BS 4873:2016

BS 4873:2016 specifies requirements for the design, construction and performance of aluminium alloy windows and external pedestrian doorsets, thermally or non-thermally improved, including constituent materials and glazing.This British Standard does not apply to composite doorsets as defined in BS 8529, but it does cover doorsets that are predominantly aluminium framed (stile and rail construction) with replaceable composite panels.This British Standard applies to windows and doorsets fabricated in a factory, to be installed vertically (±15°) into the external face of buildings, as single or multi-light units, or in coupled assemblies where appropriate, of the following types:

• windows:
  • hinged: side-hung, top-hung, bottom-hung, tilt before turn or turn before tilt;
  • projecting: side-hung and top-hung (including reversible windows);
  • pivoted: horizontal and vertical;
  • sliding: horizontal and vertical (including tilting-in sash to vertical);
  • fixed lights;
  • fixed casement;
  • parallel opening;
  • double opening French casement;
  • louvred, adjustable;
• doorsets:
  • single leaf, single-swing or double-swing hinged or pivoted doors withor without side lights and top lights;
  • double leaf, single-swing or double-swing hinged or pivoted doors withor without side lights and top lights;
  • sliding doors (includes tilt and slide and lift and slide doors);
  • sliding folding doors.

This British Standard is applicable to windows in which a casement or sash framemember is no longer than 3 m and in which a door leaf frame member is nolonger than 3.5 m. This British Standard does not apply to curtain walls thatspan across horizontal structural members of floors, but it is applicable towindows or doorsets fitted within a curtain walling system.This British Standard is not applicable to secondary windows applied to convertexisting single windows into double or coupled windows.NOTE Guidance on the evaluation of conformity is given in Annex A. Guidance ondurability and recycling is given in Annex B.Cross References:BS 3987BS 4255-1BS 4842BS 6100-1BS ISO 6707-1 BS 6100-6BS 6100-11BS 6100-12BS 6262-1BS 6262-2 BS 6262-3BS 6262-4BS 6262-7BS 6375-1BS 6375-2BS 6375-3BS 6496BS 8000-7BS EN 485-2:2013BS EN 755-2:2013 BS EN 755-9:2008BS EN 1279BS EN 1670BS EN 1991-1-4BS EN 12020-1:2008BS EN 12020-2:2008BS EN 12206-1BS EN 12365-1 BS EN 12519BS EN 13141-1BS EN 13142BS EN ISO 7599BS EN ISO 9227BS EN ISO 11600BS 644BS 1186-2BS 8213-1BS 8213-4BS 8220BS EN 755-1BS EN 942BS EN 13126BS EN 14024BS EN 14351-1+A1:2010DD 845589/106/EEC