1 Scope
This part of BS 8298 gives recommendations for the design, installation and maintenance of internal cladding
and lining of natural stone held directly to a structural background by fixings with or without adhesive. It is applicable for both commercial and residential locations.
It covers four categories of construction build up:
a) internal cladding ≥20 mm thick, with a cavity, supported at each floor level, mechanically
supported and restrained;
b) internal lining ≤2.4 m height, ≥20 mm thick (e.g. ≥600 mm × 600 mm to 2 400 mm × 600 mm)
supported at floor level, stack-bonded, on adhesive, mechanically restrained to the
substrate;
c) internal lining ≤2.4 m height, ≥12 mm to ≤20 mm (e.g. ≤600 mm × 600 mm), supported
at floor level, stack-bonded, on adhesive, mechanically restrained to the substrate;
and
d)
ceilings , soffits and sloping surfaces with a cavity mechanically supported and restrained.
Stone held only by adhesion is not included.
It covers: