ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATIONS

INDEX
1.0 GENERAL
2.0 TILING, FLOORING AND BASEBOARDING
2.1 TILING
2.1.1 General
2.1.2 Material
2.1.3 Execution of Work
2.2 FLOORING
2.1.4 General
2.1.5 Materials
2.1.6 Execution of Work
2.3 BASEBOARDING
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Material
2.3.3 Execution of Work
2.1.6.1 General
2.1.6.2 Preparation of Surface
2.1.6.3 Placing
2.1.6.4 Jointing
2.1.6.5 Terrazzo Floors
2.2 FLOORING
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Materials
2.2.3 Execution of Work
4.0 CARPENTRY & JOINERY
4.1 General
4.2 Materials
 4.2.1 Requirements for Doors and Windows
4.2.2 Wood Preservatives
4.2.3 Hardware
4.3 Execution of Work
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Doors and Gates
5.0 PAINTING
5.1 General
5.2 Materials
5.3 Execution of Work
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Verification of Painting Surface
5.3.3 General Preparation of Surfaces
5.3.4 Indoor/Outdoor Painting on Walls
5.3.5 Painting and Protection Systems of Wooden Surfaces
6. GLAZING
6.1 General
6.2 Material
6.3 Execution of Work

7. METALLIC CARPENTRY
1.0 GENERAL

These general specifications establish the quality of materials and workmanship

and define how quality es measured for the architectural works required for the
dwellings at Tintaya.

2. TILING, FLOORING AND BASEBOARDING

2.1 TILING

2.1.1 General

This Specification applies to the placing and laying of ceramic tiles for floors and
walls.
The works shall comprise the provision of labour and equipment, the supply of
materials, structural components and building parts, including off-loading and
storing on Site.
Tiling shall be applied in accordance with schedules for the finishing works
given on drawings or specified elsewhere or as directed by the Engineer.

2.1.2 Material

2.1.2.1 General Requirements

Materials shall be new and unused. They shall comply with the regulations
regarding quality and dimensions and appropriately match each other.

Tiles shall have the properties stated below:

 Sharp, straight, parallel, non-crumbling edges;
 Free from soluble salts and other detrimental constituents;
 Free from cracks and blisters;
 True to agreed or standardized dimensions
 Rear and side surfaces capable of bonding efficiently for the placing
laying and jointing.

2.1.2.2 Ceramic Floor and Wall Tiles

All tiles shall be of first class quality. They shall be of uniform size and even
surface, free from warps laminations, serrated edges, chipped corners and
other imperfections or flaws affecting their quality, appearance and strength.
Colour will be selected by the Engineer.

Glazed ceramic tiles shall comply with the requirements and properties not
inferior to the following:
 They shall bear the identification mark of the manufacturer on the
backside either in positive or in negative embossment.
 They shall be made from fine-grained vitrified sandstone ceramics of the
highest quality. The dimensions of the slabs shall be regular and
constant, the upper surface plane, smooth and flawless without a trace
 of fissures or blotches. The sides shall be perfectly straight and the
corners perfectly rectified. The shade and hue of the colouring shall be
uniform.
 They shall give a clear sound under a hammer stroke. They shall be
frost-proof, non-porous, abrasion-resistant (2.5 mm after 3,000 hours)
flexion and shock-resistant

2.1.3 Execution of Work

2.1.3.1 General
Prior to the start of his operations under this sub-chapter, the Contractor shall
verify that all conditions are suitable for the timely and effective carrying out of
his work. Where unsuitable conditions are found, they shall be reported in
writing to the Engineer and under the Engineer's direction immediately
corrected. In particular, the Contractor shall verify that such conditions as the
following do not exist:
 Major unevenness,
 Efflorescence,
 Tension and settlement cracks,
 Unduly smooth surfaces,
 Unduly moist surfaces,
 Unduly absorbent surfaces,
 Evidently or presumably detrimental substances, e.g. oil-fouled surfaces,

Work shall be carefully laid out to ensure symmetry about centerlines of the
area involved and to minimize the use of less- than-half pieces of tiles, flags,
slabs, etc.
The work shall be executed with the highest degree of precision and according
to the drawings and specifications.

