Committees responsible for this British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Council and Civil Engineering (B/-) to Technical Committee B/146, upon which the following bodies were represented:

Building Employers’ Confederation
Chartered Institute of Building
Consumer Policy Committee of BSI
Department of the Environment (Building Research Establishment)
Department of the Environment (Property Services Agency)
Federation of Associations of Specialists and Sub-Contractors
Institute of Clerks of Works of Great Britain Inc
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
National Building Specification Ltd.
National Council of Building Materials Producers
National House Building Council
Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Society of Chief Architects of Local Authorities

This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Council for Building and Civil Engineering, was published under the authority of the Board of BSI and comes into effect on 30 April 1990

The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard:

Committee reference B/146
Drafts for comment 85/10615 DC, 85/10616 DC

Foreword

This Part of BS 8000 has been prepared under the direction of the Council for Building and Civil Engineering. It makes recommendations and gives guidance on basic workmanship for conventional types of building work.

The recommendations given are not necessarily comprehensive; particular project documents, e.g. project specifications, may need to cover particular recommendations not dealt with by this code of practice.

This code of practice is unique in that unlike other British Standards, it draws together recommendations given in other codes of practice.

The purpose of this code of practice is to encourage good workmanship by providing the following:

the most frequently required recommendations on workmanship for building work in a readily available and convenient form to those working on site;
assistance in the efficient preparation and administration of contracts;
recommendations on how designers’ requirements for workmanship may be satisfactorily realized;
definitions of good practice on building sites for supervision and for training purposes; this guidance is not intended to supplant the normal training in craft skills;
a reference for quality of workmanship on building sites.

It is recognized that design, procurement and project information should be conducive to good workmanship on site.

During the preparation of this code of practice the Building Industry’s Co-ordinating Committee for Project Information (CCPI), produced a Common Arrangement of Work Sections (CAWS) for building work. This code of practice has generally been arranged in accordance with the Common Arrangement so that it can be used easily with project specifications and bills of quantities using this arrangement. Other major documents are being restructured in accordance with the Common Arrangement.

NOTE The CCPI was sponsored by the Association of Consulting Engineers, the Building Employer’s Confederation, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Royal Institute of British Architects.

When complete BS 8000 will comprise the following Parts.

Part 1: Code of practice for excavation and filling;
Part 2: Code of practice for concrete work;
Part 3: Code of practice for masonry;
Part 4: Code of practice for waterproofing;
Part 5: Code of practice for carpentry, joinery and general fixings;
Part 6: Code of practice for roof, slate, tile covering and cladding;
Part 7: Code of practice for glazing;
Part 8: Code of practice for plasterboard partitions and dry linings;
Part 9: Code of practice for cement/sand floor screeds and concrete floor toppings;
Part 10: Code of practice for plastering and rendering;
Part 11: Code of practice for wall and floor tiling;
Part 12: Code of practice for decorative wallcoverings and painting;
Part 13: Code of practice for above ground drainage and sanitary appliances;
Part 14: Code of practice for below ground drainage;
Part 15: Code of practice for hot and cold water services (domestic scale).

Technical Committees CSB/32, Structural use of timber, and TIB/22, Quality in joinery, have also participated in the preparation of this Part of BS 8000 and the content is based on and consistent with that of BS 1186 and BS 5268. However, BS 5268 covers the subject matter more comprehensively and includes design, materials and other related aspects in addition to workmanship on site. BS 1186‑2 gives the requirements for the fit of parts in various details of joinery.

The text of this Part of BS 8000 includes commentaries and figures. These commentaries are separately identified and are intended to be for guidance only and do not form part of the recommendations. They refer, unless otherwise stated, to the clause which immediately precedes each commentary.

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv pages 1 to 26, an inside back cover and a back cover.

This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.

Section 1. General

1.1 Scope

This Part of BS 8000 gives recommendations on basic site workmanship and covers those tasks which are frequently carried out in relation to carpentry, joinery and general fixings.

NOTE This code of practice includes supplementary elements in the form of commentaries to assist in its use and understanding. Compliance with the commentaries is not necessary in order to be able to claim conformity with the standard.

1.2 References

1.3 Definitions

Section 2. Materials handling and preparation

2.1 Checking, handling and site storage of materials and components

2.2 Preparation

Section 3. Erection and installation

3.1 Fixing methods

3.2 Fixing loose carpentry

3.3 Fixing loose joinery

3.4 Fixing fabricated carpentry components

3.5 Fixing manufactured joinery components

3.6 Fixing ancillary items

3.7 Inspection of construction

List of references (see 1.2)

BS 8000-5:1990

Workmanship on building sites - Code of practice for carpentry, joinery and general fixings

Current

Published:

31 May 1990