IS 1200

Methods of Measurement of Building and Civil

Engineering works
Part 13 - White Washing, Colour Washing,
Distempering and Painting of Building
Surfaces
 This standard covers the
methods of measurement of

• White washing
Scope
• Colour washing

• Distempering

• Painting of building
surfaces
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 • On the basis of detailed description of
item, they can be clubbed together

• Order of dimension have to be

consistent and generally in sequence of
length, breadth and height

General Rules • Description of item includes

conveyance, delivery, handling,
unloading, storing, waste, return of
packing, necessary scaffolding ,
protective cover and cleaning strains
from floors, walls, glass panes, etc.

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 • Materials and workmanship for any item
of work have to be fully described in
bill of quantities

• Number of coats of decorative

treatment shall fully described for each
case.

General Rules • Brooming down, steel wire brushing,

scrapping wash and rubbing down –
which are known as preparatory works;
have to be described and included in
main items for both newly and old
treated surface

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 • Whitewash, Colour wash

• Non washable distemper

• Washable Distemper

Items that • Waterproof paint

• Chalk whiting to cloth or hessian

have to surface

measured • Linseed oil and cement to steel and iron

work

sperately • Cement slurry wash

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 • Priming and alkali neutralizing
treatment

• Scrapping of surface

• Washing surface spoilt by smoke soot

Items that • Removal of oil and grease spots

have to • Treatment for disinfection with

efflorescence

measured • Work on wall, ceilings and sloping roofs

sperately • Work on old treated surface

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 All works shall be measured net in square
meters as given below:

Measurement • Dimensions shall be measured to

nearest 0.01 m

• Area of individual items shall be

worked out to the nearest 0.01 m2

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 • For ends of joists, beams and posts
where opening is not exceeding 0.5 m2
Deductions of in area no deductions have to be
made

openings for • For reveals, jambs, soffits, sills where

area of opening is not exceeding 0.5
area not m2 no addition shall be made

exceeding 0.5 m2
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 • When both faces of walls are provided
with the same finish, deduction shall
be made for one face only.

Deductions of
• When both the faces are provided
with different finish, deduction shall
be made from that face where width
openings for is less. If width is same 50% of area of
opening is to be deducted from area

area exceeding
of finish

• When only one face is treated and

0.5 m2 but not width is less than untreated face then
deduction is made of treated face.

exceeding 3 m2
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 • When only one face is treated and
width is more than untreated face

Deductions of
then neither deduction of opening nor
the addition is made

openings for • If width of door frame is greater than

the thickness of wall full deduction is

area exceeding
made

0.5 m2 but not

exceeding 3 m2
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 • In case of openings of areas above 3
m2 deductions shall be made for
openings but jambs, soffits and reveals
shall be measured

• Attachments like casing, conduits,

Deductions of pipes, electric wirings, etc. – no
deductions shall be made

openings

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 • Corrugated surface shall be measured
flat

• Quantities so measured shall be

increased by following percentages

Painting on
Corrugated steel sheets 14%

Corrugated asbestos 20%

cement sheets

corrugated Semi-corrugated 10%

surface
asbestos cement
sheets
Nainital pattern roofs 10%
Nainital pattern roofs 25%
corrugated sheets

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 • Areas of uneven surfaces can be
converted into equivalent plain areas
by increasing the areas as under
External walls of plain 20%
brickwork faced
with recessed, raised or

Painting on weather stuck

pointing

uneven surfaces
Sand face plaster with 50%
up to 4 rom size
Rough cast plaster with 100%
stone aggregate
up to 10 mm
Pebble dash finish 275%
beyond 10 mm
Sponge finished plaster 25%
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Example

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 Thank you!
Prepared By
1. Aniruddha Chakraborty P2270107
2. Harsh Gala P2270108
3. Neeraj Deodhar P2270109

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