BS 8201 gives recommendations and guidance on the material, environment and installation variables that combined have a fundamental effect on the performance and serviceability of finished wood flooring.
This revised code of practice has been modified to reflect more appropriately the growing popularity of wood and wood-based panels installed as finished flooring and, of necessity, as underlayment for finished wood flooring (but not for subsequent installation of carpet or resilient flooring).
BS 8201 outlines the most up-to-date specifications involved in laying flooring and illustrates typical constructions on which it might be laid. The words “timber” and “wood” in this British Standard cover softwoods, hardwoods and wood-based panels, as appropriate in the context.