2.1.3.2 Preparation of Surface

Before wall surfaces will be covered with tiles or mosaic to be set in normal
mortar bedding, a sprayed coating of cement mortar shall be applied to the
base, unless otherwise specified.
Where an adequate bond between the bedding mortar and the base is not
ensured by the envisaged mode of execution, special measures shall be
provided, e.g., roughening, overstretching the base with wire netting, or coarse-
plastering of the complete surface.
The concrete surface to which tiles or terrazzo are to be placed, shall be
cleaned so as to produce the adequate surface condition. The concrete surface
shall be kept thoroughly wet for a period of 24 hours prior to the placing of tiles,
etc.
The screed coat of mortar shall consist of one part Portland cement and four
parts sand and shall be worked to a true, level or plumb surface, finishing
approximately 15 mm below finished level for floors, borders, and thresholds
and approximately 10 mm beyond finished face of bases and other vertical
surfaces.
 The subsurface of floor coverings shall be cleaned carefully prior to
commencement of work.
The base for coverings to be placed without underlay shall be smoothed with
filler compound. In the case of major unevenness, a suitable leveling compound
shall be used.

2.1.3.3 Placing
In interior finishing works, all tiles, flags, and mosaic shall only be set and laid
after the fixing of window and door frames and trims, stop rails, plumbing
installations and the application of plaster, unless otherwise specified.

All tiles and mosaic shall be set or laid plumb, in true alignment and horizontal
or at the slope specified, without any projections, with regard to any specified
reference and level lines.
The aggregates shall be well graded and free from detrimental substances.
The mortar composition shall be as one part of cement and four parts of sand.
For the setting and laying of glass tiles, glass wall panels and glass mosaic, the
manufacturer's processing instructions shall be observed. The thickness of the
mortar bedding for tile coverings shall be at least 10 mm, with an average of 15
mm, unless otherwise specified.
All tiles found to be hollow when tapped shall be replaced. All surplus mortars or
grouts shall be removed before they have hardened.
Where floor drains are provided, the planes of the finished floor shall be sloped
towards the drains. Intersections and returns shall be formed accurately. Cutting
of tiles, where necessary, shall be done along the outer edges of the floor and
done without marring the tile surfaces. Tiles shall fit closely and neatly around
all plumbing fixtures and around electrical outlets, pipes, fittings, etc., so that
cover plates or escutcheons will overlap the tiles properly. Tiles shall be secured
firmly in place and loose tiles shall be removed and replaced.
Upon completion of the work, all surfaces of ceramic tiles shall be cleaned with
a soap powder and clean water applied with stiff fiber brushes. After scrubbing,
the tile surfaces shall be rinsed with clean water. Hard lumps of mortar shall be
removed by using wooden paddles. Metal cleaning tools or metal brushes or
acid solutions shall not be used. Where imperfections occur in jointing, the joint
shall be raked back not less than 8 mm in depth and the joint pointed full and
tooled smooth to match adjoining work. All tile work shall be adequately
protected against damage from subsequent building operations, both before
and after cleaning.
For the setting and laying of tiles and mosaic by the thin bed process, the
manufacturer's instructions shall be observed.

2.1.3.5 Jointing
The widths of joints shall suit the type of tiles used, the purpose and stress of
the coverings and the type of jointing chosen. The joints shall be equal in width.
Unless otherwise specified, the coverings shall have the following widths of
joints:
ceramic wall tiles 2 mm
ceramic floor tiles min. 2 mm ; max. 8 mm.
Jointing shall be by the washing-in method, unless otherwise specified.
 If nothing particular is specified colored cement mortar shall be used in jointing.

2.2 FLOORING

2.2.1 General
2.2.2
All work under this sub-chapter shall comprise all labor, equipment and the
supply of the appurtenant materials including off-loading and storage at the site
required for performing mortar base for carpets and polished cement floors.
Flooring works shall be carried out in accordance with the finish schedule given
on the drawings.
All flooring work shall be protected from any damage. Flooring access barriers
to the individual rooms shall be provided until the floorings can be walked on.
Floorings shall be covered by adequate means, such as sawdust, plastic
sheets. Before handing over, all flooring work shall be properly cleaned and
polished according to the best standard of the trade.

2.2.2 Materials

All materials and structural components to be provided temporarily by the

Contractor and not, therefore, ultimately incorporated in the work may be used
or unused at the Contractor's choice, unless otherwise specified.
All materials to be supplied and installed by the Contractor and, therefore,
ultimately incorporated in the work shall be new and unused, unless otherwise
specified. They shall be suitable for their intended purpose and appropriately
matched to each other.
The floorings shall be such as to provide a permanent surface that can be
walked on. They shall not give rise to any unreasonable inconvenience.
Materials for polished cement floors shall consist of Portland cement type I and
sand.
Carpet for floors shall be medium transit, made from 100 % polypropylene
fibers, weighting 20 oz/m2, inflammable and antistatic.

