BUILDING SPECIFICATION

PROPERTY: New fully serviced clubroom facilities with attic

accommodation, conection to existing services and all
ancillary and associated works.
CLIENT: DRUNG GFC

General Specification:

1.0 All works to comply with:

a) Building Regulations Parts A-M

b) Relevant Irish Standard Specifications (IS) or British Standard Specification (BS)
d) Accepted Code of Practice
e) Requirements of the Department of the Environment
f) Requirements of Health & Safety Regulations
g) Local Authority Planning Permission conditions and requirements
h) The work throughout shall be executed in a proper manner using the best materials
available to their kind. All materials to be CE marked.

2.0 Setting Out:

Setting out indicated on Working Drawings. Contractor to set out works in accordance
with Planning Permission.

3.0 Site Clearance:

• Remove all existing surfaces from the entire area of proposed building and
paths and provide level base for building works and grade ground to existing
contours in accordance with Working Drawings.
• Contractor to include for removal of ex roadside hedge and walls .

4.0 Excavating for foundations and drainage:

• Excavate for foundations to minimum 900mm below finished ground level or

to good ground whichever is lower to Engineers /Architects specification and
inspections.
• Structural Engineer / Architect to inspect all foundations on completion of
excavations or before concrete will be poured.

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 • Excavate all trenches for new drainage installation in accordance with Site
Development Work Document and to Architects specification and
inspections.

5.0 Roads and services

Carry out all works as per site layout drawing and make good any damage to
public road edge. Allow for 1.5m concrete apron to perimeter of building 150mm
thick. Allow for 200mm of graded hardcore to rear & side car park areas. Allow for
all works to disabled car parking spaces to front of building.

6.0 Foundations to Building

• Install strip foundations to all external and internal walls to Engineers

specification and details.
• Strip foundations to external walls with wall centered on foundations, all to
Engineers specification.
• Strip foundation for 100 & 215mm internal walls with wall centered on
foundations all to Engineers specification and details.
• Strip foundation for 100mm non-load bearing walls to be a minimum of
450mm wide by 300mm deep with wall centered on foundations. All
foundations to be reinforced to Structural Engineers detail.
• Maximum step in foundation is 330mm and minimum overlap is 900mm.
• Foundations to consist of 25N 20mass concrete to be supplied by a reputable
ready-mix contractor, poured into trenches which have been excavated for not
more than 24 hours, down to load bearing substrata. Trench width not less
than 3 times the width of the wall to be constructed on them. Trench depth is
not to be less than 900mm from finished ground level and cover to
foundations to be not less than 300mm. Foundations are to be scraped clean
and be free of excess water prior to pouring of concrete.
• The above are guidelines only and every site will require an inspection and a
specification from a suitably qualified person and based on the nature of the
sub-soil. Minimum widths of foundations to be 3 times the width of the
wall to be constructed on them. Open foundations with steel fixed in
position should be inspected and approved by Architect prior to pouring of
concrete.

7.0 Rising Walls to DPC level.

• External walls to be a minimum of 415mm wide for external walls with rendered
finish, cavity to be filled to a level between 150mm and 225mm below DPC level or
solid rising walls.
• Construct rising walls in 215mm solid blockwork for 100mm blockwork walls.
•
8.0 Backfilling

• Back filling under floors and footpaths to be well compacted granular fill SR
21:2004 Annex E material (compacted in 225mm layers) both sides of rising
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 walls at same time to avoid displacement of wall. Stone filling to be
sufficiently certified.

9.0 Radon Barrier

• Necoseal Radon Barrier or similar and approved to be laid over entire floor
area passing through all internal walls stepped down across cavity,
overlapping joints 150mm and sealing with Raydon Tape or similar and
approved. Use Top Hat seals for incoming services that penetrate the
membrane. Repair or replace any damaged areas before covering with
concrete. Radon sump to be located as indicated on plans in hardcore with
vent pipe brought out to side of building in footpath & capped.
• Radon barrier and sump for every 250m2 area of floor to be installed in new
habitable building where the estimated percentage of dwelling above the
reference level (200 bz/m2 is above 10%). Where it is below 10% a radon
barrier need not be installed but a radon sump should be provided under the
floor for every 250m2 of floor area.
• 2 No. sump’s should be installed in a central location with no area covered by
the sump to be in excess of 15m from the sump. There should be quarter block
gaps in the internal rising walls every 4 blocks along their run to allow free
flow of gases to sump location. Hardcore under floor slab to be permeable to
allow free gasses under floor slab also.
• Sump should be piped to open air external space and capped off. The pipe can
be extended and a fan fitted should a subsequent test reading requires it. Any
pipes passing through the radon membrane must be sealed airtight.

