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NO DETAILED SPECIFICATION

1 EARTHWORK EXCAVATION

Starting of work: The excavation for the foundation

trenches shall be carried out in all sorts of soils as per
plan and lining approved at site.

Excavated Material: The excavated material shall be

stacked away from the sides of the trenches of the
excavation by at least 2 metres. The excavated material
shall be filled in the plinth in layers of 30 cm and well-
watered. The surplus excavated materials shall be
spread out uniformly upto a lead of 100 metres

Protection to existing services: All the existing

services such as water pipes, sewers, electric cables, etc
which are met with in foundation trenches shall be
carefully supported and protected by the contractor as
per instructions of the Engineer

Measurement: The depth of the trenches shall be

measured vertically from the average ground level
taken at site before starting the work.

2 PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE (P.C.C):

Materials Specifications : Aggregate shall be of

invert materials and should be clean, dense, hard,
sound, durable, non-absorbent and capable of
developing good bond with mortar
 Aggregate shall be of invert materials and should be
clean, dense, hard, sound, durable, non-absorbent and
capable of developing good bond with mortar

Water shall be clean and free from alkaline and acid

matters and suitable for drinking purposes.

Hand mixing: Mixing shall be done on masonry

platform or sheet iron tray.

Machine mixing : Stone ballast, sand and cement

shall be put into cement concrete mixer to have the
required proportions.

Laying Technique: Concrete shall be laid gently (not

thrown) in layers not exceeding 15cm and compacted
by pinning with rods and tamping with wooden tampers
or with mechanical vibrating machine until a dense
concrete is obtained.

Curing Method: After about two hours of laying of

concrete, when the concrete has begun to harden, it
shall be kept damp by covering with wet gunny bags or
wet sand for 24 hours.

3 REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE (R.C.C):

Proportion: The proportion of cement concrete shall

be (1:2:4) one part of cement, two parts of sand and
four parts of aggregates by volume.

Fine Aggregate: The sand to be used shall be clean

and coarse shall be free from any organic or vegetable
matter. The sand shall be washed if there is any trace of
earth in it.

Reinforcement: Reinforcement bars shall comply

with the standard requirements specified by the
engineer and care should be taken while packing
concrete around them
 Mixing: The mixing drum shall be turned for 1.5
minutes after all the ingredients are added and the drum
shall be completely emptied every time. The concrete
from the drum shall be placed in a water-tight platform.

Laying and Curing: Before starting laying of concrete

in position, the centering shall be well-watered. The
concrete shall be laid in forms and tapped in such a way
that no honeycomb surface appears on removal .The
cement concrete shall be kept well-watered for atleast
20 days.

Finishing of Exposed surfaces: All exposed surfaces

of the concrete shall be finished with 12mm thick
cement plaster of sagol finish and three coats of white
or colour wash shall be applied on these exposed
surfaces of concrete.

4 BRICKWORK - CLASS 1

Properties: The brick shall be table-moulded, well-

burnt in approved kiln, copper-coloured, free from
cracks and with sharp and square edges. The bricks
shall not absorb water more than 1/5th of their weight
after one hour of soaking in water. Bricks shall have
crushing strength of 10.5N/MM2

Soking in water: The bricks shall be well-soked in

water for atleast 12 hours before their use, preferably in
a water tank provided at site of work.

Mortar: The cement shall be of standard quality. The

sand shall be clean and coarse. The cement mortar shall
be prepared in required quantity shall be consumed
within half an hour after mixing. The mortar mixing
shall be done on a water-tight platform.
 Measurement: The length and height shall be
measured as on at site. The thickness of walls shall be
paid for as 1 brick or 1 1/2, 2 bricks or so on.

Use: They are used for the exterior wall brick works,
short columns and arches.

5 BRICKWORK - CLASS 2

Properties : bricks which are to be ground-moulded

and burnt in kiln- soaking in water - mortar -
workmanship, mortar joints not to exceed 12mm

Specifications:Slightly uneven faces and edges with

tolerance in dimensions +-8%,Uniform colored but may
be slightly over burnt.High crushing strength, not less
than 7 N/mm2,High crushing strength, not less than 7
N/mm2

USE: They are used for internal walls and compound

walls.

6 BRICKWORK - CLASS 3

Properties : bricks which are to be ground-moulded

and burnt in clamps - soaking in water - mortar -
workmanship, mortar joints not to exceed 12mm in
thickness

Specifications:May be distorted with blunt

edges,Over burnt or under burnt and non uniform
color,High crushing strength, not less than
3.5N/mm2,Water absorption less than 25%.

USES: They are used for flooring, paving, small brick

foundations and brick bat lime concrete(B.B.L.C.).

7 DAMP PROOF COURSE (D.P.C):

Proportion: The proportion of damp proof course of
cement concrete shall be (1:2:4) i.e., one part of
cement, two parts of sand and four parts of coarse
aggregates or (1:11/2:3). The thickness of d.p.c shall be
25mm to 40mm.

Coarse aggregate: The coarse aggregate shall be

clean, hard, dense and free from impurities such as
earth, coal, dust and other organic materials. The size
shall vary from 12mm to 6mm.

