TAKING OFF & ESTIMATION

FOR
SUBSTRUCTURAL WORKS

PRESENTED BY SOJ CONSULT

 WHAT IS TAKING OFF ?

TAKING OFF is the process of identifying elements of construction work that

can be measured and priced. Traditional taking off uses dimension paper
which is made of a series of columns namely;
Timesing column, which gives the factor of multiplication for the
measurements in the dimension column
Dimension column is where the measurements are set down as taken from
the drawings
Squaring column is where the calculated volumes, areas, linear
measurements are set out
Description column is where items of work are being described in relation
to the measurements
TAKING OFF SHEET
 ITEMS TO TAKE OFF UNDER SUBSTRUCTURE (STRIP
 SITE PREPARATION
• Cutting of trees (Nr)
• Site clearance (m2)
• Top soil removal (m2)
 TRENCH EXCAVATION (m3)
 LEVELING AND COMPACTING (m2)
 ANTI-TERMITE TREATMENT (m2)
 EARTHWORK SUPPORT (m2)
 CONCRETE IN FOUNDATION (m3)
 BLOCKWORK IN FOUNDATION (m2)
FOUNDATION)
 HARDCORE FILLING (m3)
 SAND BLINDING (m2)
 DAMP PROOF MEMBRANCE(DPM)
(m2)
 DAMP PROOF COURSE (DPC) (m)
 FABRIC MESH REINFORCEMENT (m2)
 FORMWORK TO EDGES (m)
 OVERSITE CONCRETE SLAB (m3)
SUBSTRUCTURE (FOUNDATION DETAILS)
 SITE PREPARATION

CUTTING OF TREES
This work item is an enumerated items
(e.g. ‘Nr. 3’)
 SITE PREPARATION

SITE CLEARANCE
This is getting of shrubs, weed along the
building length and width plus twice the
spread. It is measured in Area, m2
 SITE PREPARATION

TOP SOIL EXCAVATION

This is done in order to remove vegetative soil,
not useful for construction purpose of a
required depth off site. The unit is in m2
 TRENCH EXCAVATION

TRENCH EXCAVATION
This is excavation of the foundation line of the
building. It is measured in cubic meters. The
measurement take note of the mean girth,
width and the depth of excavation. We deduct
the T-junction when calculating for the mean
girth in trench excavation.
 LEVELLING AND COMPACTING

LEVELLING AND COMPACTING

This is done to strengthen the soil strata of
the trench surface. The item of work is
measured in square meters. The
measurement take note of the mean girth and
the width of excavation.
 ANTI-TERMITE TREATMENT

ANTI-TERMITE TREATMENT
This is done to termite prone areas which can
threaten foundation works on the trench
surface. It is applied to trench surface and
both sides of excavation. The item of work is
measured in square meters.
 EARTHWORK SUPPORT
EARTHWORK SUPPORT
This item of work is done to prevent the sides
of excavations from collapsing into the trench.
The item of work is measured in square
meters. The measurement take note of the
mean girth and depth of excavation. It is
provided to both face of excavation
 CONCRETE IN FOUNDATION

CONCRETE IN FOUNDATION
This is sometimes known as
foundation/concrete footing. It has level
surface that receives the foundation
blockwork. The item of work is measured in
cubic meters. The measurement take note of
the mean girth, width and depth of concrete.
 BLOCKWORK IN FOUNDATION

BLOCKWORK IN FOUNDATION
The item of work is measured in square
meters. The measurement take note of the
mean girth and height of blockwork
 HARDCORE/LATERITE FILLING

HARDCORE/LATERITE FILLING
Imported fillings such as hardcore is used to
make up level with laterite. It is measured in
cubic meters. The measurement is taking as
IN to IN or room by room of all internal spaces
 SAND BLINDING

SAND BLINDING
This is provided on top of the hardcore to
prevent wear and tear and also for level
surface for the Damp proof membrane. It is
measured in square meters. The
measurement is taking as IN to IN or room by
room of all internal spaces.
 DAMP PROOF MEMBRANCE

DAMP PROOF MEMBRANCE

This is to prevent the capillarity action of
rising damp from penetrating into the building
through floor. It is measured in square meters.
The measurement is taking as IN to IN or room
by room of all internal spaces.
 DAMP PROOF COURSE

DAMP PROOF COURSE

This is to prevent the capillarity action of
rising damp from penetrating into the building
through wall. It is measured in linear meter.
The measurement is done using mean girth,
dpc is laid on brick/block courses.
 FABRIC MESH REINFORCEMENT

FABRIC MESH REINFORCEMENT

This is done to increase the tensile properties
of the oversite concrete floor. It is measured in
square meter. The measurement takes note of
the length and width of building minus
concrete cover at both sides
 FORMWORK TO EDGES

FORMWORK TO EDGES
This is a temporary mold into which concrete
is poured and formed. It gives shape to the
concrete, and it is measured in linear meter.
The measurement covers the perimeter of the
building
 OVERSITE CONCRETE SLAB

OVERSITE CONCRETE SLAB

It is measured in cubic meters. The
measurement takes note of the length, width
and the thickness of the concrete floor.
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