10.0 Insulated slab-on-ground floor

• New ground floor to consist of smooth finished concrete floor as per

Engineer’s drawings and specification on 90mm Xtratherm XT/ UF rigid
insulation boards or similar and approved. Floors to be finished to falls into
gullies as indicated on Working Drawings. Finished floor to be fully
cleaned and sealer applied prior to occupancy.
• A 25mm rigid upstand of insulation should be provided around the external
perimeter walls to prevent thermal bridging by separating the wall and the
screed. The insulation should sit on top of the floor insulation and finish just
below floor level.
• Radon barrier to be turned up walls and returned under dpc's. Dpc to be a
minimum 150mm above finished ground level externally. All floors to be set
perfectly level and with consistent smooth finish.
• Note: - requirements that no cutting of floors shall be allowed as this will
cause damage to radon barrier.

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 • Note: - requirement for vertical DPC to be installed under all external doors to
Architects specification and details.
• Include for 2100x1200mm matt-well at the front entrance and 1000x1200mm
matt-well at the rear entrance.
• All main entrances to the building to be wheelchair accessible, with ramped
approach of no greater than 1:12 with a ramp not exceeding 4.5m between
landings, a level platform of min 1.8m x 1.8m to be provided at each entrance
door with maximum threshold of 15mm and minimum clear opening width as
indicated on the DAC drawings.

11.0 External Walls

• 415mm wide cavity wall construction consisting of inner leaf of 215mm

Concrete blocks consisting of double row of Roadstone Fine Texture blocks in
accordance with I. S. EN ISO 9001:2000 built on their ends laid in
sand/cement mortar. Mortar joints to be smoothed out on inner face of
external walls. 60mm Xtratherm XT/CW Polyisocyanurate insulation in
100mm cavity. Outer leaf to consist of 100mm concrete blockwork with
19mm sand/cement plaster finish. Plastering to be carried out as follows -
Scudded key to be applied to blockwork with scratch coat layer secondly and
finally floated smooth finish layer.
• Concrete blocks shall be in accordance with I. S. EN 771-3-2011:
Specification for Masonry units – Part 3: Aggregate concrete masonry units
(dense and lightweight aggregates) (Note: Level of conformity: Level 2+,
Externally certified by a notified body (e.g. N.S.A.I)
• All blockwork shall be properly coursed and bonded with gauged mortar. All
walls shall be carried up regularly not leaving any part 1 meter lower than
another.
• 250mm long stainless steel wall ties @ 450 c/c vertically and 750mm c/c
horizontally to be used in cavity walls. At unboned jambs to all openings in
cavity walls provide wall ties at 225mm c/c vertically, located within 150mm
of the openings. All wall ties and cavity should be maintained free of mortar
and builder’s debris.
• Block laying Contractor to include for all ties, sleeves and sealants for
Blockwork Control Joints as set out in Working Detail Drawings.
• All external leaf of cavity walls shall be built in solid concrete blocks to the
thickness and height shown and detailed on the drawings. Cavity walls where
shown shall be as detailed. D.P.C. at the bottom of wall/ground floor level
shall rest under both leaves and not across the cavity. D.P.C. to be fitted to all
vertical and horizontal closures to cavity. Cavity mortar board to be used to
prevent mortar dropping into the cavity, any droppings on to cavity or lying on
ties is cleaned out, through opening left for that purpose.
• All windows, doors and other openings in cavities to be sealed and so
arranged so as to prevent the passage of moisture. The cavity is to extend at
least 150mm below the level of the dpc and shall provide for drainage of
moisture at outside at the base.
• Where pipes and services are required to penetrate through the external walls
it shall be so arranged to prevent the passing of moisture and fire.
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 • Top of inner leaf of external walls to be sealed with slate closer as per details.

