RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management

Subject: Construction Management

Course work-

Project Title – Masonry and Plastering works in Construction

Student name – Kevinkumar D. Savaliya (191AIG026)

E-mail – Kevinsavaliya2@gmail.com

Proff. Girts Zarins

STATEMENTOF WORK FOR PLASTERING WORKS
1. SCOPE/PURPOSE
This procedure covers the methodology to be followed for carrying out plastering in line
with the approved technical specifications.

2. REFERENCES
a. BS EN 998-1:2010 - Specification for mortar for masonry. Rendering mortar
b. General Technical specification

3. RESPONSIBILITY
 SITE MANAGER

The site manager will provide inputs to the project execution plan to ensure that lifting strategies
& philosophy are addressed. And is responsible for the overall management of the project
construction team to ensure that safe and effective operations are conducted and properly
documented.

 EQUIPMENT MANAGER/MECHANICAL

The equipment manager will be responsible for the transporting equipments availability and
good order.

 SITE ENGINEER

Shall report to Site Manager, Shall be responsible for planning, execution and implementation of
all site activities related to this procedure.

 SITE SUPERVISOR/MASON FOREMAN

Shall report to Site Engineer.

Shall be responsible for execution of construction activity.
Shall also prepare daily site construction records.

 QC ENGINEER

Shall report to site Engineer

Shall be responsible for attending all Inspection Stages as required by Inspection test Plan.
Shall be responsible of performing all checks and shall prepare necessary Inspection Reports.
  HSE OFFICER

Shall report to Site Manager and shall be responsible for overall control and inspection of HSE
issues.

4. MATERIALS
a. Cement
b. Sand
c. Water
d. Chicken mesh
e. Water proofing compounds.

5. SAFETY REQUIRMENT SAFETY IN PLASTERING

a. Use double scaffolding always and ensure the scaffolding is adequately braced with the
permanent structure, for working in heights.
b. Ensure the workers use safety appliances like safety belts in height, helmets, safety
goggles while carrying out chipping etc while carrying out plastering and pointing in
heights.
c. Ensure the working area is kept clean for easy access and protect edges of opening by
barricading etc while working.
d. Ensure the area of working is well lighted (provided with lights) so that work area is
easily accessed and moved around safely by workers.
e. Inspect the scaffolding before starting work.
f. Access platform/working platform double hand railing to be provided.
g. Proper illumination to be provided during the work, if required.
h. Educate the workmen through pep-talk meeting.

Note: Furthermore the safety matters shall comply to Health and Safety Plan

6. EQUIPMENTS
a. Corner trowels
b. Spirit level
c. Scraper
d. Claw hammer
e. Float
f. Nail
g. Grinder for block cutting
h. Scaffolding platform
i. Electric drills
j. Trowels and hand tools
k. Spade
 l. Wheel barrow
m. 3m long aluminum straight edge
n. Mason square
o. Measuring tape

7. DEPLOYMENT OF LABOUR

As per the requirement and the direction of Project Manager.

8. IMPLEMENTATION/PROCEDURE
8.1 Preparatory Works (Before Taking up Plastering): Work Preparation.
(a) Complete all internal / external works like
i. Filler walls in structural frame work
ii. Fixing frames of doors, windows and ventilators
iii. RCC pre-cast jali works,
iv. Fixing and concealing all kinds of pipes (getting concealed in the walls)
v. Complete all pipelines works to their final positions and levels for Water supply lines,
Sewer pipelines, Telephone conduits, Electrical conduits, TV Antenna lines & piping
work for other services if any coming on wall surfaces to be completed with their hood
covers fixed and finished to the final surface level of the walls / ceilings.
vi. All lightning protection like earthing to be completed.
8.2 Surface Preparation:
(b) Do prepare the surface to be plastered by
 Clearing all dirt and loose matter
 Chipping and clearing of mortar dropping.
 Chipping and clearing of unevenness in the masonry, concrete works in ceiling and
walls of rooms.
 Chipping and clearing the debris in areas of skirting and dado after marking the cutoff
levels clearly.
 Raking out joints if necessary for proper keying
(c) For concrete surfaces:
Prepare the surface of concrete members by
 Hacking at close intervals (50 to 70 mm center to center) with bush hammer or with
a chisel and hammer and then wash it thoroughly with water. This will roughen up
the concrete surfaces and ensure a good bond is provided for the plaster.
 Fresh concrete surfaces are to be roughened with a heavy wire brush or a special
scouring tool.
Note: Form work for concrete meant to receive plaster, should preferably not be given any oil
coating, as these are likely to remain on the concrete, interfering with bonding of the plaster.
Care must be taken to remove the oil coating, before plaster is applied.

