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GENERAL SPECIFICATION IN CONSTRUCTION

GENERAL SPECIFICATION IN CONSTRUCTION


Foundation and plinth should be of 1st class brick work in lime or cement mortar over a bed of lime or cement concrete. 

SUPER-STRUCTURE
Super-structure shall be of 1st class brick in lime or cement mortar. 

DAMP PROOF COARSE (D.P.C.)
D.P.C. shall be of minimum 40 mm (4cm) thick cement concrete (1:2:4) with two coat of
hot bitumen layer on it.

Roof shall be of R.C.C. slab with an insulator layer of lime or cement 8cm thick over it. The flooring cement pointed on the top height of the room shall not be less than 3.7 m. 

FLOORING
Terrazzo floor should be provided in drawing, dining, bath and w/c conglomerate polished floor 4 cm thick 1:2:4 should be provided in bed and other rooms.

DOORS AND WINDOWS
Doors and windows shall be at least of wood of teak 4.5 mm thick paneled or glazed with additional wire gauges shutters. All fitting and fastenings should be good quality of brass or other materials. 

FINISHING
The inner and outer wall shall have 1.25 cm. thick cement plaster. Drawing, dining and bed room shall be distempered with two coats, other parts of the structure should be white washed with three coats and outside walls should be colored with snowcem of two coats over one coat of white washing.


      All the windows, doors and other furniture used in building should be painted with two coats             with good quality of colored enamel paints over one coat of primer.

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