Specification for Masonary Work: Bricks work using common burnt clay building bricks having crushing strength

h not less than 35kg/cm Material Specification: Proportion mix of cement mortar: Cement and sand shall be mixed to be specified proportion. Sand being measured by measuring boxes. The proportion of cement will be by volume on the basis of 50 kg / bag cement being equal to 0.0342 m3. The mortar may be used hand mixed or machine mixed. Preparation of mortar: In hand mixed mortar cement and sand in the specified proportions shall be thoroughly mixed dry on a clean impervious platform by turning over at least 3-times or more till homogeneous mix of uniform colour is obtained. While mixing the water shall be gradually added and thoroughly mixed to form a stiff plastic mass of uniform colour so, that each particles of sand shall be completely covered with a film of wet cement. The mortar so, prepared shall be used within 30 minute of adding water. Only such quantity of mortar shall be prepared as can be used within 30 minute. Wetting of bricks: The bricks required for masonary shall be thoroughly wetted with clean water about two hours before use or as directed. The cessation of bubbles, when the bricks are wetted with water is an indication of through wetting of bricks. Laying: Bricks shall be laid in English bond.

Half or cut bricks shall not be used except where necessary to complete bond or closer. Closers in such case shall be cut to required size and used near the ends of walls.

A layer of mortar spread on full width for suitable length of the lower course. Each brick shall first be properly bedded and set home by gently tapping with handle or trowel or wooden mallet. Each side faces shall be flushed with mortar before the next brick is laid and pressed against it on completion of course. The vertical joints shall be fully filled from the top with mortar. The walls shall be taken up truly in plumb. All courses shall be laid truly horizontal and vertical joints in alternate course shall be truly vertical. All vertical joints in alternate course shall generally be directed one over the other. The thickness of brick course shall be kept uniform.

The bricks shall be laid with frog upwards. A set of tools comprising of wooden straight edges, masons spirit level, square half meter rub, and pins, string and plumb shall be kept on site of work for frequent checking during progress of work.

Both the faces of walls of thickness greater than 23 cm. shall be kept in proper place. All the connected brick work shall be kept not more than one meter over the rest of the work. Where this is not possible, the work shall be raked back according to bond at an angle not steeper than 45.

All fixtures, pipes, out lets of water, holdfast of doors and windows etc. which are not required to be built in wall shall be embedded in cement mortar. Joints:

Brick shall be so laid that all joints are quite flush with mortar. Thickness of joints shall not exceed 12mm. The face joints shall be racked out as

directed by taking tools daily during the progress of work, when the mortar is still green so, as to provide key for plaster or pointing to done. The face of brick shall be cleaned the day on which the brick work is laid and all mortar dropping removed. Curing : Green work shall be protected from rain suitably masonary work shall be kept moist on all the faces for a period of 7-days. The top of masonary work shall be kept well wetted at the close of the day. Mode of measurements and Payments: No deduction shall be made from quantity of brick items : Opening not exceeding 1000 sq.m Drainage holes and recesses for c.c blocks to embedded hold fast for door and windows etc. Forming chases of section not exceeding 350 sq.m in masonary The rate shall be for a unit of one cubic meter. The rate shall be for a unit of one sq.m for half brick partition wall. work of following