PROJECT: TWO-STOREY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

SITE: CATO. INFANTA, PANGASINAN

OWNER: EMILEE M. MESTICA

SPECIFICATION
GENERAL CONDITIONS:

All phases of the construction shall be finished with first class workmanship to the fullest intent and in
accordance with the plans and these specifications of the Architect and the Owner.

The construction shall conform to all the requirements of the National Building, as well as the rules and
regulation of the Municipality of Candelaria.
1.SITE CLEARING.
The contractor shall clear the building site of rubbish and other unsuitable materials. All such unsuitable
materials shall be removed from the site and disposed of as maybe directed by the Architect or Engineer.

2. STAKING OUT OF THE BUILDING LINES

The staking out of the building lines and grades shown on the drawing shall be established before any
excavation commence. Batter board and references marks shall be erected at such places they will not be
disturbed during the excavation of the building.

3. EXCAVATION WORK
All excavation shall be made to grade indicated on the drawing.Where the building site is covered with
anykind of fill the excavation of footings should be made deeper until the stratum of safe bearing
capacity of the soil is reached.

4BACKFILLING
After concreting of foundation is hard enough to withstand pressure resulting from fills,the materials
removed from excavation shall be used for back filing around them.

5.CONCRETE WORKS.
Concrete works shall include labor, materials, equipment and incidents required to complete ther work as
shown on the drawings and specified herein in accordance with the standard as adopted by the ACI Code,
All concrete shall be mixed thoroughly until a uniform distribution of cements and aggregates is achieved
and should be deposited as nearly as practicable in its final position, care being taken so as to prevent
rapid loss of moisture from the surface.

Water to be used shall be clean for mixing concrete and free from injurious amount of oil, alkalis, acidsm
slats and other organic matters.

Concrete slab on fill shall be 100mm thick and class C of mixture. The receiving bed shall properly
contracted of wetting and tampering of rolling. If tampering is applied, it shall be done in layers not
exceeding150mm thick. A top layer of gravel 50mm minimum thickness shall be compacted and shall be
form the immediate base on the concrete slab on fill.

The following proportion of concrete mixtures shall be used for various parts of the building, as follows:

Columns, footings, beams and slabs - Class A (1:2:4)

Concrete hollow blocks footings - Class B (1:2-1/2:5)
Concrete slab on fill - Class C (1:3:6)

The fine aggregates for concrete shall consist of natural sand, crushed stone quarry screening or inert
materials with similar characteristics, having clean, hard and durable grains, free from organic matter or
deleterious substances.

The coarse aggregates of concrete shall consist of crushed rock of durable and strong qualities of lean and
hard gravel free from foreign materials and dusts by adequate processing. Size of the coarse aggregates to
be used shall vary from 20mm to 40mm (3/4” to !-1/2”).,

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6. FORMS FOR CONCRETE WORKS
All forms for concrete works shall be properly braces or ties together so as to maintain sufficiently tight
to prevent bulging and seepage of water.
Forms shall not be remove until concrete has attained sufficient strength to support its own weight any
loads that maybe place on it. Side forms of beams and girders may be remove earlier than the bottom
forms by additional post or shoring must be place under the beams or girders until they attained their
required strength.

Time required for removal of forms

Floor slab - 14 days
Columns - 3 days
Sides of Beams - 7 days
Centering of beams - 14 days

7. STEEL REINFORCING BARS

All steel reinforcing bars to be used shall be new free from rust, scale or other coatings, consisting opf
round deformed bar with lugs or projection on their sides to provide greater bond between concrete and
steel reinforcement. All steel reinforcing bars shall be “PAG-ASA” or its approved equivalent. They shall
be accurately placed and secured against displacement by tying them together at each other intersection
with gauge no.16 G.I. wire.

The rebars shall conform to the latest edition of the ASTM A 305 (Specification for Structural and
Intermediate Grades), with a minimum strength of 40,000 psi. Spacing of rebars shall be done in
accordance with ACI Building Code.

