Measuring Items of Works in Building Projects, Lecture notes of Engineering Mathematics

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MEASURING ITEMS OF WORKS IN

BUILDING PROJECTS

• Finishing and miscellaneous works

• finishes

• Doors and frames

• windows

• Miscellaneous metals

• Specialties

• Finish hardware

Finishing and miscellaneous works

• FINISHES

• Work shall be measured flat without addition for laps or seams.
• Internal and external work shall each be so described.

• RULES OF MEASUREMENT

• Finishing shall be measured by area, classified as follows:
  • Floors, which shall include landings
  • Walls, which shall include returns, reveals of openings or recesses and attached and unattached columns
  • Ceilings, which shall include attached and unattached beams and soffits of staircases.
  • Staircases, which shall include treads, risers and edges of landings but exclude soffits.
• Skirtings, coverings to kerbs, or the like shall be measured by length
• Suspended ceilings shall be measured by area, classified as follows:
  • Ceilings stating the drop
  • Sides and soffits of beams or upstands

SAMPLE PROBLEM

• COMPUTE FOR THE TOTAL FLOOR, CEILING AND WALL FINISHES.

SAMPLE PROBLEM

• COMPUTE FOR THE TOTAL FLOOR, CEILING AND WALL FINISHES.

SAMPLE PROBLEM

• COMPUTE FOR THE TOTAL FLOOR, CEILING AND WALL FINISHES.

SAMPLE PROBLEM

• COMPUTE FOR THE TOTAL FLOOR, CEILING AND WALL FINISHES.

SAMPLE PROBLEM

• COMPUTE FOR THE TOTAL FLOOR, CEILING AND WALL FINISHES.

SAMPLE PROBLEM

• GIVEN:

Conference room:

Area = 26.52 m^2 Window, W-2 = 1200 x 1250mm

perimeter = 22.79 m Window, W-4 = 1150 x 1750mm

floor-to-floor height = 3.75 m Door, D-11 = 900 x 1200mm

Finishing and miscellaneous works

• Miscellaneous metals

• The miscellaneous metals trade has a wide scope that in very general terms can

be defined as metal items that are neither part of the structural steel work nor part of any other trade section. Some of the common items contained in this section and their measuring methods are as follows:

• Measure miscellaneous angles and channels in linear feet or meters, stating the size and location of the items.
• Measure in square feet or square meters and fully describe grates, grilles, grillwork and louvers that are not part of the mechanical system. Measure frames for this works in linear feet or meters, stating size and type of section.
• Measure in linear feet or meters and fully describe metal handrails, railings and balusters.
• Enumerate and fully describe ladder rungs.
• Enumerate and fully describe metal corner guards.

Finishing and miscellaneous works

• METAL GRATES

Finishing and miscellaneous works

• BALUSTERS

Finishing and miscellaneous works

• CORNER GUARDS

Finishing and miscellaneous works

• Bathroom accessories

• Enumerate and fully describe the following items:

• Shower curtain rods
• Soap dispenser units
• Grab bars and towel bars
• Mirrors
• Napkin dispensers
• Toilet roll holders
• Towel dispensers
• Waste receptacles
• Medicine cabinets
• Coat hooks

Finishing and miscellaneous works

• Finish hardware

• Finish hardware includes the following items that shall be enumerated and fully described:
  • Hinges
  • Flush bolts
  • Bumper plates
  • Deadlocks
  • Doorstops
  • Lock sets
  • Latch sets
  • Kick plates
  • Panic hardware
  • Push plates
  • Pull bars
  • Door closers