British Standards

British Standards relevant to the fit-out and finishes sector

FIS has collated a list of the sector relevant British Standards. The aim is to help our members purchase their required standards with ease.

Standards are an essential resource for all those who design, test and install systems, as well as those responsible for building safety.

Below is an extensive list of standards that you may find useful. These can be purchased from BSI
Acoustic British Standards

BS EN ISO 140-18:2006 Acoustics: Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and building element. Laboratory measurement of sound generated by rainfall on building elements – Current

BS EN ISO 717-1:2013 Acoustics: Rating of sound insulation in buildings and building elements – Current

BS EN ISO 717-2:2013 Acoustics: Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements. Impact sound insulation – Current

BS 8233:2014 Guidance of sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings – Current

BS EN 10140-1:2016 Acoustics: Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements. Application rules for specific products – Current, Under review

BS EN 10140-2:2010 Acoustics: Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements. Measurement of airborne sound insulation – Current, Under review

BS EN 10140-3:2010 + A1:2015 Acoustics: Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements. Measurements of impact sound insulation – Current, Under review

BS EN 10140-4:2010 Acoustics: Laboratory measurements of sound insulation of building elements. Measurements procedures and requirements – Current, Under review

BS EN 10140-5:2010 + A1: 2014 Acoustics: Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements. Requirements for test facilities and equipment’s – Current, Under review

BS EN ISO 11654 Acoustics: Sound absorbers for use in buildings. Rating of sound absorption – Current

BS EN 12354-5:2009 Building acoustics: Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements. Sound absorption in enclosed spaces – Current

BS EN 12354-6:2003 Building acoustics: Estimation of acoustic performance of building from the performance of elements. Sound absorption in enclosed spaces – Current

BS EN ISO 12354-1:2017 Building acoustics: Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements. Airborne sound insulation between rooms – Current

BS EN ISO 12354-2:2017 Building acoustics: Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements. Impact sound insulation between rooms – Current

Building Information Modelling (BIM) British Standards

PAS 1192-5:2015 Specification for security-minded building information modelling, digital built environments and smart asset management – Current

BS 1192:2007 + A2:2016 Collaborative production of architectural, engineering and construction information. Code of practice – Current

PAS 1192-2:2013 Specification for information management for capital/delivery phase of construction projects using business information modelling – Current

BS 1192-4:2014 Collaborative production of information. Fulfilling employer’s information exchange requirements using COBie. Code of practice – Current

BS 8536-1:2015 Briefing for design and construction. Code of practice for facilities management (Buildings infrastructure) – Current

PAS 1192-6 Specification for collaborative sharing and use of structured Health and Safety information using BIM – In Development

PAS 1192-7 Construction product information 0 Specification for defining, sharing and maintaining structured digital construction product information – In Development

Fire Safety British Standards

BS 476-3:2004 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Classification and method of test for external fire exposure to roofs – Current

BS 476-10:2009 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Guide to the principles, selection, role and application of fire testing and their outputs – Current

BS EN 1363-1:2012 Fire resistance tests. General requirements – Current

BS 5266-1:2016 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises – Current

BS 5839-1:2017 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of systems in non-domestic premises – Current

BS 8214:2016 Timber-based fire door assemblies. Code of practice – Current

BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice – Current

BS EN 12845:2015 Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance – Current

BS EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009 Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using test data from reaction to fire test – Current

BS EN 13823:2002 Reaction to fire tests for building products. Building products excluding floorings exposed to the thermal attack by a single burning item – Current

Flooring British Standards

BS 5385-2:2015 Wall and floor tiling. Design and installation of external ceramic, natural stone and mosaic wall tiling in normal conditions. Code of practice – Current

BS 5385-3:2014 Wall and floor tiling/ Design and installation of internal and external ceramic and mosaic floor tiling in normal conditions/ Code of practice – Current

BS 5385-4:2015 Wall and floor tiling/ Design and installation of ceramic and mosaic tiling in special conditions/ Code of practice – Current

BS 8203:2017 Installation of resilient floor coverings – Current

BS 13658-1:2005 Metal lath and beads definitions – requirements and test methods. Part 1: Internal Plastering – Current

BS 13658-2:2005 Metal lath and beads definition- requirements and test methods. Part 2: External Plastering – Current

Partitioning British Standards

BS EN 520:2004 + A1:2009 Gypsum plasterboards: Definitions, requirements and test methods – Current

BS 5234-1:1992 Partitions (including) matching linings)/ Code of practice for design and installation – Current

BS 5234-2:1992 Partitions (including) matching linings)/ Specification for performance requirements for strength and robustness including methods of test – Current

BS 12859:2011 Gypsum blocks – Definitions, requirements and test methods – Current

BS 12860:2001 Gypsum based adhesives for gypsum blocks – Definitions, requirements and test methods – Current

BS 13729-1:2008 Gypsum binders and gypsum plasters/ Part1: Definitions and requirements – Current

BS 13729-2:2014 Gypsum binders and gypsum plasters/ Part2: Test methods – Current

BS EN 13914-2:2016 Design, preparation and application of external rendering and internal plastering. Internal plastering – Current

BS 8212:1995 Code of practice for dry lining and partitioning using gypsum plasterboard – Current

Structural British Standards

BS 1991-1-4:2005 + A1:2010 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. General actions. Wind actions – Current

BS 1993-1-3:2006 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. General rules. Supplementary rules for cold-formed members and sheeting – Current

BS 1995-1-1:2004 + A2:2014 Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures. General. Common rules and rules for buildings – Current

Suspended Ceilings British Standards

BS EN 13964:2014 BSI Standards publication/ Suspended ceilings – requirements and test methods – Current

BS 8539:2012 Code of practice for selection and installation of post-installed anchors in concrete and masonry – Current

Workmanship British Standards

BS 8000-0:2014 Workmanship on construction sites: Introduction and general principles – Current

BS 8000-5:1990 Workmanship on building sites: Code of practice for carpentry, joinery and general fixings – Current

BS 8000-7:1990 Workmanship on building sites: Code of practice for glazing – Current

BS 8000-8:1994 Workmanship on building sites: Code of practice for plasterboard partitions and dry linings – Current

BS 8000-9:2003 Workmanship on building sites: Cementitious levelling screeds and wearing screeds- code of practice – Current

BS 8000-11:1989 Workmanship on building sites: Code of practice for wall and floor tiling/ Section 11.1 Ceramic tiles, terrazzo tiles and mosaics – Current

BS 8000-12:1989 Workmanship on building sites: Code of practice for decorative wallcoverings and painting – Current