1. Generally M.1 Labours to existing
work are each measure separately.
M.2 Deductions are measured the nett sizes of the openings and recesses; no deductions are made for openings ≤ 0.10 m2.
M.3 Deductions are made for string courses, cills, lintols, and the like only to the extent of full brick courses in the height.
M.4 Brickwork and block walling circular on plan are measured the mean length.
C.1 Each item of Brickwork and Block Walling is deemed to include:
(a) All rough and fair cuttings
(b) Wedging and pinning (c) Raking out joints to form key
(d) Raking out joints for and pointing flashings (e) Labour eaves filling (f) Plumbing angles and forming square and rebated reveals (g) Notches, forming or leaving or cutting chases (h) Holes and mortices and cutting and pinning and making good (i) Centering
(j) And any other sundry items of a like nature
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(a) Brickwork and Blockwork (continued)
S.1 Kind and quality and size of bricks
S.2 Bond
S.3 Composition and mix of mortar
S.4 Type of pointing 2. Brick walls
3. Brickwork in filling openings
4. Isolated piers and chimney stacks grouped together 5. Dwarf walls
supporting fittings, tanks and the like, grouped together
1. Walls > one and a half bricks thick, and a multiple of half a brick in thickness
1. Various thicknesses all grouped together, reduced to one brick thickness and described as reduced brickwork
m2 1. Vertical walls
2. Tapering walls with one face battering
3. Tapering walls with both faces battering
4. Walls built battering
M.5 Arches are measured the mean length on face and the number stated.
D.1 Tapering walls are wall of diminishing thickness.
D.2 Thickness stated for tapering walls is mean thickness.
D.3 Walls built battering are sloping walls with parallel sides.
2. Walls ≤ one and a half bricks thick
3. Walls not a multiple of half a brick thick
1. Thickness stated m2
6. Extra over brickwork for fair face
1. Thickness stated, description includes for all cutting
1. Thickness of inner and outer skins and the width of cavity stated and disposition of ties described
1. Description includes for all cutting
m2
4. Hollow walls m2
5. Brickwork in backing to masonry
m2
m2 1. General faces 2. Built overhand 3. To battering faces,
described 4. To curved faces
S.5 Bond
S.6 Composition and mix of mortar
S.7 Type of pointing
m 1. Materials and method of
closing described 7. Closing cavities of
brick hollow walls, at ends or at openings
8. Arches 1. Height on face and width of exposed portion of soffit stated
1. Fully described
1. Arches of varying shapes and types are given separately
m
nr 9. Arches of unusual
outline
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M.6 Joints are only measured where designed.
C.2 Angles, returned ends and the like deemed to be included
(a) Brickwork and Blockwork (continued)
10. Cills, copings etc. 1. Number of courses and projection (if any) stated
1. Straight 2. Curved
m 1. Cills 2. Cornices 3. Plinth cappings 4. Copings 5. Others, described 1. Key blocks 2. Corbels 3. Pier caps 4. Others, described 1. Block walling and
partitions
2. Walling in isolated positions in pipe ducts and the like
nr 11. Sundry brick built
items
m2 1. Dimensioned
description
1. Blocks described including size and finish 1. Walls or partitions
formed of concrete blocks 2. Walls or partitions
formed of hollow tiles 3. Walls or partitions
formed of patent blocks
12. Block walls C.3 Block walls are
deemed to include for special solid blocks or filling in hollow blocks at ends and intersections.
S.8 Kind and quality and size of blocks
S.9 Bond
S.10Composition and mix of mortar
S.11 Type of pointing S.12 Kind and quality and
size of blocks S.13 Bond
S.14 Composition and mix of mortar or jointing compound S.15 Type of pointing
C.4 Work is deemed to include for preparation, cleaners, primers and sealers.
1. Bedding at perimeter 2. Reinforcement, 13. Glass block walls
and panels
14. Special bedding at the perimeter and reinforcement to joints to glass blocks 15. Extra over brickwork
or blockwork
16. Joints
m2
m S.16 Type of filler & sealant
S.17 Method of application S.18 Preparation of contact
surfaces, cleaners, primers and sealers 1. For bedding and
pointing in sealant compound other than cement or cement lime mortar
1. In brick walls 2. In block walls 3. In glass block walls or
panels
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DEFINITION RULES COVERAGE RULES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 17. Cutting and bonding
walls of different construction 18. Labours to existing
brickwork or blockwork
1. Horizonta 2. Vertical 3. On curved walls
(description includes all extra cutting)
1. Both walls described
1. Thickness and nature of walls stated
C.5 Work is deemed to include for additional materials and all cuttings.
M.7 Labours to existing brickwork or blockwork are given separately.
m
(a) Brickwork and Blockwork (continued)
m
m
S.19 Kind and quality of materials and sizes or manufacturer’s reference 1. Labour and materials
in cutting, toothing and bonding new walls to existing
2. Preparation of existing walls for raising 1. Material and width
stated
1. Material and thickness stated
19. Reinforcement in brickwork or blockwork 20. Damp-proof courses
(except asphalt)
1. Courses > 225 mm wide
m2
M.8 No deduction is made for flues, lined flues or flue blocks where the brick flue is ≤ 0.25 m2 in sectional area 2. Courses ≤ 225 mm m
wide, width stated 1. Description includes for
all bends and easings formed by cutting 1. Flue linings, described
21. Flues m
1. Dimensioned description m2
22. Firebrick linings to flues etc.
1. Thickness stated 1. Description includes and describes bonding to backing if required 1. Thickness of wall stated, description includes formation of opening and lintol
nr 23. Sundry items built in
or attached to brickwork or blockwork, type or name stated
1. Building in sundry items, described
2. Plugging and screwing sundry items to brickwork or blockwork, described 3. Shot firing sundry items
to brickwork or blockwork, described
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(b) Brick and Block Pavings and Steps
1. Generally
MEASUREMENT RULES
DEFINITION RULES
M.2 of Sub-section (a) hereof applies.
2. Brick or block pavings
1. Level or to falls only ≤ 15O from horizontal 2. To falls and crossfalls
and to slopes ≤ 15O from horizontal
3. To slopes > 15O from horizontal
1. If laid to pattern, the pattern described
m2
1. Straight 2. Curved
C.2 Work to steps and cills is deemed to include for fair edges, internal and external angles.
S.1 Kind and quality of materials
S.2 Size, shape and thickness of units S.3 Nature of base S.4 Preparatory work S.5 Bedding
S.6 Treatment of joints C.1 The work is deemed
to include:
(a) Fair joints (b) Working over and around obstructions (c) Cutting (d) Bedding mortars (e) Grouting
3. Brick steps, and cills 1. Width and height stated m