8. MASONRY WORKS
The works shall include all masonry works, cement work and all olther related work to complete masonry
works. Concrete hollow blocks to be used on thid project shall be “JACKBUILT” brand or its approved
equivalent.

Exterior walls and walls where plumbing pipes and fitting are to be located shall be 150mm thick while
interior walls shall be 100mm. thick, unless otherwise indicated. Concrete hollow block cells shall be
filled with cement mortar consisting of 1 part Portland cement and 3 parts sand by volume the mixture of
cement mortar for concrete hollow block wall plastering shall be 1 part Portland cement, part lime and 3
parts sand by volume

9. CARPENTRY AND JOINER WORKS

Lumber shall be well-seasoned, thoroughlydry, and free from loose, saps, shakes or other imperfections
impairing their strength, durability and appearance

Exterior door frames - yakal

Interior door - Tanguile, kiln dried
Fascia board, cabinet /closet - Tanguile, kiln dried
Stair handrails - Tanguile, kiln dried
Plywood – ¼” thk. - Ordinary for ceiling
Plyboard ¾ - ordinary for cabinet doors and shelves

10.DOORS AND WINDOWS

Main panel door - 45mm thick, Tanguile,kd for door frames and decorative panels
Bedroom door - 45mm thick, Tanguile kd for frames, hollow core with ¼” ordi-
nary plywood for door panels.
Bathroom door - PVC for door and jambs.
Living room and balcony - aluminum sliding doors, analok finish with 6mm thk. Clear glass
panels
Living room - steel casement window, segmented with grille and 3mm thick clear
glass.
All bedrooms and toilets - steel casement window with grille and 3mm thick clear glass
panels.
Locksets - for main door STANLEY, WWEISER or approved equal
Hinges - for main door 4”x4”. Butt hinges, STANLEY or approved equal
- For bedroom doors,3-1/2”x 3-1/2” loose pin, STANLEY or ale.
- For cabinet doors, Washington hinges.
Catches - magnetic or roller catches
11. ROOFING.
Roofing sheets - Ga. #26 long span, corrugated roofing sheets, Union roofing, or approve
equal.
Flashing, ridge roll, and valley gutters – as supplied by the manufacturer.
Gutter - Fabricated stainless steel as shown on the drawing
Hardware - as supplied by manufacturer

12.STEEL WORKS.
All steel purlins, angles, plates bar shall conform to ASTM A36 steel and conforming to the AISC
Manual of Steel Construction. Electrodes for welding shall conform to the American Welding Society
Specification. All materials in this item shall be free from dirt, rust and protected from corrosion.

13.PLUMBING WORKS.
All rough-in as required for fix types and equipment whether installed or not and all works necessary
for the proper functioning of all installation, whether or not specifically called for in the specification or
indicated in the plan.

14.ELECTRICAL WORKS.
All electrical installation shall be done in accordance with the approve plans and under the direct
supervision of a licensed Electrical Engineer or Master Electrician.

Electrical wires - Phelps Dodge or approved equal

Electrical conduit - NELTEX BRAND, schedule 40 PVC pipe
Circuit Breaker - EVER brand or approved equal
Switches and conveniences outlets - NATIONAL brand or approve equal.
Electrical boxes - galvanized iron or pvc boxes

15. PAINTING WORKS.

The scope of work under this section shall include furnishing of all labor materials, equipment band other
necessary facilities in the satisfactory performance of all works necessary for the completion of painting
and varnishing according to the approved color schemes and as specified herein.

All paint materials shall be delivered to the site in original containers with labels intact and seals
unbroken. All materials to be used shall be “BOYSEN” PAINT or approved equal.

All dust, dirt, grease and other foreign matter which would effect the finish work shall be removed before
painting and varnishing commenced. Each coat of paint shall be allowed to dry thoroughly
and inspected for approval before succeeding coat is applied.

The contractor shall be responsible to protect his work during the time it is in progresses…

Prepared by:

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CIVIL ENGINEER/ARCHITECT

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DATE: _____________
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