What are the IS Codes used Building Construction Practices?

Following are the IS codes which are used for Building Construction Practices. These IS Codes include standardization in the field of Building Construction Practices and drawing up of codes of practice for building construction and maintenance along with timber structures, masonry, unreinforced masonry, reinforced masonry and other test methods

IS 883:1994 Code of practice for design of structural timber in building

IS 965:1963 Equivalent metric units for scales, dimensions and quantities in general construction work

IS 1414:1989 Code of practice for fixing of wall coverings

IS 1477(Part 1):1971 Code of practice for painting of ferrous metals in buildings:Part 1 Pretreatment

IS 1477(Part 2):1971 Code of practice for painting of ferrous metals in buildings: Part 2 Painting

IS 1597(Part 1):1992 Code of practice for construction of stone masonry: Part 1 Rubble stone masonry

IS 1597(Part 2):1992 Code of practice for construction of stone masonry: Part 2 Ashlar masonry

IS 1634:1992 Code of practice for design and construction of wood stairs for houses

IS 1649:1962 Code of practice for design and construction of flues and chimneys for domestic heating appliances

IS 1834:1984 Specification for hot applied sealing compound for joints in concrete

IS 1838(Part 1):1983 Specification for preformed fillers for expansion joint in concrete pavement and structures (non extruding and resilient type): Part 1 Bitumen impregnated fibre

IS 1838(Part 2):1984 Specification for preformed fillers for expansion joint in concrete pavement and structures (non extruding and resilient type) Part 2 CNSL Aldehyde resin and coconut pith

IS 1905:1987 Code of practice for structural use of unreinforced masonary

IS 1946:1961 Code of practice for use of fixing devices in walls, ceilings and floors of solid construction

IS 2110:1980 Code of practice for in-situ construction of walls in building with soil-cement

IS 2115:1980 Code of practice for flat roof finish: Mud phuska

IS 2116:1980 Specification for sand for masonry mortars

IS 2118:1980 Code of practice for construction of jack-arch type of built-up floor or roof

IS 2119:1980 Code of practice for construction of brick-cum-concrete composite (Madras terrace) floor and roof

IS 2204:1962 Code of practice for construction of reinforced concrete shell roof

IS 2212:1991 Code of practice for brick works

IS 2250:1981 Code of practice for preparation and use of masonry mortars

IS 2338(Part 1):1967 Code of practice for finishing of wood and wood- based materials: Part 1 Operations and workmanship

IS 2338(Part 2):1967 Code of practice for finishing of wood and wood- based materials: Part 2 Schedules

IS 2366:1983 Code of practice for nail-jointed timber construction

IS 2395(Part 1):1994 Code of practice for painting of concrete, masonry and plaster surfaces: Part 1 Operations and workmanship

IS 2395(Part 2):1994 Code of practice for painting of concrete, masonry and plaster surfaces: Part 2 Schedules

IS 2441:1984 Code of practice for fixing ceiling coverings

IS 2524(Part 1):1968 Code of practice for painting of non-ferrous metals in buildings: Part 1 Pretreatment

IS 2524(Part 2):1968 Code of practice for painting of non-ferrous metals in buildings: Part 2 Painting

IS 2527:1984 Code of practice for fixing rainwater gutters and downpipes for roof drainage

IS 2700:1987 Code of practice for roofing with wooden shingles

IS 2792:1964 Code of practice for design and construction of stone slab over joist floor

IS 2858:1984 Code of practice for roofing with mangalore tiles

IS 3140:1965 Code of practice for painting asbestos cement building products

IS 3414:1968 Code of practice for design and installation of joints in buildings

IS 3548:1988 Code of practice for glazing in buildings

IS 3629:1986 Specification for structural timber in building

IS 3630:1992 Code of practice for construction of non-load bearing gypsum block partitions

IS 3670:1989 Code of practice for construction of timber floors

IS 4101(Part 1):1967 Code of practice for external facings and veneers: Part 1 Stone facing

IS 4101(Part 2):1967 Code of practice for external facings and veneers: Part 2 Cement concrete facing

IS 4101(Part 3):1985 Code of practice for external cladding: Part 3 Wall tiling and mosaics

IS 4407:1967 Code of practice for reed walling

IS 4597:1968 Code of practice for finishing of wood and wood based products with nitrocellulose and cold catalysed materials

IS 4891:1988 Specification for preferred cut sizes of structural timber

IS 4920:1968 Glossary of terms applicable to roof coverings

IS 4924(Part 1):1968 Method of test for nail jointed timber trusses: Part 1 Destructive test

IS 4924(Part 2):1968 Method of test for nail jointed timber trusses: Part 2 Proof test

IS 4983:1968 Code of practice for design and construction of nailed laminated timber beams

IS 5119(Part 1):1968 Code of practice for laying and fixing of sloped roof covering: Part 1 Slating

IS 5389:1969 Code of practice for laying of hardwood parquet and wood block floors

IS 5390:1984 Code of pracatice for construction of timber ceilings

IS 5807(Part 1):1975 Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture: Part 1 Resistance to dry heat

IS 5807(Part 2):1975 Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture: Part 2 Resistance to wet heat

IS 5807(Part 3):1971 Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture: Part 3 Resistance to marking by oils.