2.2.3 Execution of Work

2.2.3.1 General
Prior to the start of his operations under this sub-chapter, the Contractor shall
verify that all conditions are suitable for the timely and effective carrying out of
his work. Where unsuitable conditions are found, they shall be reported in
writing to the Engineer and shall under the Engineer's direction be immediately
corrected. In particular, the Contractor shall verify that such conditions, as the
following do not exist:

 Major unevenness
 Cracked surface of base
 Insufficiently dry base
  Insufficient firmness of base surfaces
 Unduly porous and unduly rough base surface, fouled base surfaces, e.g., by
oil, wax, varnishes, paint spatters, etc.
 Misalignment of base surface with regard to level of adjacent parts of structure
 Unsuitable temperature and air-conditions in room.

The surface of concrete floors to receive screeds will be roughened by

removing the laitance with a stiff broom and stippling immediately after the initial
set of concrete. Floors will be thoroughly swept and hosed down with clean
water before the screed is laid. Immediately before laying the screed, a neat
cement grout of creamy consistency shall be brushed over the sub-floor. The
cement grout shall be mixed immediately before being used.

2.2.3.2 Carpet mortar base

Prior to placing of the cement flooring, the surface of the concrete slab shall be
kept continuously wet. At moment of mortar placing, free water shall have been
removed and a bonding layer of sand/cement/water have been spread and
thoroughly worked into the surface of the slab.

The first course shall be spread evenly over the grouted surface, struck off to
the required grade and thoroughly compacted with rollers and/or tampers. The
minimum thickness of this course shall be 40 mm. and shall be made of
concrete with mix proportion 1:4 (cement: sand). The finish course shall be
mortar with mix proportion 1:2 (cement: sand). At the proper time, troweling
shall be performed producing a uniform and hard dense surface free from
defects and blemishes, apt to receive the carpet.

2.2.3.3 Polished Cement Flooring

Prior to placing of the cement flooring, the surface of the concrete slab shall be
kept continuously wet. The moment of placing the concrete free water shall
have been removed and a bonding layer of sand/cement/water grout have been
spread and thoroughly worked into the surface of the slab.

The first course shall be spread evenly over the grouted surface, struck off to
the required grade and thoroughly compacted with rollers and/or tampers. The
minimum thickness of the this course shall be 40 mm. and shall be made of
concrete with mix proportion 1:4 (cement: sand).

The finish course shall be mortar with mix proportion 1 part of cement and 1
part of sand. At the proper time, trowelling shall be performed producing a
smooth and hard dense surface.

2.2.3.4 Carpet Floors

Carpet shall be laid at locations indicated in architectural drawings. Carpet shall
be glued along all edges next to walls, in a 10 cm width using a rubber based
glue recommended by carpet manufacturer.
2.3 BASEBOARDING

2.3.1 General

This Specification applies to the placing and laying of ceramic tiles, and the
gluing of carpet, as coverings of edges of walls next to floor. Baseboards shall
be applied in accordance with the schedules for the finishing works given on
drawings or specified elsewhere or as directed by the Engineer.

The works shall comprise the provision of labour and equipment, the supply of
materialsts, including off-loading and storing on Site.

2.3.2 Material

Ceramic tile for baseboards shall fulfil all the requirements stated above for
ceramic tiles for floors and walls. Tiles for baseboards shall be prepared from
machine cutting of whole units of ceramic tile.

Carpet baseboards shall be made from carpet of the same quality and color of
that placed at adjacent floor

2.3.3 Execution of Work

Ceramic tile baseboards shall be laid to drywall surface using an appropriate

mortar, recommended by ceramic tile manufacturer.

Carpet baseboards shall be glued to drywall surfaces using an appropriate

rubber based glue, according to recommendations of carpet manufacturer.

3.0 CARPENTRY & JOINERY

3.1 GENERAL

These regulations shall apply to doors and closet parts in which Carpentry and
Joinery will be used, according to drawings details.
All services shall comprise labor, equipment and the supply of the appurtenant
materials and structural components including transport, loading, off-loading
and storage at the Site, unless otherwise specified.

3.2 MATERIALS
All wood materials to be supplied erected or installed at Work shall be new and
unused. They shall be suitable for their intended purpose and appropriately
match to each other.
Timber and other wood material shall be straight, sound, bright, of mature
growth, well seasoned and conditioned to suit the particular purpose, for which
it is to be used. The material shall be cleanly sawn, square edged, and free
from injurious shakes, splits, warps, wanes and knots, soft spots and rot,
incipient decay and all other defects.
 The minimum requirements for the defect free timber shall be as follow:
 Defects due to conversion, the timber shall have no chip mark, no diagonal
grain etc
 Defects due to fungi, the timber shall be free from blue stain, brown rot, dry
rot, heart rot, sap strain, wet rot, white rot
 Defects due to seasoning, the timber shall not possess the defects due to
seasoning like case hardening, bow, honey combing, warp, twist, split,
collapse, cup etc.
The moisture content of timber assemblies when leaving the manufacturer's
works shall be as 8 to 12 %.
Plywood and wood chipboards, all surfaces to be veneered or seal coated shall
be adequately closed.

