This Part of Malaysian Standard gives recommendations for the design, installation and maintenance of floor tiling using ceramic tiles, mosaics, payers and brick slips 38 mm or less in thickness, bedded on concrete, cement and sand screeds, timber, asphalt and existing hard floor finishes.
NOTE 1. For information on laying clay and calcium silicate payers in the flexible form of construction and the design of such flexible pavements, reference should be made to BS 6677 : Part 2. The following flooring materials are not included: natural stone (granite, slate, marble,etc.) terrazzo tiles and slabs and composition blocks (see BS 5385 : Part 5). Tile fittings for use as skirtings, step treads and channels are given in appendix A. Where the floor tiling installation needs to meet specific functional or environmental requirements, or to assist in counteracting potentially detrimental effects on the installation and/or the structure, reference should be made to *MS 1294:Part 4. The specific conditions dealt with in *MS 1294:Part 4, for example, swimming pools, shower areas etc., are given in appendix B. Recommendations for the design and laying of screeds are given in appendix C. Reference is made to tiles bedded directly to a concrete base, but for the design and construction of concrete bases reference should be made to BS 8204: Part 1.
NOTE 2. The titles of the publications referred to in this Part of *MS 1294:Part 4 are listed on the inside back cover.