IS 5807(Part 4):1975 Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture: Part 4 Resistance to marking by liquids

IS 5807(Part 5):1975 Methods of test for clear finishes for woode furniture: Part 5 Test for low angle glare

IS 5807(Part 6):1978 Methods of test for clear finishes for wooden furniture: Part 6 Resistance to mechanical damage

IS 6061(Part 1):1971 Code of practice for construction of floor and roof with joists and filler blocks: Part 1 With hollow concrete filler blocks

IS 6061(Part 2):1981 Code of practice for construction of floor and roof with joists and filler blocks: Part 2 With hollow clay filler blocks

IS 6061(Part 3):1981 Code of practice for construction of floor and roof with joists and filler blocks: Part 3 With precast hollow clay block joists and hollow clay filler blocks

IS 6061(Part 4):1981 Code of practice for construction of floor and roof with joists and filler blocks: Part 4 With precast hollow clay block slab panels

IS 6313(Part 1):1981 Code of practice for anti-termite measures in buildings: Part 1 Constructional measures

IS 6313(Part 2):2001 Code of practice for anti-termite measures in buildings: Part 2 Pre-constructional chemical treatment measaures

IS 6313(Part 3):2001 Code of practice for anti-termite measures in buildings: Part 3 Treatment for existing buildings

IS 6332:1984 Code of practice for construction of floors and roofs using precast doubly-curved shell units

IS 6509:1985 Code of practice for installation of joints in concrete pavements

IS 7683:1975 Code of practice for design, fabrication and maintenance of nail-jointed timber posts from small dimensional timber for overhead electric distribution lines for low voltages

IS 9472:1980 Code of practice for laying mosaic parquet flooring

IS 9954:1981 Pictorial surface preparation standards for painting of steel surfaces

IS 10388:1982 Specification for corrugated coir, woodwool,cement roofing sheets

IS 10439:1983 Code of practice for patent glazing

IS 10440:1983 Code of practice for construction of RB and RBC floors and roofs

IS 10566:1983 Methods of tests for preformed fillers for expansion joints in concrete paving and structural

IS 10957:1999/ ISO 2444:88 Joints in buildings – Vocabulary

IS 10958:1984/ ISO 3447:75 General check list of functions of joints in building

IS 10959:1984/ ISO 6927:81 Glossary of terms for sealants for building purposes

IS 11096:1984 Code of practice for design and construction of bolt jointed timber construction

IS 11134:1984 Code of practice for setting out of buildings

IS 11433(Part 1):1985 Specification for one-part gun-grade polysulphide- based joints sealants: Part 1 General requirements

IS 11433(Part 2):1986 Specification for one-part gun-grade polysulphide- based joint sealants: Part 2 Methods of tests

IS 11817:1986/ ISO 7727:84 Classification of joints in buildings for accommodation of dimensional deviations during

IS 11818:1986/ ISO 6589:83 Method of test for laboratory determination of air permeability of joints in buildings

IS 12093:1987 Code of practice for laying and fixing of sloped roof covering using plain and corrugated galvanized steel sheets

IS 12118(Part 1):1987 Specification for two-parts polysulphide-based sealants: Part 1 General requirements

IS 12118(Part 2):1987 Specification for two-parts polysulphide-based sealants: Part 2 Methods of tests

IS 12506:1988 Code of practice for improved thatching of roof with rot and fire retardant treatment.

IS 12727:1989 Code of practice for no-fines cast in situ cement concrete

IS 13077:1991 Guide for preparation and use of mud mortar in masonary

IS 14428:1997 Painting of structures in aggressive chemical environment – Guidelines

IS 15183(Part 1):2002 Guidelines for maintenance management of buildings: Part 1 General

IS 15183(Part 2):2002 Guidelines for maintenance management of buildings: Part 2 Finance

IS 15183(Part 3):2002 Guidelines for maintenance management of buildings: Part 3 Labour

IS 15345:2003 Installation of frameless door and window shutters – Code of practice

SP 1650: 1973 Standard colours for building and decorative finishes (with supplement)

SP 20(S&T): 1991 Handbook on masonry design and construction

SP 21(S&T): 1983 Summaries of Indian Standards for building

SP 25(S&T): 1984 Handbook on causes and prevention of cracks in building

SP 62(S&T): 1997 Handbook on building construction practices (excluding electrical work)

This IS Code list is updated as on September 12, 2011 on engineeringcivil.com. We have tried to list all Indian Standard Codes for standardization in the field of Building Construction Practices, but might have missed a few. If you know any code which we have missed, just comment below and help us add it in this list.

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