3.2.1 Requirements for Doors

Unless specified elsewhere, the frames, architrave, etc., of doors shall be of
well-seasoned wood free of knots, fissures, and decay.
Interior doors shall be double plywood plated.
Exterior doors shall be plywood plated at interior surfaces and melamine
coated board plated at exterior surfaces.
The fittings and fixtures like hinges, hooks, anchors, locks, handles, key plates,
doorstops, etc., shall be of best quality and manufacture. Except for hinges,
which shall be of heavy pattern of steel or brass, all other fixtures shall be of
anodized light metal.

3.2.2 Wood Preservatives

Wood preservatives shall be of an officially approved type.
Where subsequent painting of the timbers is proposed, the wood preservative
shall be compatible with the paint. In interior applications, the wood preservative
shall be odorless.

Minimum requirement for preservative shall be as mentioned below:

 It shall be durable and shall not be affected by light, heat etc,
 It shall be non inflammable,
 Shall be free from unpleasant smell,
 Shall not affect the strength character of the timber,
 Shall offer high resistant to moisture and dampness,
 Shall have penetrating power into wood fibres 6 to 25 mm
 Shall not be easily washable by water,
 Shall be non toxic.

3.2.3 Hardware
All hardware for doors shall meet the following requirements and match under
each other. Only heavy solid hardware of non- corroding materials will be
accepted (stainless steel).
Each door leaf shall be furnished as follows:
 3 hinges 100 mm high.
 1 mortized heavy doorlock with profile cylinder for master-key system, back-
sets 65 mm;
  2 stainless steel lever handles of 125 mm;
 2 stainless steel door handle plates or roses;

3.3 Execution of Work

3.3.1 General
Prior to the start of the works, the Contractor shall verify that all conditions are
suitable for the timely and effective carrying out of his work. The Contractor
shall verify that such conditions as the following do not exist:

 Undue humidity of the structure,

 Inadequate painting or finishing of the structural components intended to be
installed,
 lack of provisions for fixing the structural components to and sealing them
against the respective part or parts of the structure.
The timber dimensions specified in the Drawings shall apply to the finished
timber.

3.3.2 Doors and Gates

For framing timbers only core shall be used (not sapwood).
The frame timbers shall be jointed by mortise and tenon or by doweling.
Casings on doors shall at the corners be butted or mitred by mortise and tenon
or scarfed or dowelled and glued, unless a specific connection is required.
The total thickness of the door shall be approximately 45 mm.
The joint between door frame and wall shall be filled with mineral wool and
sealed with elastic sealing compound and covered on both sides with solid
wooden fillets.
The space between door construction and concrete/masonry wall shall be filled
with rock-wool. The abutting joint between frame and wall shall be covered with
solid wooden fillets on each side. To the outside the joint shall be sealed with
permanent elastic material in accordance with the Manufacturer's instructions.
Protection screening consisting of a separate wood-frame with a plastic screen
to be mounted removable on to the window with clips and angle fillers at
exterior in front of all mavable wings as shown in detail drawings.

4. PAINTING

4.1 General
All painting and surface protection works shall be performed as specified
'hereunder.
Painting and related works shall be performed by experienced and qualified
professionals, capable of applying paints and/or coating in accordance with
general practice and recognized standards, the paint manufacturer's
instructions and in accordance with the present specifications.
The quality of paint shall meet the stipulated requirements of the site and the
specifications hereunder.
 All services shall include labor, tools and equipment, and the supply of materials
and building components necessary thereto, including unloading and storage on
the site, if nothing contrary is stipulated in the Specifications.
All necessary precautions shall be taken to protect personnel and property from
hazards due to falls, toxic fumes, explosion or other harmful effects.

4.2 Materials
Paint materials and their components, e.g. paints, filling, pigments, cements,
metallic coating materials shall comply with the standard quality and
specification, any special permit conditions and official regulations. Officially
approved but unstandardized material and components shall comply with the
prevailing conditions and require the Engineer's approval for application.
All pigmented paints and primers shall be delivered to site in sealed containers
packaged by the manufacturer.

