BS 8298-4:2020 - Page 3

Design and installation of natural stone cladding and lining. Stone cladding on rainscreen support systems. Code of practice | Status: Confirmed, Current

1 Scope This part of BS 8298 gives recommendations for the design and fixing of individually‑supported panels of natural stone, with or without an intermediate metal framing system, as part of a rainscreencladding system, including vertical elements and sloping elements (i.e. soffits) of the facade, as well as soffit and coping units. It covers:

1. a) the provisions necessary for the stone cladding to perform its function satisfactorily; and
2. b) the methods most frequently used for assessing the suitability of the stone.

It does not cover aggregate/agglomerated stone, stone veneer composite (e.g. stone on honeycomb, stone on ceramic, stone on a lightweight concrete) or terracotta panels used as external cladding. It does not cover thermal insulation or the intermediate metal framing system.