BS 644:2012
Timber windows and doorsets. Fully finished factory-assembled windows and doorsets of various types. Specification

Standard No.

BS 644:2012

Release Date

2012

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Latest

BS 644:2012

Replace

BS 644:2009

Scope

This British Standard specifies requirements for the design,construction and performance of fully finished and glazed factory-assembled timber windows and external pedestrian doorsets of various types. This British Standard applies to windows and doorsets that have been treated with either opaque or non-opaque finishes or that are designed to support an externally fixed covering of another material, and that have been factory-glazed. It does not apply to windows or doorsets supplied as kits for site assembly. This British Standard does not apply to composite doorsets as defined in BS 8529:2010, but does cover doorsets that are predominantly (stile and rail construction) with replaceable composite panels.

BS 644:2012 Referenced Document

• BS 1186-2 Timber for and workmanship in joinery — Part 2 : Specification for workmanship
• BS 3987 Specification for Anodic oxidation coatings on wrought aluminium for external architectural applications
• BS 4255-1 Rubber used in preformed gaskets for weather exclusion from buildings - Specification for non-cellular gaskets
• BS 4842 Specification for liquid organic coatings for application to aluminium alloy extrusions, sheet and preformed sections for external architectural purposes, and for the finish on aluminium alloy extrusions, sheet and preformed sections coated with liquid or
• BS 6100-1 Building and civil engineering - Vocabulary - General terms
• BS 6262-1  Glazing for buildings. General methodology for the selection of glazing*， 2017-12-31 Update
• BS 6262-2 Glazing for buildings - Code of practice for energy, light and sound
• BS 6262-3 Glazing for buildings - Code of practice for fire, security and wind loading
• BS 6262-4 Glazing for buildings. Code of practice for safety related to human impact*， 2018-05-30 Update
• BS 6262-7 Glazing for buildings. Code of practice for the provision of information*， 2017-12-14 Update
• BS 6375-1 Performance of windows and doors - Classification for weathertightness and guidance on selection and specification*， 2015-03-31 Update
• BS 6375-2 Performance of windows and doors – Part 2: Classification for operation and strength characteristics and guidance on selection and specification
• BS 6375-3 Performance of windows and doors.Part 3:Classification for additional performance characteristics and guidance on selection and specification
• BS 6496 
• BS 7412 
• BS 8000-7 Workmanship on building sites — Part 7 : Code of practice for glazing CAWS L40
• BS 8417 Preservation of wood.Code of practice
• BS EN 1991-1-4 Eurocode 1 – Actions on structures Part 1 - 4 : General actions – Wind actions
• BS EN 330 Wood preservatives. Determination of the relative protective effectiveness of a wood preservative for use under a coating and exposed out-of-ground contact. Field test: L-joint method*， 2014-11-30 Update

BS 644:2012 history

• 2012 BS 644:2012 Timber windows and doorsets. Fully finished factory-assembled windows and doorsets of various types. Specification
• 2009 BS 644:2009 Timber windows – Fully finished factory-assembled windows of various types – Specification
• 2003 BS 644:2003 Timber windows - Factory assembled windows of various types - Specification
• 1989 BS 644-1:1989 Wood windows - Specification for factory assembled windows of various types