SPECIFICATIONS

PROJECT NAME: BUNGALOW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

LOCATION:
OWNER:

I. SITE WORK

A. SCOPE OF WORK
1. Staking out of building lines, grades, and benchmarks.
2. All excavating work including all necessary shoring, bracing. And drainage of
storm water from the site.
3. All back filling, filling and grading, removal of excess materials from site.
4. Protection of property, work and structure, work man and other people from
damage and injury.
B. LINES, GRADES AND BENCHMARKS
1. Stake out accurately the lines of the building and of the other structure included
in then contract, and establish grades therefore, after which secure approval by
Architect before any excavation work is commended.
2. Erect basic batter boards and basic reference mart at such places where they will
not be disturbed during the construction of the foundation.
C. EXCAVATION
1. Structural excavation- excavation shall be to the depth indicated bearing values.
Excavation for footing and foundation caried below required depth shall be filled
with concrete and bottom of such shall be level. All structural excavation shall
extend a sufficient distance from the walls and footings to allow proper erection
and dismantling of forms, for installation of service and for inspection. All
excavation shall be inspected and approved before pouring any concrete.
D. FILLING AND BACK FILLING
1. After forms have been removed from footing and foundation and when concrete
works hard enough to resist pressure resulting from fill, back filling may be
done, materials excavated may be used for back filing.
E. PLACING AND COMPACT FILL
1. Common fill shall be approved, sit excavation material free from roots, stumps
and other perishable or objectionable matter.
2. Before placing fill material, the surface upon which it will be placed shall be
cleared of all brush roots, vegetable matters and debris, sacrificed and
thoroughly wetted to insure good bonding between the ground.
II. CONCRETE AND REINFORCED CONCRETE

A. GENERAL
1. Unless otherwise specified herein, concrete work shall conform to the
requirements of the ACI Building Code, full cooperation shall be given other
trades to install embedded items. Provision shall be made for setting items not
placed in the forms. Before cocrete is placed, embedded items shall have been
inspected.
B. MATERIALS
1. Cement for the concrete shall conform to the requirements of specifications for
Portland Cement.
2. Water to be used for mixing concrete shall be clean and free from injurious
amount of oil, acids, alkalis, salts, and other organic materials or other substance
that may be deleterious to concrete or steel.
3. The fine aggregate for concrete shall consist of natural sand, or of inert materials
with similar characteristic, having hard, tough, durable, uncoated particles.
C. PROPORTION AND MIXING
1. Proportion of all materials entering the concrete shall be as follows:
Class A (1:2:4) for column, beams, and slabs.
Class B (1:2 1/2:5) for footings and foundations.
Class C (1:3:6) for concrete slab on fill.
2. Mixing- Concrete shall be machine mixed. Mixing shall begin within 30 minutes
after cement has been added to the aggregates. In the absence of a concrete
mixer, manual mixing is allowed.
D. FORMWORKS
1. Forms shall be used wherever necessary to confine the concrete and shape it to
the required lines, or to ensure the concrete of contamination with materials
caving from adjacent, excavated surfaces. Forms shall have sufficient strength to
withstand the pressure resulting from placement and vibration of the concrete
and shall be maintained rigidly in correct position.
2. Cleaning and oiling of Forms. Before placing the concrete, the contact surfaces
of the form shall be cleansed of encrustation of mortar, the grout or other foreign
material and shall be coated with commercial form oil that will effectively
prevent sticking and will not stain the concrete surfaces.
3. Removal of Forms. Forms shall be removed in a manner which will prevent
damage to be concrete. Forms shall not be removed without approval.
E. CURING
1. All concrete shall be moist cured for a period not less than 7 days approved
method or combination applicable to local conditions.
2. The surface of the concrete shall be kept continuously with by covering with
burlap plastic or other approved materials thoroughly saturated with water and
keeping the covering wet by spraying hosting.
III. MASONRY WORKS

A. MATERIALS
1. Concrete hollow blocks shall have a minimum face shell thickness of 1”.
Nominal size shall be 5x8x16 and 4x8x16. All units shall be stored for a period
of not less than 28 days (including curing period) and shall not be delivered to
the job site prior to that time unless the strength equal or exceed those mentioned
in this specification.
2. Wall reinforcement shall be standard 10mm steel bar.
3. Sand shall be river sand, well screened, clean, hard, sharp, and free from loam,
silt or other impurities.
4. Cement shall be standard Portland Cement.
5. Mix mortar from 3 to 5 minutes in such quantities as needed for immediate use.
Retempering will not be permitted if mortar stiffen because of premature setting.
Discard such material as well as those which have not been used within one
hour.
B. ERECTION
1. All masonry shall be laid plump, true to line, with level and accurately spaced
courses.
2. Each course shall be solidly embedded in Portland cement mortar. All units shall
be dump when laid in a full bed of unfurled mortar when laid. Each course shall
be bounded at corners and intersections. No cells shall be left open in face
surfaces.
3. Lintel shall be of concrete and shall be enforced as shown on the drawings.

IV. CARPENTRY
All lumber for various parts of the works shall be of the approved type and quality
well-seasoned, thoroughly dry, and free from infectious or impairing strength durability
and appearance.