Fine aggregate: The fine aggregate i.e., sand to be

used shall be clean and coarse of average 5mm size and
shall be free from any organic or vegetable matter.

Cement: The cement to be used shall be fresh and

shall comply with the standard requirements.

Water-proofing compound: The water-proofing

compound to be used shall be of standard

Mixing: The mixing of all the materials in their

required volume shall be carried out on a clean and
solid platform. Dry coarse aggregates shall be stacked
evenly on the platform. Sand and cement in their
required proprtion shall be mixed dry till of uniform
colour and then this mixture shall be spread over the
stacke coarse aggregate.

Laying: D.p.c shall be laid to the full width of the

plinth or superstructure as mentioned in the drawing or
tender. It shall be laid to the specific thickness over the
plinth wall flush with the floor surface and shall not be
carried across the doorways or such other openings.

Curing: The work shall be kept well-watered for atleast

7 days after laying, if there is no commencement of
further brickwork. In no case, brickwork shall be
commenced unless the fresh work has been flooded
with water for atleast 48 hours.
8 TILING (VITRIFIED/CERAMIC):

Tiles: The tiles shall be of approved colour, size and

shape or as shown in the drawings and shall be laid to
the pattern approved by the Engineer. The tiles shall be
of uniform colour, true to size and shape and free from
cracks, twists, uneven edges, crazing and other
defects.The size and thickness of the tiles shall be as
specified. The contractor shall submit samples of tile
for selection and approval by the Engineer In-charge
and all tiles delivered to the site shall conform to the
approved samples with regard to size, quality, texture
and colour.

Mixing: Mixing shall be done as per specification for

mortar mixing of brick masonry work

Preparation of Surface and installation: Wall

surfaces shall be brushed cleaned and wetted. Prior to
installing any tile, the Contractor shall inspect surface
and conditions in areas to receive tile work and shall
notify the Engineer of any serious defects or conditions
that will interfere with or prevent a satisfactory tile
installation and shall coordinate with other traders of
work.
Approximately 12 mm thick level and plumb, scratch
coat of cement mortar 1:4 or as specified by site
engineer shall be applied. The scratch coat shall be
moist cured for at least 24 hours before application of
floating coat.

Tile Layout: Tiles shall be laid out in such a way that

no tile less than half size occurs. Where tile must be cut
at edges or penetrated the cut edges shall be carefully
filed and neatly ground. Chipped, cracked or broken tile
shall not be used and all defective work shall be
replaced and repaired to the satisfaction of the Engineer
at the Contractor's expense.
 Measurement : The measurement shall be in square
meters of the work done including the setting mortar.
The rate shall be for the material and labour, all
complete

9 MARBLE FLOORING

Marble stone: Marble shall be of good quality having

smooth, hard surface, regular in shape, size and of
uniform thickness, of good appearance, and of sharp
and square edges. It shall be free from cracks and other
defects. Marble stone of uniform size with more than
45cm and the minimum length of 1200mm to fit in the
counter and floor, may be from Godavari Marble
factory (polished of minimum size 600mmx600mm) or
Rajasthani (Indian) Marble equivalent conforming to IS
1130 – latest Revision or BS specification or as
approved by the engineer.

Proportion: Base Course: 1 part cement; 2 parts sand

and mixing shall be done as per specification for mortar
mixing of brick masonry work.

Dressing: Each marble stone slab shall be machine cut

to required size and shape as specified in the drawing
and as instructed by engineer. All angles and edges of
the marble slabs shall be true and square and free from
chippings and the surface shall be true and plane. The
thickness of the stone shall be as specified in the
drawing. No tolerance shall be allowed for thickness.
 Laying: The base shall be made rough and watered and
given a cement wash and then the mortar shall be laid
in 20 mm thick layers as per instruction of Engineer.
After laying mortar, it should be levelled with wooden
floats. Proper slope for draining wash water shall be
provided as per instruction of the Engineer. And over
this, marble stone should be laid; the joints should not
be more than 3 mm. The joints should be painted with
white cement slurry.

Curing: After about two hours of laying, the surface

shall be covered with wet bags and kept wet and left
undisturbed for two days.

Finish: Finally, when the surface is absolutely dry,

oxalic acid powder shall be rubbed well on the surface
with grinding machine with water, and this operation
shall be repeated until the surface becomes perfectly
smooth and glossy.White cement or colour cement shall
be used in joint to have the required colour as per
specified .

Measurement: Measurement shall be in square meter

of exact length and breadth (length and height in dado)
of the floor. Rate shall include materials, mixing,
laying, curing, finishing, grinding, polishing and labour
etc., all complete.

WOOD WORK - DOORS, WINDOWS, FRAMES

10 AND SHUTTERS:
All wood work shall be planed neatly and truly finished
to the exact dimensions. All joints shall be neat and
tight, truly and accurately fitted. Wall plates, purlins
and rafter shall be painted 2 coats.
All beams shall be bedded on (1:2:4) RCC beds of
10cm x 7.5cm x 4.5cm dimension with a minimum of
15cm bearing or as specified in the drawing.

