METHOD STATEMENT FOR

CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY

Form No: QC-Statement

Issue No: 00

Date:10/10/2004

Serial No:QM

SCOPE :

THIS METHOD STATEMENT WILL COVER ALL BLOCK MASONRY

ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE CONTRACT SPECIFICATION.

PROCEDURE :

1)
CIVILCO SHALL SUBMIT A MANUFACTURER OF CONCRETE BLOCK
MASONRY FOR CONSULTANT APPROVAL.
2)
CIVILCO SHALL SUBMIT SAMPLES OF EACH TYPE OF MASONRY
UNIT AND ACCESSORY TO CONSULTANT APPROVAL.
3)
CIVILCO SHALL BUILD A SAMPLE WALL AS MOCKUP WITH A
COMPLETE HEIGHT, FLOOR TO FLOOR..
4)
SURVEYOR SHALL MARK UP THE EXACT LOCATION OF BLOCK
WALLS AND OPENINGS AS PER APPROVED SHOP DRAWING.
5)
BLOCK MARKED AREAS SHALL BE CLEANED AND WET BEFORE
TO START WITH BLOCK WORKS ACTIVITIES.
6)

MORTAR MIX SHALL COMPLY WITH PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS.

7)
ONE COURSE OF BLOCK ONLY WILL BE EXECUTED FOR
TESTING AND APPROVAL .

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CIVILCO AND CONSULTANT SHALL CONDUCT JOINT
INSPECTION FOR THE FIRST COURSE FOR APPROVAL OF
COMMENCING THE WORK.
9)
WALLS SHALL BE KEPT LEVEL AT ALL TIMES, AND CARRIED UP
IN A UNIFORM MANNER .NO PART BEING RAISED MORE THAN 1500
mm ABOVE ANY ADJACENT UNBUILT COURSE, AND NO AREA OF
WALLING HIGHER THAN 600 mm ABOVE ANY COURSE WHICH IS NOT
FULLY SET.
10)
ANGLES & REVEALS SHALL BE KEPT TRUE, SQUARE AND
PLUMB ALL THE TIME.
11)
WALLS SHALL BE KEPT STRAIGHT ALL TIMES, THE.
STRAIGHTNESS TOLERANCE IS 3 mm AND PLUMBNESS TOLERANCE IS
6 mm, BY USING 3000 mm STRAIGHT EDGE.
12)
HORIZONTAL JOINTS SHALL BE LEVELED ALL THE TIME AND
VERTICAL JOINTS IN ALTERNATE COURSES SHALL BE PLUMB AND
LINE.
13)
INTERSECTING CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS SHALL BE TIED
TOGETHER IN MASONRY BOND .
14)
FOR FIRE RATED WALLS, A BLOCK WITH SOLID CONTENT
SHALL BE USED.
15)
OPENING FRAMES SHALL BE SET AND MAINTAINED SQUARE,
PLUMB, TRUE AND FURNISHED WITH ANCHORS.
16)
MASONRY UNITS SHALL BE LAID FREE OF SEAMS, MORTAR
SLICKS, STAINS, CRACKS, BROKEN EDGES AND CORNERS AND
OTHER DEFECTS.
17)
JOINT FINISHING DEPEND UPON THE FINAL FINISHING OF
MASONRY WALL AND SHALL BE AS REQUIRED IN PROJECT
SPECIFICATION.
18)
ALL OPENINGS FOR MEP ITEMS SHALL BE IN NON LOAD
BEARING MASONRY WALLS ONLY AND IT MUST BE IN THE CORRECT
SIZE, LEVEL AND LOCATION.
19)
INSTALL REINFORCED CONCRETE BLOCK LINTLES OR GI STEEL
LINTELS OVER OPENINGS AS PER APPROVED SHOP DRAWING. OR
CAST IN PLACES AS PER SPECTS.
20)
TOP OF BLOCK PARTITIONS AND SIDES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY
USNG GALVANIZED STEEL ANGLES AS PER APPROVED SHOP
DRAWINGS.

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CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS AND PARTITIONS SHALL BE
REINFORCED HORIZONTALY EACH SECOND COURSE, LAST TOP
COURSE, SECOND AND THIRD COURSE ABOVE LINTLES AND BELOW
SILLS OF OPENING WITH THE REQUIRED OVER LAP.
22)
VERTICAL CONTROL JOINTS IN MASONRY WALLS SHALL BE
CONSTRUCTED AT MAXIMUM 6000 mm O.C AT FULL HEIGHT AND / OR
AS PER APPROVED SHOP DRAWINGS.
23)
AFTER COMPLETING OF EACH SECTION OF THE WALLS,
CIVILCO SHALL CLEAN THE DOWN SURFACES AND CURING WILL
START IMMEDIATELY.
24)
CIVILCO AND CONSULTANT SHALL CONDUCT FINAL
INSPECTION FOR ENTIRE WORK FOR APPROVAL.