BS 8213-4-2007 Windows, doors and rooflights. Code

BS8213-4:2007Windows,doorsandrooflights–Part4:CodeofpracticeforthesurveyandinstallationofwindowsandexternaldoorsetsICS91.060.50NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWBRITISHSTANDARDLicensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,14/07/2007,UncontrolledCopy,©BSIPublishingandcopyrightinformationTheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.©BSI2007ISBN9780580502057ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceB/538/1+2Draftforcomment06/30151736DCPublicationhistoryFirstpublishedJune1990Second(present)edition,March2007AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.no.DateTextaffectedBS8213-4:2007Licensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,14/07/2007,UncontrolledCopy,©BSI©BSI2007•iBS8213-4:2007ContentsForewordiii1Scope12Normativereferences13Termsanddefinitions24Materials35Surveyingforreplacementwindowsanddoorsets46Surveyingfornewbuild97Removalofexistingwindowsanddoorsets98Installation11AnnexesAnnexA(informative)Typicalchecklists22AnnexB(informative)Windowanddoorsetremovaltechniques24AnnexC(informative)Examplesofreplacementframepositionandjointconstruction27Bibliography31ListoffiguresFigure1–Measurementofflatwindowsanddoorsets7Figure2–FixingpositionsforPVC-Uwindowsanddoorsets13Figure3–Fixingdistancesfortimberwindowsanddoorsets14Figure4–Fixingdistancesforaluminiumwindowsanddoorsets15Figure5–Settingandlocationblockposition19FigureA.1–Typicalsurveyor’schecklist22FigureA.2–Typicalfinalinspectionchecklist23FigureB.1–Cuttingthroughtransomsandmullions24FigureB.2–Cuttingthroughtheouterframe25FigureC.1–Flushrevealwithjointwidthlessthan6mmandframebridgingDPM27FigureC.2–Flushrevealwithjointwidthfrom6mmto15mmandframebridgingDPM27FigureC.3–Flushrevealwithexternalrender,forreplacementframes28FigureC.4–Flushrevealwithexternalrender,forreplacementwindows/doorsetswithframeshuffledintoposition28FigureC.5–Boxsashreplacement29FigureC.6–FrameforwardofDPM29FigureC.7–Sub-sillarrangement30FigureC.8–Headarrangement30ListoftablesTable1–Recommendeddeductionsfromstructuralopeningsizes8SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesitoiv,pages1to31andabackcover.Licensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,14/07/2007,UncontrolledCopy,©BSIBS8213-4:2007ii•©BSI2007ThispagedeliberatelyleftblankLicensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,14/07/2007,UncontrolledCopy,©BSI©BSI2007•iiiBS8213-4:2007ForewordPublishinginformationThispartofBS8213ispublishedbyBSIandcameintoeffecton30March2007.ItwaspreparedbySubcommitteesB/538/1,Windows,andB/538/2,Doors,undertheauthorityofTechnicalCommitteeB/538,Doors,windows,shutters,hardwareandcurtainwalling.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthesecommitteescanbeobtainedonrequesttotheirsecretary.SupersessionThispartofBS8213supersedesBS8213-4:1990,whichiswithdrawn.RelationshipwithotherpublicationsBS8213ispublishedintwoparts:•Part1:Designforsafetyinuseandduringcleaningofwindows,includingdoor-heightwindowsandroofwindows–Codeofpractice;•Part4:Codeofpracticeforthesurveyandinstallationofwindowsandexternaldoorsets.ThispartofBS8213isintendedtosupplementBritishandEuropeanproductstandardsforwindowsanddoorsets.InformationaboutthisdocumentThisisafullrevisionofthestandard.ItbringsuptodatetheguidancegiveninthepreviouseditionandtakesintoaccountthepublicationofanumberofEuropeanStandardspublishedsince1990.UseofthisdocumentAsacodeofpractice,thispartofBS8213takestheformofguidanceandrecommendations.Itshouldnotbequotedasifitwereaspecificationandparticularcareshouldbetakentoensurethatclaimsofcompliancearenotmisleading.AnyuserclaimingcompliancewiththispartofBS8213isexpectedtobeabletojustifyanycourseofactionthatdeviatesfromitsrecommendations.Duetothewidevarietyofinstallationconditions,itisnotpossibletocoverallapplicationscompletely.ThispartofBS8213givesguidanceonthosegoodbuildingpracticesthatareexpectedtoensuresatisfactoryinstallation.Windowsandexternaldoorsetsareavailableinarangeofmaterials,eachmaterialhavingauniqueperformancecharacteristic.Thesurveyorandinstallerneedtobeawareofthematerialbeingused,andanyadditionalmanufacturer’srecommendationsforsurveyandinstallation.Licensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,14/07/2007,UncontrolledCopy,©BSIBS8213-4:2007iv•©BSI2007PresentationalconventionsTheprovisionsinthisstandardarepresentedinroman(i.e.upright)type.Itsrecommendationsareexpressedinsentencesinwhichtheprincipalauxiliaryverbis“should”.Commentary,explanationandgeneralinformativematerialispresentedinsmalleritalictype,anddoesnotconstituteanormativeelement.ContractualandlegalconsiderationsThispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.AttentionisdrawntotheBuildingRegulations2000andsubsequentamendments[1],theBuilding(Scotland)Regulations2004[2]andtheBuildingRegulations(NorthernIreland)2000[3],andtotheneedforBuildingRegulationsapprovalforthemajorityofwindowandexternaldoorsetinstallations.Licensedcopy:PONTYPRIDDCOLLEGE,14/07/2007,UncontrolledCopy,©BSI©BSI2007•1BS8213-4:20071ScopeThispar