Specification of woodwork

for door shutters

GROUP MEMBERS : MATHAI VARKEY, NEFLA, NIKHIL, NIRANJAN
Specification for woodwork
 All woodwork of which, scantling exceeds 20 sq.cm,section and which is not
specifically moulded or carved comes under carpenter’s work. This include all
timber work in Chaukhats of doors and windows, in roof works as beams, struts,
ties, rafter, purlins in timber bridge etc.
 Timber shall be as specified, may be teak, shisham, sal, deodar etc. The timber
shall be of best quality well seasoned and free from saps, knots, warps, crack and
other defects.
 The scantling shall be sawn in the direction of the grain. All wood work shall
planed and neatly and truly finished to the exact dimensions.
 All joints shall be neat and strong, truly and accurately fitted and coate with
white lead before being fitted together
 All portions of timber built into or in contact of masonry or concrete shall be given
two coats of tar or other approved preservatives.
 Exposed surfaces of timber shall be painted with two coats of approved paint over
a coat of priming.
 Measurement of wood work shall be taken in cu.m for the finished work fixed in
position including sawing, planing, joining, nails, screws etc.
 Painting of wood work shall be measured under separate item.
Specification for doors
 Shutters or leaves
 The shutter may be panelled, glazed, part panelled and part glazed battened, or
venetian as specified.
 The thickness of shutters shall be3cm to 5 cm as specified.
 The styles, rails and panels shall be planed and neatly and truly finished to the
exact dimensions.
 The styles and rails shall be framed properly and accurately with mortice and
tenon joint and fixed with wooden pins.
 Panels shall be of one piece without any joint and shall be fixed with 12mm
insertions into the rails and styles and rails provided with mouldings as per design.
 The thickness of panels shall be 12mm to 25 mm as specified.
 All rail over 15 cm in width shall have double tenon.
 No tenon shall exceed one fourth of thickness of the plank.
 For glazed windows sash bars shall not be less than 40 mm x 40 mm and glasses
shall be fixed with nails and putty or with wooden beadings over felt as specified.
 All joints shall be glued before being fitted.
 FITTINGS : All doors shall be provided with handles on both sides and all windows
with handles on the inner side.
 One of the doors of each room shall be provided with sliding bolts on the outer
side for locking.
 Necessary hinges, tower bolts, book bolts, stops for keeping the leaves open, and
also wooden blocks to prevent leaves striking the jambs of wall etc. shall be
provided.
 The fittings may be of iron, brass or oxidised as specified of approved quality.
 Screws shall be of suitable length and correct diameter and shall be fixed with
screw driver and not by hammering.
 PAINTING : the surface of the shutters and chaukhats shall be painted with two
coats of approved paint over a coat of priming.
 Face of Chaukhats in contact with masonry shall be painted with two coats of
solignum or coaltar or other preservative before fixing.
 A prime coat of painting with primer paint shall be applied on the remaining
surface before fixing in position.
 MEASUREMENT : The rate shall be for the complete work including hanging and
fixing in position.
 The chaukhats shall be measured in cubic metres, under woof work for the
finished work, and the length of tenons, horns etc, shall be added to right
lengths.
 The measurement of shutters shall be taken in sq.m for the finished work in
closed position overlaps of two shutters shall not be measured.
 The painting shall be measured separately under a separate item in sq. m.
 The cost of fittings may be excluded if specified, and the fittings supplied by
the department or owner, but the fixing of the fittings and hanging in position
shall be included in the rate.

Specification for Centering and Shuttering

 Shuttering shall be either of hard wooden planking 30 mm thick of steel plates
stiffened by angle iron
 The shuttering shall be supported on battens, beams, props and wedges and
properly cross braced together so as to make the form work sufficiently rigid
strong and stable to support the wet concrete work and should not yield on
working and laying concrete.
 Beams for centering shall be carried and supported on the walls with double
wedges underneath and supported at intervals with props.
 Props shall consist of ballies or brick pillars in mud mortar.
 Ballie props shall rest on double wedges placed over wooden sole planks of 40mm
thickness so as to facilitate tightening and easing of the centering and shuttering
 In case of brick pillars the wooden sole plank shall be provided at the top of the
pillars and double wedges inserted in between the sole plank and the beam of the
centering and shuttering.
 The shuttering shall be kept clear of the wall bearing and made to rest on
cross-beams or battens.
 The shuttering shall have smooth and even surfaces and its joints shall be
closed tight and shall not permit leakage of cement mortar, if required the
joints shall be lined with craft paper or other approved material.
 The inner face of shuttering shall be approved to prevent adherence of
concrete
 Centering shall be only be removed after 14 days.