flooring, now in its
of their subject area and each Standard This covers the installation of sheet second edition and both available from
has its own committee so guidelines and tile vinyl flooring, linoleum, stone- the relevant websites.
aren’t being drawn up by people who The CFA also has guidance notes and
only have partial knowledge and polymer composites, rubber, cork and among the most recent that concern
experience. other resilient floorcoverings flooring installation are guidance notes
Trade bodies, like the Contract Flooring • BS 8204: 2003 + A1: 2009 Screeds,
Association, are also represented on bases and in-situ floorings covering the installation of laminate
relevant Standards so they can get the This is a seven-part Standard, flooring (the former British Standard
views of their members when new drafts although part 2 has been withdrawn. was withdrawn) and the use of the
are circulated for comment (a good Part 1 covers concrete bases and sleeve method for moisture testing.
reason to belong, there are many more). cementitious levelling screeds, Part 3 I haven’t come across a flooring issue
Manufacturers use British Standards covers polymer-modified cementitious where one or more of these documents
when designing their products and screeds, Part 4 covers terrazzo floors, didn’t prove helpful. 
when carrying out testing for quality Part 5 covers Mastic asphalt, Part 6 www.richard-renouf.com
assurance. Flooring contractors should covers synthetic resins and Part 7 covers Richard Renouf is an independent
be aware of the Codes of Practice for pumpable self-smoothing screeds flooring consultant

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