12.0 Damp Proof Course.

• Damp proof courses shall be polythene in accordance with B.S. 743 or I.S. 57,
laid to prevent the passage of moisture and lapped adequately at joints all as
described below.
• Double dpc at ground level in all ground floor walls to full width and stepped
as necessary, in cavity walls in both outer and inner leaves separately and
upper dpc shall be laid not less than 150mm over finished ground level or
paved or highest ground within one meter of house.
• At sides of opes in cavity walls and over all opes 250mm longer than opes
DPC stepped down and outward all to prevent passage of moisture from outer
to inner leaf.
• D.P.C. to be installed under the turned-up ends and back of all cills and
external room ventilated grilles and reset stages of all concrete roof slabs.
• D.P.C. to be installed under lowest ground floor insulation and not lower than
wall dpc.
• D.P.C. shall be installed where the waterproofing membrane in a concrete
floor is not level with the wall dpc, care shall be taken to ensure continuity of
damp proofing by steeping, turning up and lapping as necessary.
• A level bed shall be formed not less than 150mm above finished ground or
path level for the full width and length of all walls, and partitions, with cement
mortar and overlaid with a damp proof course of pure bitumen sheeting on jute
fabric (Graves or similar). Provide all other damp proof courses shown on
drawings and as required by good building practice and provide vertical damp
proof course at changes of level in horizontal damp proof course. Provide
damp proof courses under all stud partitions. The damp proof courses shall be
to the full width of walls, partitions and chimney shaft, lapped 150mm at all
joints and turned down and lapped over the vertical damp proof membrane at
edge of slabs.
• Damp proof course at jamb in cavity walls and at stiles of frames shall be pure
bitumen sheeting as before described.

13.0 Internal Walls

• Internal Walls to have widths as per Drawings and consisting of Roadstone

Fine Texture blocks in accordance with I. S. EN ISO 9001:2000 or similar and
approved and laid in sand/cement mortar. Mortar joints to be smoothed out
throughout.
• 215mm wall to be built with 2 no. 100mm Roadstone Fine Texture blocks in
accordance with I. S. EN ISO 9001:2000 side by side and to have adequate
200mm long wall ties.

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14.0 First Floor Construction

• First floor to consist of smoothly finished concrete floor as per Engineer’s

drawings and specification. Finished floor to be fully cleaned and sealer
applied prior to occupancy.

15.0 Ceilings

• Ceilings to ground floor to consist of underside of concrete first floor slab.

• Ceiling to first floor to consist of underside of Kingspan roof sheeting.
• Ceilings at first floor level within the Toilets and Kitchen to consist of
600x600mm Armstrong Dune suspended grid system.

16.0 Structural Steelwork

• All steelwork to have CE mark, all to Engineer’s drawings and specification.

• All steelwork to receive intumescent paint coating to achieve 60 minutes fire
resistance.

17.0 Roof Construction

• Roof to consist of select colour 90mm Kingspan KingZip IP KS 500 Roof

Cladding Panels (RAL 9023) on Kingspan purlins on structural steel members
to Engineer’s design and specification.

18.0 Fascia’s, Soffits, Gutters and Rain Water Pipe.

• Kingspan fascia’s, soffits, Highline gutters and 100mm rainwater downpipes

to be in aluminium (RAL 9023) with selected profile by architect – All to be
fitted as per Kingspan installation specification.
• Rainwater pipes to discharge approximately 50mm above gully grid.

19.0 Windows

• Install approved windows in double glazed U’pvc units, RAL 9023 as per
drawings, with U-value 1.4 or less. Windows to be argon filled (low e,
en=0.15, hard coat). Opening area to be not less than 5% of floor area of
room. All glazing located less than 800mm above finished floor level to be
safety glass.
• All window and door openings to have 150 mm minimum DPC to sides with
insulation behind at cavity closer.
• Seal all junctions externally with coloured silicone.
• Seal all junctions of window frames and structure with expanding foam so as
to ensure no air infiltration.

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 • All flashings, connections and weathering elements to be supplied and fitted
by contractor.
• The windows and all junctions are to be made air-tight by the windows
installer.
• The elements of the assembly shall provide for the collection of moisture and
for the collection of condensation on the underside of the double-glazed units
and for its passage to the exterior.
• The windows shall comply with all relevant British Standards, Codes of
Practice and BRE Digests.
• All elements are to be strong enough and to be suitably fixed to resist the
forces that are likely to act upon them.

20.0 Window Boards, Cills & Lintols

• 18mm MDF window boards with rounded edge to be fitted to all windows,
properly supported and installed to ensure that there are no cold bridges. Seal
all junctions of window frames and structure with expanding foam so as to
ensure no air infiltration.
• Precast concrete window cills. D.P.C to be turned up to the back, bottom and
sides of cills.
• All lintels on external walls to be pressed metal 'Catnic' lintels to structural
engineer’s detail and manufactures instruction with minimum 225mm bearing
• Stepped DPC to all opening heads. Vertical DPC to all jambs.
• Lintels over all internal opes to consist of precast concrete and to have 225mm
bearing in order to line up with blockwork mortar joints.

