The New Zealand Standards are largely based on the Austalian Standards which, in turn, are primarily cloned from the International or ISO Standards. As such, we present here an outline of the relevant standards from Australia, courtesy of the Australian Tile Council.
The following is a list of the Australian Standards that apply to tiling in Australia.
Tile Installation
AS-3958.1
Guide to the installation of ceramic tiles.
AS-3958.2
Guide to the selection of ceramic tile system.
AS ISO 13007
Ceramic Tiles - Grouts and Adhesives
Tiles
AS-4459
Methods of sampling and testing ceramic tiles.
AS ISO 13006
Ceramic Tiles – Definitions, Classifications, Characteristics and Marking.
AS-NZS 4586
Slip Resistance of new pedestrian surface materials.
Waterproofing
AS-3740
Waterproofing of wet areas within residential buildings.
AS-4654
Waterproofing of external areas.