Wooden frames: The contractor is to clear out and

destroy or remove all cut and shavings and other wood
waste from all parts of the building and the site
generally, as the work progress and at the conclusion of
the work.

All work shall be properly mortises, tenons, house,

shouldered, dovetailed, notched, wedged, pinned,
braided, etc., as directed and to the satisfaction of the
consultants and all properly glued up with the best
quality approved glue.

Dimensions: Joinery shall hold up to the specified

sizes and as measure.

Fixing Joinery: All beads, fillets and small members

shall be fixed with round or oval brads on nails well
punched in and stopped. All large members shall be
fixed with brass screws, the heads let in and palette to
match the grain.

Plywood, Block boards, Chipboards and MDF board,

shall be bonded with synthetic resin of “interior” type
and sheet metal screws unless otherwise stated for the
doors. Where stated to be “exterior” type, they shall be
weatherproof.

Inspection and Testing : The Engineer In-charge

shall be given facilities for inspection of all works in
progress whether in workshop or on site.
 Panelled shutters: The window shutters may be fully
panelled, fully glazed, partly glazed and partly
panelled, battened or Venetian as specified. Styles and
panels shall be neatly planed and truly finished to exact
dimensions.

Glazed, Ply,Teak, GI sheet and Wiremesh

shutters,Shutter or frame shall be as described in
Panelled doors.

Hinges/ handles/bolts/screwes: The window

shutters shall have minimum of two-piece 100mm steel
hinges with steel screws, one aluminium handle and
two pieces of 150mm tower bolts of super brand or
equivalent with steel screws.

Construction Procedure: The window shutters may

be fully panelled, fully glazed, partly glazedand partly
panelled, battened or Venetian as specified. Styles and
panels shall be neatly planed and truly finished to exact
dimensions

Measurement: Measurement of works will be made in

m2 of works as specified.

11 CEMENT PLASTERING:

Preliminary - procedure for first coat - procedure for

second coat - measurement

The first coat for sand faced cement plaster shall be of

cement mortar of proportion 1:4 i.e., one part of cement
to four parts of clean, coarse and angular river sand by
volume.The mortar shall be consumed in 30 minutes
after adding water
 The second coat of sand faced cement plater shall be
carried out in c:m of proportion 1:1 and shall be of
thickness 8mm. The second coat shall be applied on the
first coat atkeast after 7 days of completion of first coat.
The second coat shall give uniform grey colour to the
whole structure. and deductions are made
The measurements
accordingly

WHITE WASHING

Walls tobe cleaned - lime and gum - workmanship -

cleaning - measurement.

The fresh white lime shall be slaked at site of work and

shall be mixed thoroughly with sufficient quantity of
water in a tub and shall then be screened through a
clean cloth. The clean gum or rice dissolved in hot
water shall me mixed with lime in required quantities

The whitewash shall be applied with jute brush and the

brush shall be so worked that a surface with uniform
colour is obtained. Three coats shall be applied, each
after the previous coat has completely dried.

The payments shall be made on superficial contents and

openings shall be deducted once only to compensate for
tops, bottoms and sides of the openings.

12 PAINTING

Cleaning - paint- coats - workmanship - measurement

 The surface to be painted shall be cleaned and made
smooth by rubbung sand-papers of different grades. In
case of steel work, the dust and scales shall be
thoroughly removed. All broken edges, cracks, loose
plaster and wavy surface shall be brought up by plaster
work and all the holes and undulations shall be filled up
with plaster of paris and rubbed smooth.

A priming coat shall first be applied and then all cracks,

holes, etc shall be filled with putty or with a mixture of
glue and plaster of paris. The second coat of paint shall
then be applied and after it has dried, the final coat of
paint shall be applied.

The painting shall be paid in superficial contents. The

doors and windows shall be measured flat on two sides
and no extra measurement shall be taken for mouldings,
etc. The gaps of grillwork shall be measured on one
side only for painting both sides of the grillwork. The
half of the glazed part shall be deducted from the
measurements of flat area. The louvers and venetians
shall be treated as one and a half times of the
corresponding flat area

13 WEATHERING COURSE

When it is intended to carry out the waterproofing of a

newly built reinforced concrete roof, it is best to
provide the water proofing layer directly on the
structural slab. The insulation and the finishing layer
can then follow. To obtain a sound waterproofing layer:
Clean the surface of loose particles, dust, cement
laitance, etc. preferably done using a electric hand
blower
Moisten the R.C. slab and on the wetted surface, apply
three coats of Polyalk-wp and cement slurry in the ratio
1:1.25 by weight for the first coat and 1:1.5 by weight
for subsequent coats at 24 hours interval between
thecoats

Cure the first two coats with damp gunny bags after 48
hours of the application of the above slurry.
Apply the third coat of Polyalk-wp and while this coat
is still wet and tacky lay the mortar for providing brick
bat coba. This has to be a wet on wet application.

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- Can withstand Rough Weather

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- Better Thermal Insulation than Concrete
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- Additional Description

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