Abenezer T.

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SETTING OUT
DEFINITION
▪ Is a process of marking of a building position, size and
shape in terrain.

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DEFINITION...
▪ This task is usually undertaken once the site has been
cleared of any debris or obstructions and any reduced
level excavation work is finished.
▪ It is usually the responsibility of the contractor to set out
the building(s) using the information provided by the
designer or architect.

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MATERIALS &TOOLS NEEDED
I. Wooden Peg
II. String for string lines
III. Timber for ledger
IV. Measuring tapes
V. Hammers
VI. Nails/nails
VII. Marking equipment
VIII. Calculators
IX. Water level
X. T- square
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STAGES IN SETTING OUT
I. Determining the reference point/Base line
▪ Baselines may be described as a straight line
whose terminal are fixed in relation to some other
detail. Baselines are found in a variety of forms.

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II. Location of building from a Baseline
▪ The first line of the building is set out from the baseline
of boundary pegs and the remainder of the building is
then set out from this tertiary baseline.

Step 1 Step 2

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▪ Turn into rectangle if possible

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III. ERECTING PROFILE BOARDS
▪ Profile Board is a board which is erected 0.9-1.2 m away
from the out side perimeter of the building.
▪ Are used as temporary guides to ensure the accurate
setting out and construction of the building.

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Types of profiles
1. Corner profiles: made of at least 3 pegs well driven in
to the ground on which two boards are nailed. These are
placed in each corner.

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2. Partition wall profile:- made of two pegs well driven
in to the ground to which a board is nailed and placed
where partition wall are situated.

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3. Continuous Profiles:- are made of many pegs well
driven in to the ground on which strong boards are
nailed. This is placed around the building.
▪ Mostly applied when the building is complex & for
architectural beauty.

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ERECTING PROFILE BOARDS…..
• Approximately Locate two corners of the building
which are parallel to the boundary/base line and
erect the two profile boards behind them.
• The boards must be set Parallel to the building lines
and a reasonable distance from them to allow access
for plant.
• level horizontal profiles, from the highest point of the
site first using a builder’s level.
• Should all be set to the same level if possible and
relative to FFL (Finished Floor Level)

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IV. LOCATING THE BUILDING CORNERS
▪ A string line is fastened between the two ledges of the profile
boards.
▪ The first and second corners of a the building is located along the
string lines and using the offset given from the boundary line.
▪ The other two corners will be located using 3-4-5 method.

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V. ERECTING THE OTHER PROFILE BOARDS
• The other profiles are located using the previously
located corner points and leveled to the highest ledger
using Automatic leveler or tube leveler.
• Finally internal and external boundaries of walls and
footings ate nailed on all ledges and strings are fastened
between them

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