BS 8298-5:2023 PDF

1   Scope This part of BS 8298 gives recommendations for the design, installation and maintenance of internal cladding and lining of natural stone held directly to a structural background by fixings with or without adhesive. It is applicable for both commercial and residential locations. It covers four categories of construction build up:

a) internal cladding ≥20 mm thick, with a cavity, supported at each floor level, mechanically supported and restrained;

b) internal lining ≤2.4 m height, ≥20 mm thick (e.g. ≥600 mm × 600 mm to 2 400 mm × 600 mm) supported at floor level, stack-bonded, on adhesive, mechanically restrained to the substrate;

c) internal lining ≤2.4 m height, ≥12 mm to ≤20 mm (e.g. ≤600 mm × 600 mm), supported at floor level, stack-bonded, on adhesive, mechanically restrained to the substrate; and

d) ceilings , soffits and sloping surfaces with a cavity mechanically supported and restrained.

Stone held only by adhesion is not included. It covers: