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British Standards

Paint

BS 8000 Part 0 Workmanship on construction sites. Introduction and general principles

BS EN ISO 4618 Paints and varnishes. Terms and definitions

Plaster

BS 7543 Guide to durability of buildings and building elements, products and components

BS 8000 Part 0 Workmanship on construction sites. Introduction and general principles

BS EN 998 Part 1 Specification for mortar for masonry. Rendering and plastering mortar

BS EN 1015 Methods of test for mortar masonry.

  • Part 12 Determination of adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrates
  • Part 18 Determination of water absorption coefficient due to capillary action of hardened mortar
  • Part 19 Determination of water vapour permeability of hardened rendering and plastering mortars
  • Part 21 Determination of the compatibility of one-coat rendering mortars with substrates

BS EN 13658 Part 2 Metal lath and beads. Definitions, requirements and test methods. External rendering

BS EN 13914 Part 1 Design, preparation and application of external rendering and internal plastering. External rendering

BS EN ISO 6270 Part 1 Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to humidity – Condensation (single-sided exposure)

BS ISO 15686 Buildings and constructed assets. Service life planning.

  • Part 1 General principles and framework
  • Part 2 Service life prediction procedures
  • Part 3 Performance audits and reviews

American Society for Testing and Materials

Paint

ASTM D822 / D822M Standard Practice for Filtered Open-Flame Carbon-Arc Exposures of Paint and Related Coatings

ASTM D2832 Nonvolatile Content of Paint and Related Coatings

ASTM D3168 Standard Practice for Qualitative Identification of Polymers in Emulsion Paints

ASTM D3258 Standard Test Method for Porosity of White or Near White Paint Films by Staining

ASTM D3723 Standard Test Method for Pigment Content of Water-Emulsion Paints by Low-Temperature Ashing

ASTM D3924 Standard Specification for Standard Environment for Conditioning and Testing Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Materials

ASTM D3960 Standard Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)Content of Paints and Related Coatings

ASTM D4451 Standard Test Method for Pigment Content of Paints by Low-Temperature Ashing

Australian Standards

Paint

AS 1580 Paints and related materials – Methods of test

  • Method 408.2 Adhesion – Knife test
  • Part 481.0 Coatings – Guide to assessing paint systems exposed to weathering conditions

AS 3730 Part 22 Guide to the properties of paints for buildings – Concrete and masonry sealer – Solvent-borne – Interior/exterior

AS/NZS 1580 Method 457.1 Paints and related materials — Methods of test – – Resistance to natural weathering

Singapore Standards

Paint

SS 5 – F5 Methods of test for paints, varnishes and related materials – Washability (wet abrasion) of emulsion paint

SS 542 Code of practice for painting of buildings

International Organization for Standardization

Paint

ISO 7783 Paints and varnishes — Determination of water-vapour transmission properties — Cup method