Sunday 3 November 2013

General specification of a First Class Building



General building specifications are as follow :

Foundation and plinth- Foundation and plinth shall be first class brick work in lime mortar or 1:6 cement mortar over lime concrete or 1:4:8 cement concrete.



Dam proof course- D.P.C shall be 2.5 cm(1”) thick cement concrete 1:1 ½ :3 mixed with one kg of Impermo per bag of cement or other standard water proofing materials as specified and painted with two coat of bitumen.




Superstructure- Superstructure shall be of first class brick work lime mortar or 1:6 cement mortar. Lintels over doors and windows shall be of R.C.C.



Roofing- Roof shall be of R.C.C. slab with an insulation layer and lime concrete terracing above, supported over R.S.Joist or R.C.C. beam as required. Height of rooms shall not be less than 3.7m (12 feet).



Flooring- Drawing room and dining room floors shall be mosaic (terrazzo). Bathroom and W.C. floor and dado shall be of mosaic (terrazzo). Floors of bedroom shall be coloured and polished of 2.5cm (1”) cement concrete over 7.5cm (3”) lime concrete. Floors of other shall be of 2.5cm (1”) cement concrete over 7.5cm (3”) lime concrete polished.

Finishing- Inside and outside wall shall be of 12mm (1/2”) cement lime plastered 1:1:6. Drawing, dining, and bedrooms-inside shall distempered, and others-inside white washed 3 coasts. Outside shall be coloured snowcem washed two coats over one of white wash.

Doors and windows- Chaukhats shall be seasoned teak wood. Shuttering shall be teak wood 4.3cm (1 ¾”) thick panelled and partly glazed as required, with additional wire gauge shutter. All fitting shall be of brass. Doors and windows shall be varnished or painted two coats with high class enamel paints over one coat of priming. Windows shall be provided with iron grating or grills.

Miscellaneous- Rain water pipes of cast iron or of asbestos cement shall be provided and finished painted. Building shall be provided with 1st class Sanitary and Water fittings and Electrical installations. 1 meter wide 7.5cm thick C.C. 1:3:3 apron shall be provided all round the building.


General specification of a First Class Building

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