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IS 1200-21 (1973): Method of measurement of building andcivil engineering works, Part 21: wood-work and joinery[CED 44: Methods of Measurement of Works of CivilEngineering]

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Ull200( Put XXI) -1mIndian Standard

METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OFBUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS

PART XXI WOODWO~KAND JOINERY

( Second Revision)o. FORE WO RD

0.1 This Indian Standard ( Part XXI) (Second Revision) was adoptedby the Indian. Standards Institution on 24 March 1973. after the draftfinalized by the Civil Works Measurement Sectional Comminee had beenapproved by the Civil Engineering Division Council..0.2 Measurement occupies a very ~mportant place in the planning andexecution of any civil engineerjng work from the time offirst estimates tothe final completion and settlement of payments for a project. Method.followed' for measuremenC are not uniform and considerable difference.exist between practices folJowed by different construction agencies andalso between various Central and State Government departments. Whileit is recognized that each cystem of measurement has to be specifically"related to administrative and financial organizations within a departmentresponsible (or the work, a unification of various systems at technical levelh.. been accepted at very desirable specially as it permits a wider range ofoperation ror civil enli.qeering contractors and eliminates ambiguities andmisundentandings or various systemsfollowed.0.3 Amon, various civil engineering items, measurement of buildings wu

. the fint to be taken up for standardization and thU standard bavingprovisions relating to building work was fint published in 1958and wurevised in 1964.O.t In the course of usage or this standard by various construction agencie.in the country. several clarificationsand suggestions for modiJicatioDl werereceived and as • result of study, the technic:al committee responsible fOrthilltandard decided that itl scope besides being applicable to buildinpIhould be expanded to cover method of measurement of civil engineeriD.works like industrial and river vaHey project works.• .5 Since difl'erent trades are not related to one another the Secdoul .Committee decided that each trade .. ,iven in IS: 1200·1964- thall beIssuedseparately u a diIFerent part. Thll will also be helpful to uen inusing the specific standard•

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0.5.1 This part coven method of measurement of woodwork andjoinery; applicable to buildings as \vel.l as to civil cnJrinceriol works.

0.6 In reporting the result of a measurement made in accordance withthis standard, jf the final value, observed or calculated, is to be roundedoff, it shall be done in accordance with IS : 2·1960.

I. SCOPE

1.1 This standard (Part XXI >- covers the method of measurement orwoodwork and joinery in buildings and civil engineering works.

2. GENERAL RULES

2.1 ClubblDI of Item. - Items may be clubbed together provided thatthe break up of clubbed items is agret"d 10 be on the ba~il of detaileddescription of items stated in this standard.

2.2 8001&IDI or Dlmea.loa8 - In booking dimensions, the order sha:Ibe consistent and generally in the sequence of length, breadth or width andheight or depth, or thickness.

2.3 D••eriptloB of Item. - The description of each item shall, unlellotherwise s~ted, be held to include where necessary, conveyance anddelivery, ha~dJing, unloading, storing, fabrication. hoisting, all labour forfinishing to .-equil"ed shape and size, setting, fittjng and fixing in position,straight cutllng and waste, I. ~2.f MeaSll••nll - Unless otherwise stated 1111 works shall bemeasured net in decimal system, as fixed in positlc as given in Z.-'.land 1.4.1.1 •

2.4.1 Length and width shall be measured to \he nearest 0'01 m.Width of single or detached flanks shall, however; be measured to dlcnearest 2 mm. Thickness shal be measured to 'the nearest 2 mm.

2.4.1.1 Scantlin". battens, and baulks shall, however, be meuuredto the nearest 2 mm In each cross-sectional dimension.

Non - Scantlin I mean. a piece of timbtr whose croa-.cctio....-dimenaion. ~xeetd5 em but do not exceed 20 em in both direction.; batten mean. a piece or.awn timberwhOle crolS..eedonal dimenaionl do not exc~ 5 em in either directloD; and baulkmean. a piece 01 lawn timber whOle crOll-sectional dlmenaioDi eaeecl 5 em ill ODedirection ahd 20em in ocher direction.

2.f.2 Areal shall be worked out to the nearest 0·01 mi.

2.4.' Cubical contents shall be worked out to the nearelt 0·001 mi.

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2.1 ... • 1Q,aaadd.. - Bills or quantities shall fully describe materiaIJaDd workmanJhip, and accurately represent the work to be executed.

s. GENERAL'.1 The description and type or the wood to be. used shall be stated; eaehkind of wood shall be measured separately.

3.2 The work shall be measured in cubic metres unless otherwise statedhereinafter.

3.3 The \\'ork shall be measured separately for • fixed • and 'framed andfixed'. 'Framed and fixed' work shall be that which involve mortice andtenon or dove-tailed joints.