(d) For Brick / Block Masonry Surfaces:

 The surface should be hard, rough and clean. The joints should be raked 10mm deep
and splashed with water. It may be desirable to rough the surface with pick or a similar
tool, if the surface of stone in stone masonry is smooth, splash with water, allow to dry
before Plastering is taken up.
 Fix in position button marks at a spacing not more than one length of the straight edge
(viz 1.2m or 1.5m as the case may be for the entire surface to be plastered). Check
thoroughly all button marks for the thickness whether it is as per specification. In case
the thickness is more, do carry out the making up coat well in advance and scratch the
surface rough to receive plaster. Similarly when thickness is less, do carry out
chipping where required, so that minimum thickness of plaster is available at all
places.
 Fix in position all plastering accessories like
 Chicken wire mesh in joints.
 Edge guards, edge stoppers, corner angles, corner beads etc,
 Panel dividers, pattern marking on the wall / ceiling surfaces.
 Fix erect scaffolding system in advance so that it can be used for survey work, surface
preparation, carrying out plastering, curing.
 Light the area well in advance.
(e) work method for plastering Mortar Preparation
 If mortar is to be prepared manually, the mortar for plastering has to be prepared on a firm,
neatly finished platform surface or on metal sheets only. A small capacity mechanical
mortar mixer can also be used.
 The sand has to be sieved for proper gradation.
 The sand has to be washed to remove impurities like mud, if required, and sufficiently
dried before plastering work is taken up.
 In case wet sand is to be used, check for quantity of water in mortar and allow for bulkage
of sand while mixing to get consistency of mortar.
 For stucco plastering, aggregate to be thoroughly washed sieved, handpicked to remove
unwanted coloured aggregates, flaky particles, which when used will spoil the quality of
plaster.
 Prepare the mortar in clear area in proportion as specified.
 Mix mortar in a number of batches, a batch being the quantity (or volume of mortar), which
can be consumed with in next 2 hours.
 Add water to the dry mix of sand and binder (not other wise).
  If specified in the contract, do add the admixture to the mixed mortar and mix again
thoroughly.
 Mix proportion required is 1:4.
8.3 Plastering:

The work procedure shall be:

1) Wet the surface to receive plaster one hour before, so that while starting plastering, the
surface is skin dry.
2) Ceiling plaster shall be completed before commencement of wall plaster.
3) Plastering shall be started from the top and worked downwards to the floor
4) Throw the mortar for an area coverable by the straight edge, both vertically and horizontally
in one stretch.
5) Level the surface using the straight edge.
6) Float the surface and finish as per specification.
7) Repeat this operation for the entire area in stages.
8) While proceeding with the work, do float and finish the joints in I stage and then in
subsequent stages properly. This is to ensure the stages, in plastering work, is not apparently
visible.
9) Intermittently do check the surface for plumb, line and level and make up all deficiencies.
10) Provide 15 mm thick single coat plaster in internal and external surfaces of concrete and
masonry wall in as specified.

 Trueness of plastered surface when checked with the straight edge of 2 mts length shall
not be greater than 4mm at any place.