21.0 External Doors

• Main entrance and exit double doors to be double glazed aluminium thermally
broken and open in the directions of escape - RAL 9023.
• All other external doors to be U’pvc.
• Doors should have a maximum U-value of 1.6 W/m²K when their combined
area with windows and rooflights is 25% of floor area. Alternatively, doors to
comply with Table 2 of Technical Guidance Document Part L 2011.

22.0 Joinery

• All new architraves to be in MDF. All new skirtings in MDF.

• All new doors to be select ash Veneered fire rated doors to corridors and
landings as indicated on drawings. Provide vision panels to the main entrance
doors, rear entrance door and internal door to stairwell.
• All new doors to wet areas ‘WC’s in shower areas’ to be Compact laminate
doors.
• Fire resistant door sets to have not less than 30mins. integrity rating in
accordance with B.S 476 Part 8/20-22 and fitted with cold smoke seals
achieving a leakage rate not exceeding 3m cube/m/hour (head & jambs) when
tested at 25Pa under BS476 Section 31.1. The door set in all fire resistant
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 doors should to be fitted with an automatic self-closing device capable of
closing the door from any angle and against any latch fitted to the door.

• Timber bench seating to be provided where indicated on drawings. Benching

to consist of 4 no. 75x44mm rounded top timber with varnish finish fixed on
heavy-duty brackets.
• High-level coat hooks (1 per 500mm of bench space) to be provided
above all benches. Heavy duty coats hooks to be provided on 100x25mm
varnished & rounded top timber fixed to walls.

23.0 Stairs

• Internal stairs to be formed in precast concrete and to have sealer applied.

Stairs to consist of 18 no risers @ 162.5mm and goings @ 300mm. Provide
handrails to both sides. All step nosing should incorporate a permanently
contrasting strip between 50mm and 65mm wide. Handrail to be painted
wrought iron with 50mm dia handrail & 19mm solid bar balustrades at 95mm
c/c’s.

24.0 Wall & Floor Finishes

• Floor Finishes:
Smooth Finished Concrete Slab with sealer applied throughout except for all
Wet Areas. All Wet Areas to be tiled. Tiles to consist of select colour high
quality non-slip floor tiles.

• Wall Finishes:
No wall finishes are to be included except for walls to Wet Areas. Walls to
Wet Areas to have select colour tiling to full height of walls.

25.0 Painting

• Painting to all internal walls / external walls / ceiling at ground floor / all
internal joinery to be included as part of tender price.

26.0 Plumbing and Heating

• The Contractor shall include a PC Sum of €40,000 to provide for the

Plumbing and Mechanical installation and shall provide all attendances as
required, including forming all floor ducts; cutting and leaving all holes and
chases in floors; walls or ceilings and for all associated builder’s work
generally, together with the use of plant and scaffolding. Sanitary ware and
floor gullies to be included as part of this PC Sum.

• Attendance’s:
The cutting of holes and chases shall be carried out in a neat manner with
boring being preferred to cutting out where possible. The whole aim shall be
to avoid all possible injury to structures and finishing etc. beyond what is
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 strictly necessary for the passage of pipes and for securing pipe clips etc. All
holes for radiator supports occurring in outer walls shall be drilled and not cut
out. All pipe brackets and supports shall be screwed to walls.

Prior to the Building Contract been placed, the Contractor shall consult
the Architect regarding details of the Heating Installation.

• Generally:
The internal plumbing shall include all work, attendance, cutting of holes etc.
and for supplying all labour and materials for the fixing of the fittings
hereafter supplied.

The work shall be carried out in a first class manner and shall comply with the
regulations of the Local Authorities. Only the best materials fitted by
competent plumbers will be accepted.

Provision shall be made for all necessary joints to water supplies, wastes and
drains, plugging to walls and for all trades attending on plumber while fixing
and making good after.

• Make Good Damage:

The Contractor shall make good at his own expense all damage occasioned by
negligence of plumbing, overflows, leakage’s etc. The work shall be carried
out in a first class manner and none but competent plumbers shall be
employed.