S.4 All work shan include nails. \Vork ' secret fixed " 'fixed with screws'or C fixed with screws and cups' or 'Jix~d with bolts and washen • shan be10 described and measured separately. If screws are of other than ordinarysteel, they shall be so described. Screws used for fixing builders hardware11¥11 be measured along with the hardware.

3.5 AU work shall be measured net as fixed, that is, no extra meuurement.hall,be made for shape, joine, etc, except as mentioned in 3.5.1 to 3.5•••

3.5.i Scant1jn~, battens, etc, in sections other than rectangular shall bemeasured a~ the least rectangle from which the section can be obtained.

3.5.2 In case or scantlings, battens, etc, with varying sections, largestsection shall be measured.

3.5.3 Mitred pieces shall be measured along longest length.

S.5•• Circular or segmental portions shall be measured net separately.

3.1 The description of items shall include .11 the necessary keY'_ wed..,dowels. wood: or bambbo pins to tenoned joints and clenchlng or nailheads.

3.7 In measuring framed timber, length of tenons and scarfs shall beadded to site length oCframed member. Extra Lengths where required tobe embedded in walls/floors shaJJ be added to site length••

3.1 Unfea apecificaUy mentioned a tolerance of J '5 mm .hall be allowedfor each wrou.ht face.

, .. Items of plain woodwork exceeding 20 em in width, if required inone width, ,hall be so described and measured separately.

3.10 All lineal laboun, such al rebates (Itrai.bt or Iplayed) beacb aacIchamber. shall be described and included with the item.

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1.11 Plqglng to walla for planks. etc, shan be described and measured innmning metres per row stating the spacing or plup. P1usgiar to waUl(or fittings or detached work, etc, shall be described and enumerated.

S.12 Wroughl timber shall be 80 described and measured leparatelyescept where planing is measured separately.

NOTa- The term • wroupt • carria the ..me meaDIDI U • plaaed '.

1.15 Planing shall be measured in square metres for all wrou,ht surl_ca,aDIeu timber has been described as wrought.

1.lt The following laboun shall be measured se~.r.tely in square metreswhen the timben measured ill cubic metres and In running metra atati..the thicknea when timber i. meuured in square metres:

a) Scribing.b) Notching exceeding 15em each in girth, andc) Circular cutting.

S.15 Unless included in the description of main item the following laboun'hall be measured separately in running metres stating width or girth, andinclude all mitres and stops:

a) Rebate., tongues and grooves;b) Beacla, Itaff bead. and ftutes; andc) Moutdinp.

3.1' The foll.wio.laboun .hall be measured separately in numbcn:a) End" splayed or rounded and wrought;b) WrOllsht and pointed or rounded ends to posts. etc, includilll

mitred jntenections where necessary; ~c) Rafter feet projectin, with splayed or mouldeft ends;d) Notches not exceeding 15 em each in girth s~ting thickneu;e) Boring holes ( other than ror bolt ), .tating d,meter and depth or

holes, and ~C) Cutting holes square in section, atating size aad depth arholes.

f. TYPES 01' WORK

4.1 Doon and window. leave••hall be described, method or biniindicated and measured in Iquare metres. Each type shall be meuuredseparately-

NOTa- Where there 11 a tombiudoa or two or tnore typea or daon or wia..... h.baIl eitber be meuurecl .. clubbed item or the different ponionl meuared fCParateir.the di.idiDlliDe beiDI the centre of the rail sep••tma the difFerentportio...4.1.1 No extra width or labour ahall be meuured for rebated and/or

aplayed meeting Itile. of doon and windows.

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II,1_(Jtut xm).1m4.2 Boudinl shall be de.cribed and lIleuured in aquare metra UDder thefolJowing beadin.. statin. the finished thicknea in each case:

a) RooCboardingj

b) Ceilina;c) Floon;d) PaneJlln,;e) Weather boarding; andr) Shelves, fittings racb. bins almirah lininp and the like.

f~.1 Description mall include all Itrailht anei rakiDS cuttinl andwaste and heading joints where required.

~.2.2 Side joints ahall be described and work with different kind. ofjoints shall be measured leparately.

4.2.3 In the cue ofrebated, tongued and grooved, grooved aDd filJeredand secret jointed boarding and weather boarding the meuurement ahallbe net al fixed, extra width of rebate., tongues, etc, heinl ignored•.

4.2.4 Boarding fixed to curved lurf.ees in narrow widthl shall bemeasured separately and shall include ahootinl the jointt to proper aplay•

...2.5 In cale of boarded floor. the width of board., the method ofjointing and nailinl shall be described; if 800... are to be travened orfiDilbed for polilbiu,. it ahall be 10 ltated.

t.2.6 In cue of weather boardin,. width and thicmeu or boards andlap ,ball be ltated. In cue of feathereedpcl boardl..,. thickDea mall bethe maximum thicJmeu.