4.3 Execution of Work

4.3.1 General
Materials, which are subject to working instructions, shall be treated and applied
according to these instructions.
If not otherwise specified, the method of applying and performing of paint
systems shall be as follows:
Paint systems may be applied manually or by machines, unless a particular
method of execution has been stipulated in the specifications.
Primer protective coatings shall be applied on woodwork according to
manufacturers' instruction. If several coats are required, the preceding coat
shall be dry. This does not apply for wet-on-wet techniques, if so specified or
permitted by the manufacturer.
Drying periods prescribed by the manufacture shall be observed, for open
surfaces, as well as for edges or irregular surfaces. All edges at doors,
windows, skirtings, sockets, etc., shall be of sharp and straight line.

4.3.2 Verification of Painting Surface

Prior to the start of painting, the Contractor shall verify that all conditions are
suitable for the timely and effective carrying out of his work. Where unsuitable
conditions are found, they shall be reported in writing to the Engineer and under
the Engineer's direction be immediately adjusted. In particular.the Contractor
shall verify that the following conditions do not exist:

For paint on drywall:

 The base not being appropriate for the bond of material

 Mineral base or surface with too high moisture
 Lime plaster surfaces of insufficiently slaked lime
 Efflorescence
 Fresh lime rendering as bases for outdoor coatings of latex-, oil- or gloss-paint
  Rendering of gypsum of too low strength overworked gypsum rendering on the
top

For Paint on Wood

 Damp woodwork (content of moisture in the wood), measured at several

locations at least 5 mm deep, may not exceed 12%.
 Wood infected by blueing, putrefaction or beetles abundance of wood resin,
particularly for shaded outdoor paints
 split timber or such with knots unsuitable timber construction
 prime coats which are not appropriate for or compatible with the succeeding,
paint coat
 Untreated surfaces which cannot be protected by coatings, such as window or
doorframes, form works and linings, open gaps, beads and the like
 Poorly bonded prime coats surfaces which are too rough porous surfaces and
cracks
 For paint on steel or metal
 Corroded and contaminated metal components
 Rolling stains
 Cinder under welding residues
 Slack spots at connecting parts and connections
 Surfaces which have rusted through.

4.3.3 General Preparation of Surfaces

Dry wall surfaces shall, prior to commencing painting operations, be prepared
using applicable methods to obtain suitable conditions. The surfaces shall be
dry and free from oil, grease, powdery friable and where necessary be washed
with brush and water.
If, for obtaining smooth and even surfaces additional application of a filler or
primer is required, this shall be done without any extra payment.

4.3.4 Indoor/Outdoor Painting on Drywall

This type of painting shall be of 2 coats of synthetic latex based, weather

resistant paint.

4.3.5 Painting and Protection Systems of Wooden Surfaces

Old paint shall be removed from the surfaces and smoothed down with abrasive
paper. If machine sanding is involved, a sanding sealer to bind the fibres shall
be applied. The surfaces shall be dry and free from dust.

Indoors Varnishing of Wooden Surfaces

 1 coat of linseed oil or equivalent

 Sanding
  2 coats of colorless, lusterless, respectively high or flat gloss varnish.

Indoors Varnishing of Plywood and Veneer

 1 coat of linseed oil or equivalent

 Sanding
 1 coat of oil paint
 1 coat of colorless, lusterless, respectively high or flat gloss varnish.

5. GLAZING

5.1 GeneralL
Work under this chapter includes furnishing all plant, labor, materials,
equipment and installation of all glass and glazing as indicated on the drawings
and specified.

5.2 Material
Any glass thickness specified shall be deemed as the minimum thickness within
the allowable tolerance, unless another glass thickness is specified.
If requested, the Contractor shall furnish samples and state the names of the
suppliers of materials and structural components.
All window glass shall be of best standard commercial glazing grade with
thicknes as indicated in detail drawings.

5.3 Execution of Work

The clearance between the pane and the base of the glass rebate shall be
about a third of the depth of the glass rebate.
The glass panes shall be clamped tight in such a way that uniform distribution of
the weight of the panes is achieved, which in turn will prevent detrimental twist
without affecting the ease of movement of the window and door leaves. The
edges of the glass panes shall not touch the frame at any point.
Clear glazings already installed during construction shall be marked with white
washable paint in order to keep them visible.
Upon completion of the work, and before handing over, all glass shall be
properly cleaned, internally and externally, and any broken or cracked panes cut
out and replaced by new ones.

6. METALLIC CARPENTRY
Windows shall be made from commercial aluminum shapes, according to details
shown to drawings

Visible separation shall not be accepted at the union of metallic profiles. In a way
that they are in a same carpentry unit.