9 QUALITY CONTROL
9.1 important quality control measures to be observed
i. Check thoroughly before and immediately after plastering, the line and levels.
ii. Check thoroughly before and immediately after plastering, the surface areas for
unevenness, surface blemishes etc so that all rectification (if required) can be carried out
with in the final setting time, with out much additional costs.
iii. Clean the floor area where plastering is to be taken up, to ensure plastering remains to
quality (without dust settling on wet surface).
iv. Cure the plastering well for required number of days.
v. Restrict the access to area where plastering is complete (This will ensure better
protection of edges, corners, angles etc).
vi. Finish the plaster touch up works near the skirting, after skirting and dado works are
completed. Also Do ensure a neat work is done.
 vii. Ensure all touch ups are done neatly after pre-cast slabs are embedded in position,
working platforms are inserted in position, and sanitary fixtures are fitted (merging the
surfaces being touched up with original surfaces).
viii. While stopping the work for the day, do ensure the surface end line is cut inclined at 45
degrees or 60 degrees. When starting the work next day, join the new plastering and old
plastering with neat workmanship (so that the joint is not showing up badly).
ix. Stop the work preferably in corners, jambs, stoppers or at grooves etc. This will avoid
cracks at joints. Do ensure these joints are finished neatly.
x. Round the edges than to keep sharp 90 degree edges (pencil round namely a small
curvature of less than 5mm radius). Similarly at the junction of ceiling to wall, Do round
off the junction.

9.2 Avoid the following to ensure quality:

 Do not allow mortar mixing on unclean area, with out a platform and in large quantities.
 Do not allow usage of partially set mortar.
 Do not allow of free sprinkling of dry cement in the mortar or on the surface being
plastered, as this may cause uneven shrinkage and lead to development of shrinkage
cracks.
 Do not mix different bands of cement in same room / same area as this will show colour
difference (till plastered surface are covered with some other finish).
 Do not allow any breaking or chipping open the plastered areas, for laying pipes etc once
plastering is completed
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE FOR MASONRY AND
PLASTER WORK
PROJECT – RAJHANS TRANSPORT NAGAR

ADDRESS – RAJHANS TRANSPORT NAGAR, KADODARA, AHMEDABAD-MUMBAI

NATIONAL HIGH WAY , SURAT, GUJARAT, INDIA - 394325

QUANTY OF WORK – 5000 SQ. MT.

PROJECT COST – 25,00,000 INR

PROJECT DURATION

START DATE – 01/10/2018

END DATE – 15/12/2018

MASONRY WORK/ PLASTERWORK

MASONRY
PLASTER WORK
WORK

HATCHING TO
CLEANING OF PLACING WATERING TO
WALL/ BEAM
SURFACE CEMENT PESTE WALL
COMPONENET

INSTALLATION
FIRST COAT SECOND COAT
OF BRICKS UP
PLASTER PLASTER
TO 1.5 METRE
MANAGEMENT CHART

PROJECT
MANAGER

SENIOR PLANNING QUALITY

ENGINEER ENGINEER ENGINEER

JUNIOR SENIOR
ENGINEER SUPERVISOR

JUNIOR
SUPERVISOR

RELEVENT RISK FOR PLASTER / MASONRY WORK.

There are many variations and risks in construction work and the risk is getting increased in
accordance of big scale, variation and complexity for the construction work. If the process
management is not planned thoroughly, it affects the construction period. . The delay of
construction period causes the increase of project budget and low productivity and it is the cause
of poor construction for recovering the long-term suspension of construction in construction
work. There are various problems such as low quality, negligent accidents, etc. Especially, the
delay of finishing work can be fatal before the completion of construction. It is study on analysis
of the influence factor for delay of construction period and how to apply in real work site in
finishing work. It is regarded that this study will lead to thorough process movement in work site
and critical data.
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION CAUSE

Masonry Work Shortage Of Labor Plan

Plaster Work Interference Of Other Types Of Construction
Wrong Construction Plan For Other Type Of
Work
Wrong Construction Due To Discordance Of
Drawing
Shortage Of Skilled Labor
Seasonal Problem
Weak Quality Of Bricks/Cement
Due To Lack Of Material
Due To Unavailability Plan
Due To Strike Of Labor