V. METALS

A. ROOFING
1. The roof shall be covered with pre-painted ribbed metal roofing sheets.
B. GUTTER
1. Gutter downspout and flashing shall be gauge 26 plain G.I. sheets. Connection of
gutters shall be made using brass rivets and fully jointers by niccolite lead.

VI. TILE WORKS

A. FLOOR TILE INSTALLATION

1. Do not start floor tiling unless wall tile setting has been completed.
2. Before spreading setting bed, establishing border lines center wires in both
direction in permit laying pattern, with minimum of cut tiles. Lay floors without
border from centerline outward. Make adjustment at walls.
 3.Clean concrete sub floor and moisten it without soaking. Sprinkle dry cement
over surface. Spread setting bed on concrete and tamp to assure good bond over
the entire bed thickness at ¾ but never less than ½.
B. WALL INSTALLATION
1. Scratch coat for application as foundation coat be at most 1/2”. While still
plastic, deeply crossed scratch coat. Protect scratch coat and keep shall be cure
for at least two days before starting tile setting.
2. Soak wall tile thoroughly in clean water before setting. Set wall tile by trawling
neat Portland cement skim coat on float coat or apply skim coat back of each tile
units. Immediately float tiles in place. Make joints straight, level and
perpendicular. Maintain vertical joint plumb.
3. Grout joint in wall tiles with neat white color cement immediately after suitable
area of tiles has been set.

VII. DOORS AND WINDOWS

A. DOORS
1. Main door shall be made of solid hardwood panel.
2. Patio door shall be sliding aluminum-framed glass doors.
3. All interior, bedroom doors shall be hollow core flushed door using plywood
veneer.
4. All toilet doors shall be PVC type door with louvre.

B. WINDOWS
1. All windows shall be Standard Aluminum Framed Window. Glass shall be puttied
and face-puttied in neat trim line manner, with steel glazing chips. Use 1/8” thick
reflective glass.

VIII. FINISHES SCHEDULE

A. FLOOR AND WALL TILES

1. 0.60x0.60 Floor tiles
2. Toilet and bath- 0.30x0.30 floor tiles and 0.30x0.60 wall tiles.
B. CEILING FINISHES
1. All interiors shall be metal furring and gypsum board.
2. All exterior ceiling shall be spandrel.

IX. PLUMBING WORKS

A. MATERIALS
1. PPR System for all water lines
2. PVC pipe for soil, waste, and vent pipe.
3. Water closet Pozzi brand
B. INSTALLATION
1. Install plumbing fixture free and open afford easy access for cleaning.
 2.Install plumbing fixture as indicated in drawings, furnishing all brackets, cleats,
plates, and anchors required to support fixtures rigidly in place.
3. Install all fixtures and accessories in location directed in accordance with
manufacturer’s instruction.
4. All soil drainage pipes shall be secured strongly by hooks to building frame.
5. Vertical pipes shall be secured strongly by hooks to building frame.
C. ROUGH IN
1. Provide correctly located opening sizes where required in walls and floors for
passage of pipes.
2. All items to be embedded in concrete shall be thoroughly clean and free from all
rust, scale, and paint.
3. All changes in pipes on soil, wash and drain lines shall be provided with
reducing forcing.
4. Care shall be taken so as weaken the structural portion of the building.

X. ELECTRICAL WORKS

A. The work under this contract is to be installed according to the latest requirements of
the following:
1. Philippine National Building Code
2. Philippine Electrical Code
3. Local Government Authorities Having Jurisdiction
B. The electrical contractor shall execute the work in the most thorough, prompt and
workmanlike manner and in accordance with the plans and specifications. The
installations shall be done thru standard methods and good engineering practices.
C. Power service- 230 volts.
D. Raceways all power and control wiring shall be in PVC pipe conduits.
E. Panel boards: furnishing and install the circuit breaker/electrical panel board as shown
on plan.
F. Wiring:
1. THHN wires shall be Royu.
2. No wire shall be drawn into a race way until it is complete with all necessary
fittings, boxes support. Connections shall be securely fastened such as not to
loosen under vibrations and normal strain.
G. Receptacles, switches, and outlets
1. Provide as indicated in drawings the switches and receptacles with proper cover
plates.
2. Switches and convenience outlet shall be Royu brand.
3. Lighting outlet at ceiling shall be provided with 4” junction box.
H. Lighting fixtures/electric meter. All lighting fixture and electric meter shall be
furnished by the owner.

XI. PAINTING

A. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP

1. Exterior and interior masonry surfaces.
 a. Use boysen/davis latex paint s.
b. Surface to be painted must be thoroughly clean and dry, free of dust,
grease, rust, grit or mortar. Treat new masonry surface with masonry
neutralizer following the mixing proportion on the label.
2. Gypsum ceiling
a. Use Boysen/davis enamel paints.
b. Surface to be painted must be cleaned and dry free from dirt, dust, and
other matter. Putty cracks and minor surface imperfections with glazing
putty.

END OF SPECIFICATIONS

PREPARED BY: JENNEL A. ARQUERO