• Underground Pipe Runs:

Water supply pipes shall not be less than 600mm underground. Where supply
pipes run parallel to or near to foul drains the supply pipes shall as far as
possible be in one length without joints and no necessary joint in any supply
pipe shall come within 6 metres of any foul drain.

• Testing:
The whole of the plumbing work shall be tested for water-tightness to the
Architect’s satisfaction and left in perfect working order on completion.

27.0 Electrical Installation

• Generally:
The Contractor shall include a PC Sum of €35,000 to provide for the electrical
installation and shall provide for all attendance on executing the work
including cutting or leaving holes, chases etc. in walls, floors and ceilings and
for all making good to structures and finishes and all associated builder’s work
generally together with the use of plant and scaffolding.

• Attendance’s:
The Cutting of holes and chases in the new and existing structures shall be
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 carried out in a neat manner with boring being preferred to cutting out where
possible. The whole aim shall be to avoid all possible injury to structures and
finishing etc. beyond what is strictly necessary for the passage of pipes and for
securing pipe clips etc. All conduits to be steel and surface-mounted.

• Prior to the Building Contract been placed the Contractor shall consult the
Architects regarding the details of the Electrical Installation.

28.0 Footpaths

• Perimeter concrete footpaths to be provided to building. Widths as per Tender

Drawings.
• Note requirements for disabled access to entrances of the building and note
requirements for disabled access to comply with Part M 2000 & 2010 of the
Building Regulations.
• Handrails to be provided to all ramp access.

29.0 Drainage and Ground Works

• Install rainwater installation as shown on drawings. 150mm surface water

drainage pipe to discharge to existing watercourse via AJ’s and Manholes as
indicated on tender drawings.
• Install foul drainage installation as shown on Architects drawings and in
accordance with Site Development Work Document. 150mm foul water
drainage pipe to discharge to new proposed Treatment Unit and percolation
area.
• Requirement for AJ's/MH's at each change of direction or change of fall.
• Treatment Unit as per the attached documents.
• New Percolation area to be designed and installed under the supervision of
Traynor Enviromental.

30.0 External Works

Contractor to visit site & include for the following:

• Preparing the site area where the new building is proposed.
• Connection to all existing services. Contractor to include for new water
connection of existing watermain over to new building.
• Existing open drain to be cleaned and edge protection to be put in place.
• Provide open paved area to front of new building.
• All car parking as indicated on drawings with drainage to nearby water course.
Tarred area at disabled car-parking only to consist of 60mm base macadam
course with 40mm wearing course on 300mm well compacted granular fill SR
21:2004 Annex E material hardcore to all tarred areas. Parking to side and
rear to be brought to hardcore level with associated surface water pipes
installed.
• Contractor to include for all site works to install new Proprietary sewerage
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 Treatment System & Percolation Area. Works to include providing new foul
sewer drain and manholes to same.
Reinstatement of roadway finish to be included as per tarred surface build-up
above.
• Line Marking for disabled car-parking spaces. Yellow-hatched areas as per
drawings. Also include for disabled car-parking symbols.
• Contractor to include a PC Sum of €2,000 for lettering and signage.
• Preliminaries, Insurances, Temporary works and propping where required.
• Contractor is responsible for complying with all current Building Regulations.

General: Include for all works shown and/or described on the drawings, and for all
materials and labour to leave the works completed, whether or not such materials
and/or labour are shown on the drawings or detailed in this Specification.
Provide for all attendance of trade upon trade and making good after each including
restoration after any work done by specialist tradesmen engaged by the employers.
The whole of the works shall be carried out in a good workmanlike manner to the full
intent and meaning of the drawings and all materials and workmanship shall be of the
respective type described in the Specification and to the satisfaction of the Architects.
All work and materials are to comply with the Building Regulations made pursuant to
the 1997 Building Control Act.

Planning Conditions: All financial contributions to be paid by the client and any
works mentioned in conditions to be carried out by contractor.

APPENDIX

A. Preliminary Health & Safety Plan.

B. Planning Permission.

C. Fire Cert

D. Disabled Access Cert

E. Architect’s Drawing WD15-170-01, WD15-170-02, WD15-170-03, WD15-170-04

& WD15-170-05

F. Engineer’s Drawings 2017-017-200, 2017-017-201 & 2017-017-202

G. O’Reilly Treatment Plant

Specification prepared this day 15th of January, 2018

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Signed:- ______________________________________________
Enda Gilsenan, B.Sc.(Hons)Dip.,Surv.
DMC Architects Ltd.

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