BS 1251:2015
Open-fireplace components
| Standard number: | BS 1251:2015 |
| Pages: | 22 |
| Released: | 2015-03-31 |
| ISBN: | 978 0 580 57839 7 |
| Status: | Standard |
BS 1251:2015
This standard BS 1251:2015 Open-fireplace components is classified in these ICS categories:
- 97.100.30 Solid fuel heaters
This British Standard specifies requirements for components which, when assembled in accordance with BS 8303 , form the setting for inset open fires of nominal sizes 400 mm and 450 mm (see Figure 1).
Clause 3 specifies requirements for firebacks for inset open fires without boilers or underfloor air supply used with solid fuel.
Clause 4 specifies requirements for prefabricated fireplace surrounds and hearths and excludes constructional hearths at floor level (see Figure 1).
Clause 5 specifies requirements for precast, reinforced concrete throat-forming lintels, excluding those designed to form part of a complete appliance.
Lintels conforming to this British Standard are suitable for use as load-bearing supports for brickwork.
Requirements for fireguards are specified in BS 8423 .