Building Construction Handbook, Eighth Edition
Balustrades and Handrails ~ these must comply in all respects with the requirements given in Part K of the Building Regulations ...
Institutional and Assembly Stairs ~ Serving a place where a substantial number of people will gather. minimum going, 280 mm (may ...
Measurement of the going (AD K) ~ <1 m 50mm minimum tread width at newel (see additional recommendation, next page) going mea ...
Basic requirements ~ Lines of all risers to meet at one point, ie. the geometric centre. Centre going to be uniform and not les ...
To check whether the design for winder flights will comply with recommended dimensions, measurements can be taken from scale dra ...
Summary recommendations of BS 5395-2 ~ Clear headroom ~ measured from the pitch line (consecutive tread nosings at the geometric ...
BS 5395†2, Stair types: Category A ~ A small private stair for use by a limited number of people who are generally familiar with ...
Functions ~ the main functions of any door are to: Provide a means of access and egress. Maintain continuity of wall function w ...
Internal Doors ~ these are similar in construction to the external doors but are usually thinner and therefore lighter in weight ...
Internal Door Frames and linings ~ these are similar in construction to external door frames but usually have planted door stops ...
Doorsets ~ these are factory produced fully assembled prehung doors which are supplied complete with frame, architraves and iron ...
Fire doorset ~ a ``complete unit consisting of a door frame and a door leaf or leaves, supplied with all essential parts from a ...
30 Minute Flush Fire Doors ~ these are usually based on the recommendations given in BS 8214. A wide variety of door constructio ...
60 Minute Flush Fire Door ~ like the 30 minute flush fire door shown on page 720 these doors are based on the recommendations gi ...
Fire and Smoke Resistance ~ Doors can be assessed for both integrity and smoke resistance. They are coded accordingly, for examp ...
Apertures will reduce the potential fire resistance if not appropriately filled. Suitable material should have the same standard ...
Glazed Double Swing Doors ...
Plasterboard ~ a rigid board composed of gypsum sandwiched between durable lining paper outer facings. For ceiling applications, ...
Suspended Ceilings ~ these can be defined as ceilings which are fixed to a framework suspended from main structure thus forming ...
Classification of Suspended Ceiling ~ there is no standard method of classification since some are classified by their function ...
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