Timber and Engineered Flooring — Quality Inspection Checklist

Statutory basis, cited on the form

• Approved Document M (access to and use of buildings), 2015 edition as amended
• NHBC Standards 2023 Chapters 9.2 and 9.3

Guidance and standards relied on

These are not law. HSE guidance carries no statutory force in itself, British Standards and NASC technical guidance are industry documents, and the Joint Code of Practice is an insurers' code. They are what the document is built to — and where a court would look for the standard of the reasonable contractor.

• BS 8203:2017 (installation of resilient floor coverings — the 75 % RH substrate test)
• BS 8204-1:2003+A1:2009, BS 8204-4:2004 and BS 8204-6:2008+A1:2010 (screeds and in situ floorings — bases, terrazzo, resin)
• BS 5385-1:2018, BS 5385-3:2014 and BS 5385-4:2015 (wall and floor tiling — internal walls, floors, wet and special areas)
• BS 5325:2001 (installation of textile floor coverings)
• BS 8201:2011 (installation of flooring of wood and wood-based panels)
• BS 7953:1999 (entrance flooring systems)
• BS 7976-2:2002+A1:2013 (pendulum slip test — method)
• BS 8000-16:1997 (workmanship — sealing joints with sealants)
• BS 8300-2:2018 (accessible and inclusive built environment — buildings)