BS EN 233 discusses wallcoverings in roll form. Various grades of washability and colour fastness to light of finished wallcoverings are permitted. These grades will facilitate the selection by the consumer or specifier of an appropriate wallcovering.
BS EN 233 applies to finished wallpapers, wall vinyls, and plastics wallcoverings not intended for subsequent decoration supplied in rolls for hanging on indoor walls and ceilings by means of an adhesive covering the whole of the interface between the wallcovering and the support surface.
Note 1: Excluded from BS EN 233 are rigid materials, materials not attached or not wholly attached by adhesive, wallcoverings for subsequent decoration, textile wallcoverings and non-decorative wallcoverings such as wall linings or those with special properties, e.g. thermal or acoustic insulation.
BS EN 233 on wallcoverings in roll form is useful for:
There are many types of wallcovering and varied processes used in their manufacture. To ensure satisfactory performance, it is important that the installers follow the manufacturer's recommended hanging instructions for each product.
BS EN 233 provides you with requirements for finished wallpapers, wall vinyls, and plastic wallcoverings. BS EN 233 provides you with the requirements for marking and gives the designation system. The marking requirements of BS EN 233 are primarily for the consumer's information to enable optimum selection of the product.
BS EN 233:2016 supersedes BS EN 233:1999 which is withdrawn. BS EN 233:2016 includes some technical <or editorial as the case may be> changes with respect to BS EN 233:1999. These include:
EN 233:2016