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LOCATION :
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SPECIFICATIONS
INTRODUCTION
This set of Specifications shall govern the methods of construction and the kinds
of materials to be used for the proposed building shown in the plans and the detail
drawings.
The plans, detail drawings and these Specifications shall be considered as
complementing each other, so what is mentioned or shown in one, although not
mentioned or shown in the other, shall be considered appearing on both. In case of
conflict between the two, the same should be referred to the designing
Architect/Engineer for resolution.

GENERAL CONDITION

All parts of the construction shall be finished with first class workmanship to the
fullest talent and meaning of the plans and these Specifications, and to the entire
satisfaction of the Architect/Engineer and the owner.
The construction shall conform to all the requirements of the National Building
code, as long as the local rules and regulations of the
CLEARING THE SITE

The building site shall be leveled according to the plans and cleared of rubbish,
roots, and other perishable and objectionable materials to a suitable sub grade.
All such unsuitable materials shall be removed from the building site and spread
uniformly over the areas adjacent to the proposed building, or otherwise disposed of as
may be directed by the Architect/Engineer in charge of construction.

STAKING OUT THE BUILDING LINES

The building lines shall be staked out and all the lines and grades shown in the
drawing established before any excavation is started. Batter boards and reference marks
shall be erected at such places where they will not disturb during the excavation of the
building.

EXCAVATION

All excavations shall be made to grade indicated in the drawings. Where the
building site is covered with any kind of fill, the excavation for footings should be made
deeper until the stratum for safe bearing capacity of the soil is reached.
FRAMES

All wood frames for doors, cabinets, and closets shall be done as much as possible,
with carefully fitted mortise and tenon joints. All door frames to be installed on concrete
hollow blocks and other masonry walls shall be anchored with the 10mm diameter steel
bars all around the contact surfaces, and all such contact surfaces shall first be painted
with wood preservative before the frames are installed in place.
All unexposed lumber such as post wall studs, etc. shall likewise be treated with
wood preservatives, after they have been installed in place.

ROOFING

The roof shall be covered with GA 26 Corrugated GI sheets.

Ridge and valley rolls shall be GA 26 Plain GI sheets.
Gutter shall be a GA plain GI sheet.

All roofing sheets adjacent to concrete hollow block and other masonry walls,
shall be provided with Gauge No. 26 plain GI flashing to extend up to the top and over to
the other side of the wall. All rivers shall be place at the top of the corrugations of the
roofing sheets to prevent water from standing around the rivets.

ELECTRICAL WORKS

The electrical installation shall be done with the approved plans and under the
direct supervision and control of a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer or Master
Electrician.
All electric works and materials shall conform to the provisions of the latest
edition of the Philippine or National Code.
The type of electrical services to be supplied to the building shall 220 Volts, AC,
single phase.
There shall be only one service drop from
The spare circuit shall be provided with an empty PVC pipe, size 19mm diameter
that should extend at least 300 mm above the ceiling line. The grounding wires shall be
identified and all wires shall be colored-coded for easy identification.
The panel board shall be provided with a circuit directory.

PLUMBING WORKS

All plumbing works for this project shall be done in accordance with the approved
plans and under the direct supervision and control of a licensed Sanitary Engineer or
Master Plumber.
The Plumbing installation shall conform to the provisions of the National Plumbing
Code and the rules and regulations enforced in the locality.
Where a sanitary sewer system of sewage disposal is not in operation in the
locality, a standard septic vault shall be constructed as shown in the drawings.

DOORS AND WINDOWS

Doors and doorframes shall conform to the sizes, designs, and kind of materials
shown in the details of doors or as per the bill of materials.
Windows shall conform to the sizes shown in the plans.
BACKFILLS

After concrete for foundations is hard enough to withstand pressure resulting

from fills, the materials removed from excavations shall be used for backfill around them.
Backfills and fills shall be placed in layers not exceeding 150mm in thickness, and
each layer shall be thoroughly compacted by wetting, tamping and rolling.

CONCRETE WORKS

All concrete shall be mixed thoroughly until there is a uniform distribution of the
cement and aggregates, and should be deposited as nearly as practicable in its final
position, care being taken to void segregation of the aggregates.
Water to be used for mixing concrete shall be clean and free from injurious
amount of oil, acids, alkalis, salt and other organic materials.

PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE

All concrete works shall be done in accordance with the standard specifications for
plain and reinforced concrete as adopted by the Government. Cement to be used shall be
Portland cement. Alternative cements so selected must meet the requirements of
Portland cements, and approved by the Architect or Engineer in charge of construction.
The following proportions of concrete mixtures shall be used for the various parts
of the building:

Columns and Footings - Class A

Reinforced Conc. Beams - Class A
Septic Vault - Class A
CHB Mortar - Class A

FORMS FOR CONCRETE WORKS

All forms for concrete works shall be properly braced or tied together so as to
maintain the correct position and shapes of the concrete members. Forms shall be
constructed sufficiently tight to prevent bulging and seepage of water.
Forms shall not be removed until the concrete has attained sufficient strength to
support its own weight and any loads that may be placed on it. Side forms of beams and
girders may be removed earlier than the bottom forms but additional post or shoring
must be placed under the beams or girders until they have attained their strength.

CONCRETE SLAB ON FILL

Concrete slab on fill shall be poured on a gravel bed of not less than 100mm thick.
Each concrete slab course to be poured shall not be more than one meter wide, and each
course shall pour alternately to the indicated floor finished.

STEEL REINFORCING BARS

All steel reinforcing bars to be used in this construction shall consist of round
deformed bars with lugs or projections on their sides to provide a greater bond between
the concrete and the steel.
 All steel reinforcing bars shall be accurately placed and secured against
displacement by tying them together at each bar intersection with Gauge No. 16 GI wire.
The steel bars shall indicated for footings, columns, slabs, beams, girders, and
other concrete members shall conform to the number, size and spacing as indicated in
the drawings or schedule of reinforcements.
No metal reinforcement shall be installed in place unless it is free rust, scale, or
other coatings, which will destroy or reduce the bond with concrete.

CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS

The concrete hollow block walls shall be laid, and the cells filled with cement
mortar consisting of 1 part Portland cement and 3 parts san by volume. They shall be
reinforced with round deformed bars, 10mm diameter, spaced not more than 0.80m on
centers, both ways.
All exposed surfaces of concrete hollow block walls shall be finished with Acrylic
Gloss Latex Paint.

TILE WALL AND FLOOR FINISHES

The toilet and bathroom floors shall be finished with unglazed mosaic tiles.
The walls of the toilets, bathrooms, top of kitchen cabinets, and their adjacent
walls shall be wanes coated with 4”x4” glazed tiles.
Interior and exterior corners of tiled floors and walls shall be provided with the
necessary tile moldings.
All tiles for floor, walls and moldings shall be free from laminations, serrated
edges, chipped off corners and other defects, which would adversely affect their
appearance and strength. All joints between tiles and moldings shall be a mixture of 1
part cement and 2 parts sand by volume.
LUMBER

Lumber to be used in this project shall be well seasoned, thoroughly dry, and free
from loose or unsound knots, shakes or other imperfections impairing their strength or
appearances.

METAL

The work includes the furnishing, fabrication, erection or installation of structural

steel roof framing and miscellaneous metal work in accordance with this specification and
as shown in the drawings.
The latest edition of the following specifications and standards referred to
hereinafter by basic designation only, shall form part of this specification:

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

A361A36M Specification for Structural Steel
A53 Steel Pipe Zinc Coated Welded and Seamless Black and Hot-Dip
A307 Bolts and Studs, 60,000 psi Tensile strength
A325 Standard specification, high strength bolts for joints
A570 Hot-rolled carbon steel sheet and strip, Structural Quality
A611 Steel, Cold-rolled steel, carbon, Structural Quality
AWS American Welding Society
DI. 1 Structural Welding Code
American Institute of Steel Construction, Specification for the Design, Fabrication,
Erection of Structural Steel for Buildings
American Iron Steel Institute, Specification for the Design of Light Gage Cold-formed Steel
Structural Members

STORM DRAINAGE

All downspouts from the roof gutters shall end in concrete catch basins to be
connected together with drainage pipes leading to the street gutter fronting the building.

PAINTING

Before any painting is done, all surfaces shall be cleaned, smoothed, and freed
from dust, dirt, grease, mortar, rust and other foreign substances and all parts where
paint be spread evenly and carefully.
No painting shall be done on outside work in extremely cold, frosty, foggy, or
damp weather. Painting to be done in cold weather should be performed when the
temperature is above 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
All paint and paint materials shall be delivered to the building site in unbroken
packages.