PREPARED BY:

SUHAILA ALI
LESSON OUTCOME

CO1: Ability to measure and prepare draft

bills for Element Internal Wall and Element
External Wall
PRINCIPLE OF MEASUREMENT

TYPICAL ITEM:
1) STIFFENER
2) BRICKWALL
3) DAMP PROOF COURSE
STIFFENER

Function – to strengthen the wall – only for half

B thick brickwork only.
Conditions-
1) Half B Thick brickwall – straight wall only
(exc. 3.00m length without opening.
2) Half B Thick brickwall – at
junction/intersection (no column)
STIFFENER

Two types:
1) Pre-cast Concrete Stiffener
2) Reinforced In situ Concrete
Stiffener
Stiffener is
placed every
3000mm
 STIFFENER
Pre-cast Concrete Stiffener
Unit = number (nr)
Clause F.17
Description SMM2= F.17.2
 Mix or strength requirements of the concrete
 Kind, quality and size of reinforcement
 Nature and extent of surface finish
 Jointing and bedding materials
 Method of fixing
Eg: 113mm x 113mm x_____ height pre cast concrete Grade 20
stiffener reinforced, with and including 4 number 10mm diameter mild
steel bars and 6mm diameter mild steel links at 150mm center to
center and bedded in cement and sand (1:3) mortar.
 STIFFENER
Reinforced In Situ Concrete Stiffener
Consist of 3 item:
i) Concrete – m3
ii) Formwork – m2
iii) Reinforcement ;
a) main bar – kg
b) Links - kg
 SECTION
PLAN

½ brick work in clay bricks - Internal

ELEVATION
 ELEMENT: INTERNAL WALL
TAKING OFF LIST

Item Descriptions Unit

1 Reinforced in situ concrete Stiffener
i) Concrete in stiffener M3
ii) Formwork to stiffener M2
iii) Reinforcement
a) main bars in stiffener Kg
b) Links in stiffener Kg

2 Half B Thick brickwall in common bricks m2

3 Half B Thick brickwall in clay bricks m2
4 113mm wide dpc m
QUERY LIST
ITEM QUERY LIST ASSUMPTIONS REMARKS
STIFFENER
BRICKWALL
 Half Brickwall in Common Bricks Ddt: Half Brickwall in Common Bricks

Lintel D6 (1nr)
2/B-C Len
& 3/B-C 3000
less
1 b/wall
1/2 /225 113
1/2 b/wall Len
1/2 /113 57 750
2830 Add
bearing
B1/1-2 Len 2/113 226
2700 976
less
1 b/wall Height
1/2 /225 113 150
1/2 b/wall
1/2 /113 57 Lintel D5 (2nr) Len
2,530 900
Add
Height bearing
3000 2/113 226
less 1,126
roof beam 300
2,700 Height
150

Half Brickwall in common Ddt: Half Brickwall in

bricks in cement and sand common bricks in cement
(1:6) mortar laid in stretcher and sand (1:6) ,a.b.d
bond with and including
brick reinforcement at every
fourth course, non-load 0.98 ( Lintel D6
0.15
(D6
2 2.83 2/B-C 0.75
2.70 & 3/B-C 2.10

2.53 B1/1-2 2 1.13 ( Lintel D5

2.70 0.15

2 0.90 (D5
2.10

0.13 (STIFFENER
2.70
* IF MORE THAN 1 Half brickwall in common
STOREY bricks in cement and sand
(1:6) mortar laid in Stretcher
bond , with and including
brick reinforcement at every
fourth course, non-load
bearing

Ground Floor

3.00 (B/1-4V
3.00

3.00 (C/1-4
3.00

1st Floor

3.00 (B/1-4
3.00

3.00 (C/1-4
3.00
DAMP PROOF COURSE
INTERNAL WALL
DAMP PROOF COURSE
 113 mm wide dpc Ddt: 113mm wide dpc

113mm wide horizontal

damp proof course of single
course hession based
bituminous felt to B.S. 743ref
A lappedn100mm at joints Ddt: 113mm wide
bedded in cement and sand horizontal damp proof
(1:3) mortar (measured net- course ,a.b.d
no allowance made for laps)

2 2/B-C
2.83 & 3/B-C
0.75 (D6
B1/1-2
2.53
0.30 (column

2 (D5
0.90

(STIFFENER
0.13