BS 8103-2:1996 Structural design of low-rise buildings - Code of practice for masonry walls for housing
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This Part of BS 8103 gives recommendations for walls above ground level damp-proof course (dpc) and walls between ground floor level and top of foundation level in the following range of buildings of traditional construction:
a) low-rise housing comprising detached, semi-detached and terraced houses and flats
(with not more than four self-contained dwelling units per floor accessible from one staircase) of not more than three storeys above ground, intended for domestic occupation;
b) certain small single storey non-residential buildings, e.g. domestic garages and annexes to residential buildings not exceeding 36 m2 in floor area (see annex A). For such buildings all clauses
of the code are applicable except for 4.2, item a)
of 4.3, 6.1, 6.7.3 and 6.8.
For the purposes of this code, additional habitableaccommodation in the roof space constitutes a storey of the house. This code does not include the design of basements, but providing the basement is of one level only and is designed to provide a firm platform at ground level the provisions of this code may apply to the superstructure.
The structural design recommendations described in this code are not intended to cover other considerations such as fire resistance, thermal and sound insulation, resistance to damp penetration and durability for which reference should be made, for example to BS 5628-3. Proprietary housing systems and houses of timber, steel or concrete framed constructions are not covered by this code.
