National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12808‑4:2009, incorporating corrigendum April 2011. It supersedes

BS EN 12808‑4:2002 which is withdrawn.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 secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

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

was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2009

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 May 2009.

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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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

Foreword

This document (EN 12808‑4:2009) 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2010.

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

This document supersedes EN 12808‑4:2001.

This document is one of a series of European Standards for ceramic tile adhesives including:

EN 1308, Adhesives for tiles — Determination of slip

EN 1323, Adhesives for tiles — Concrete slabs for tests

EN 1324, Adhesives for tiles — Determination of shear adhesion strength of dispersion adhesives

EN 1346, Adhesives for tiles — Determination of open time

EN 1347, Adhesives for tiles — Determination of wetting capability

EN 1348, Adhesives for tiles — Determination of tensile adhesion strength for cementitious adhesives

EN 12002, Adhesives for tiles — Determination of transverse deformation for cementitious adhesives and grouts

EN 12003, Adhesive for tiles — Determination of shear adhesion strength of reaction resin adhesivesEN 12004, Adhesives for tiles — Requirements, evaluation of conformity, classification and designationEN 12808‑1, Grouts for tiles — Part 1: Determination of chemical resistance of reaction resin mortarsEN 12808‑2, Grouts for tiles — Part 2: Determination of resistance to abrasion

EN 12808‑3, Grouts for tiles — Part 3: Determination of flexural and compressive strength

EN 12808‑4, Grouts for tiles — Part 4: Determination of shrinkage

EN 12808‑5, Grouts for tiles — Part 5: Determination of water absorption

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

1 Scope

This European Standard applies to all ceramic tile grouts for internal and external tile installations on walls and floors.

This European Standard specifies the test method to be used to determine the shrinkage of ceramic tile grouts.

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

NOTE Ceramic tile grouts can also be used for other types of tiles (natural and agglomerated stones, etc.), where these do not adversely affect the stones.

2 Normative references

3 Sampling

4 Test conditions

5 Test materials

6 Apparatus

6.1 Moulds

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

7 Procedure

7.1 Mixing of grouts

7.2 Preparation of test specimens

7.3 Test procedure

8 Evaluation of results

9 Test report

Bibliography

BS EN 12808-4:2009

Grouts for tiles - Determination of shrinkage

Published:

31 Jul 2009

Withdrawn:

29 Sep 2022