4.2.1.1 All chamfering. rebatiD" etc, to edge. of weather boardins.ball be dacribed.

t.I Batten work shall be described and meuured in rUDDing me~rCl.

4.4 Trellis work shaD be meuured in square meuea 1tatins lize oflalb,and .pacing.

t.4.1 ODe-way and two-way trcllia work .hall each be meuuredaeparately.

4.4.2 Posts. rail., stiles, brace. and other lupporta for trellis work anelfor door. and windoWi frame. in trellis work sball be meuured aeparatel,.

4.t.3 Doon and wiDcIowa formed in trellia work ,baD be meuureclaJongwith trclliawork.

• .5 ..., .... I~-ShaM, and .truttiD, timben (useand wute ) shaD be measuredlD cubic metra and Ihall mdude neceuary

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bolts. wedges, dOl-lpikes , nails, putting together, erecting, maintainingin position for the required period, striking an'd removal.

4•• Ball)' Work - Bally work shall be measured in running metres statingmean diameter.

NOTa- Mean diameter shall be the aver..e or diameters at the end••4.7 Stalrca••• - Work to staircases shall be measured under a leparateheading and measured in detail as in 4.7.1 to 4.7.1'. Where detailedworking drawings are available ltaircas~. may be measured as an omnibu.item fully described stating the tread area in square metres.

~.7.1 Landings including bearer, .hall be measured as for boardedfloon.

4.7.2 Treads and risers shall be measured in square metres, the areabeing obtained by multiplying the lengeh of tread by the exposed widthor tread plus the rise from step to step. Winders and riser shall beincluded with the item.

~.7.3 Housing of treads, risers, ftiers and winders shall be included inthe descril!tion, ali also all labours, such as cross-tonguing, croos-grooving,erOl.·reba~ng) framing and gluing, wedging and blocking.

4.7.4 C'-4rriages, if provided, shall be measured separately.fI

4.7.5 Rtturned ends to treads with shaped brackets under a rounded,quadrant or curtail ends to treads and risers shall be enumerated.

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4.7.' Wan strings shall be measured in running O1etres stating the widthand thicluless and shall include plugging to wall tand howing for tread,and risers. i

4..7.7 Outer strings shall be measured in for twall strings and shallinclude housing for treads and risers, tenoning o~ notching at ends to fitnewel posts, landings) etc. ~

4.7.1 Cut strings shall be measured a! for outer Itrinp and shallinoJude cutting of upper edge for treads.

4.7.1 Ramped, circular and wreathed portion shall be measuredaeparately and 10 deseribed•

.a.7.11 Hand-raill shan be measured in running metres along top centreline stating estrcme section of straight portions and whether rounde. ormoulded.

4.7.11 Circular level, ramped and wreathed hand-rails shall be meuur-ed aeparatcly. Quadrants. short ramps and wreaths and scroll ends shallbe enumerated.

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4.1.12 Mitres, housing joints and hand-railscrewa arid dowell at jUIl~tion of circular part with strai.ht one shall be enumerated.

4.7.13 Balusters .han be deacribed and enumerated ltaun... aaclshall include framinp or houliDi at end•.

4.7.14 Newell shall be described and measured in runnin, metrea ltat.in, the section, and if turned, the length of turniJll shall be ltated.

4.7.15 Sunk panels and mouldings planted-on houaecl·ja to neweJa IhaIIbe ltated.

4.7.18 Newel caps and pendants .hall be described and enumerated.

4.1 ea.ee1 Fram.. 01 Vertical SIkIia, WI"'... - Cued frame. 01vertical lliding windows shall be described and Iheuured in runnlqmetres J a1on, t~e outer' edge•

... IIdrtIap, CorDIe.., Plctan .act Dado aau.. etc - Sartin...cornices. picture rails, dado rails and similar mauldin.. m.ll be dacribeclincludin. method of fixing and measured in runnio. metra.

t.11 Trap Doo... - Trap doora .hall be described and enumerated -• extra--over' relevant item.

4.11 Pelmet boxes ,hall be described and measured in runninl metresalong the aides and r~ce planking.

4.12· T.ra_ WOI'k- Turned work shall be measured in rwmio. meueaItating the Jirth.

4.13 ....ri.. - The fallowinl typel or work shall be fully described andenumerated:

a) Wardrobel and cupboards;b) Draining boards;c) Plate racks;d) Curtain brackets;e) Towel rails;f) Toilet fixtures;I) Back board. to cisterna; andh) Small fittinp, such u door and window It••

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