National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13888‑2:2022. It supersedes BS EN 12808‑5:2008, BS EN 12808‑1:2008, BS EN 12808‑2:2008, BS EN 12808‑3:2008 and BS EN 12808‑4:2009, which are withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/539, Ceramic tiles and other rigid tiling.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 September 2022.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 August 2022.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 13888‑2:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 67 “Ceramic tiles”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2023.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 12808‑1:2008, EN 12808‑2:2008, EN 12808‑3:2008, EN 12808‑4:2009 and EN 12808‑5:2008.

This document belongs to series EN 13888, Grouts for ceramic tiles, which consists of the following parts:

Part 1: Requirements, classification, designation, marking and labelling;
Part 2: Test methods.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This document specifies the methods for determining characteristics for grouts used in internal and external installation of ceramic tiles.

This document does not contain performance requirements or recommendations for the design and installation of ceramic tiles.

The following test methods are described:

Determination of flexural and compressive strength (9.1);
Determination of water absorption (9.2);
Determination of shrinkage (9.3);
Determination of resistance to abrasion (9.4);
Determination of chemical resistance (9.5).

Grouts for ceramic tiles can also be used for other kinds of tiles (natural and agglomerated stones, etc.), if they do not adversely affect the stones.

WARNING — — This document can involve hazardous materials and operations. It is important that persons using this document are familiar with normal laboratory practice. This document does not purport to address all the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to ensure compliance with any European and national regulatory conditions.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Sampling

5 Test conditions

6 Test materials

7 Mixing of grouts

8 Test report

9 Test methods

9.1 Determination of flexural and compressive strength

9.2 Determination of water absorption

9.3 Determination of shrinkage

9.4 Determination of resistance to abrasion

9.5 Determination of chemical resistance

Bibliography

BS EN 13888-2:2022

Grouts for ceramic tiles - Test methods

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Published:

30 Sep 2022