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IMPORTANT NOTES RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION

IF DEPTH OF BEAM IS MORE THAN 30", CHECK THE SIDE REINFORCEMENT, IF NOT BROUGHT
TO ENGINEER'S MIND.

 CHECK MARGIN WITH THE BOUNDARY


 CHECK RIGHT ANGLE ON ALL THE SIDE AND ONE DIAGONAL
 CHECK NATURE OF SOIL AND WATER STAGNATION/ MONSOON SEASON TO AVOID COLLAPSE OF
SOIL ON LABOUR. IF SO PROVIDE SCAFFOLDING / SHORING TO SUPPORT THE SOIL.
 CHECK CENTRELINE OF EXCAVATION
 LENGTH / WIDTH AT BOTTOM OF EXCAVATION SHALL BE 6" EXTRA THAN PCC SIZE AND TOP MIN.
12" EXTRA.
 MIN. DEPTH OF EXCAVATION 7' (2.1M) AND IT SHALL GO MIN 6" INSIDE YELLOW SOIL.
 THERE SHOULD BE NO LOOSE SOIL BELOW PCC. IN CASE JCB IS USED FOR EXCAVATION 6" DEPTH
SHALL BE DRESSED MANUALLY.
 BASE LEVEL OF EXCAVATION FOR ALL THE FOOTING SHALL BE SAME BUT WITH RESPECT TO
MAX.FOOTING DEPTH.

PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE


 LENGTH /WIDTH OF PCC SHALL BE MIN 6" EXTRA FROM FOOTING SIZE WITH PLAIN TOP
SURFACE AND AT LOCATION.
 THAN 3" THICKNESS AND GRADE OF CONCRETE SHALL BE AS PER DRAWING BUT IN NO CASE
LESS
 PCC GRADE 1:4:8
 OF SOIL IS WET OR NOT COMPACTED, DISCUSSED FOR RUBBLE SOILING BEFORE PCC.
 DO CURING FOR MIN 2 DAYS.
 START FOOTING ERECTION AT LEAST AFTER 24 HOURS OF PCC.

FOOTING
 CHECK THE MARGIN WITH THE BOUNDARY.
 CHECK RIGHT ANGLE ON ALL SIDE AND ONE DIAGONAL.
 CHECK SIZE OF FOOTING AND NOs. OF BARS WITH ALIGNMENT OF FOOTING REGULAR OR
OBLONG FOOTING.
 COVER -2" (50MM) FOR BOTTOM / SIDE. IT SHALL BE BELOW THE LOWER MOST STEEL.
 CHECK DEPTH OF FOOTING CONCRETE TO BE DONE. CHECK MIN /MAX DEPTH OF FOOTING.
 STEEL PARALLEL TO SHORT SIDE OF COLUMN SHALL BE PLACED AT LOWER MOST.
 IT ALWAYS BETTER TO PROVIDE BOX TYPE FOOTING WITH PEDESTAL.
 CHECK VIBRATOR IS WORKING OR NOT. USE 60MM NEEDLE VIBRATOR.
 REMOVE ALL THE SOIL OVER PCC BEFORE CASTING. CLEAN THE SURFACE WITH WATER.

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 CONCRETE IN SLOPING PORTION SHALL BE ALSO COMPACTED PROPERLY AND BE FINISHED WITH
CEMENT MORTAR.
 CHECK SLOP OF FOOTING. IT SHOULD NOT BE CONCAVE TYPE.
 CHECK STUTTERING AND DON'T ALLOW CONCRETE WITHOUT BOX . USE VIBRATOR IN BOX AT
LEAST.
 USE GRADE OF CONCRETE WHICH IS MENTION IN DRAWING.
 CHECK COLUMN SIZE AND NO OF BARS WITH MIN 12" L
 CHECK COLUMN RING PATTERN AND RINGS IN DUCTILE ZONE AND ENSURE 135° HOOK BEND.
RINGS IN FOOTING DEPTH SHALL BE EXTENDED TO MIN 300MM
 COLUMN BARS-HIGHER DIA BARS SHALL BE PLACED ON EXTREME FACE.
 CHECK BEAM REINFORCEMENT IN CASE OF ECCENTRIC / COMBINED FOOTING.
 AFTER 24 HOURS REMOVE SHUTTERING AND STAR FILLING SOIL BELOW AND TOP OF FOOTING.
DO CURING FOR MIN 7 DAYS.
 TOP OF FOOTING ON WITCH COLUMN IS TO START KEEP ROUGH.

COLUMN ABOVE FOOTING TO PLINTH LEVEL


 CHECK THE CENTERLINE AND PLUMBLINE.
 CHECK NO OF BARS AND RING PATTERN. CHECK THE EXTRA STEEL WHICH IS PROVIDED AND IT'S
LOCATION.
 CHECK DUCTILE RING SPACING AT NEAR SUPPORT AND MIDDLE.
 CHECK IF ANY DRAINAGE LINES IS THERE. IN THAT CASE PLINTH BEAM CAB BE CONVERTED TO
GROUND BEAM.
 DO CURING FOR 7 DAYS.
 CONFIRM THE RATIO OF MIXING OF CONCRETE FROM SUBCONTRACTOR.
 KEEP THE TOP SURFACE OF CONCRETE ROUGH BY THROWING METAL ON SURFACE.
 DISCREPANCIES IN THE DRAWING IF ANY SHALL BE BROUGHT TO CONSULTANTS NOTICE BEFORE
EXECUTION.

GROUND BEAM , PLINTH BEAM AND FLOOR PCC / RCC


 CHECK THE REINFORCEMENT OF BEAM AND IT'S RING IN MIDDLE OR AT SUPPORT.
 CHECK EXTRA TOP AND BOTTOM BARS AT SUPPORT.
 IF DEPTH OF BEAM IS MORE THAN 30", CHECK THE SIDE REINFORCEMENT , IF NOT BROUGHT TO
ENGINEER'S MIND.
 BOTTOM SURFACE AT GROUND SHALL BE PCC FOR BOTH BEAMS.
 PLINTH BEAM SHALL BE AT LEAST 18" ( 1' 6") ABOVE GROUND LEVEL BUT CHECK THE GIVEN
PLINTH LEVEL AT SITE.
 ONLY IN CASE OF INDUSTRIES HAVING VIBRATION IN MACHINE-DON'T CONTINUE BARS OF
FLOORS IN BEAM-MEANS USE CUT ZALI OF INDIVIDUAL PANEL.

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 CHECK FILLING LEVEL OF PLINTH-IT SHALL BE 1' BELOW THE PLINTH ( 9" RUBBLE AND 5" PCC)
AND IT'S COMPACTION.
 CHECK RUBBLE LEVEL AT ANY POINT AT LEAST 3'BELOW PLINTH AND IT'S COMPACTION.
 VOIDS OF RUBBLE SHALL BE FILLED BY SOIL, OR METAL OR CHARU SO THAT CONCERT WILL BE
CONSUMED LESS.
 CHECK THE LEVEL OF FLOOR PCC AT DIFFERENT POINT
 CHECK THE SLOPE IN FLOOR IF REQUIRED AS PER DRAWING.
 CHECK THE COLUMN REDUCTION IN SIZE /REINFORCEMENT
 DO CURING 7 DAYS.
 CHECK FOR THE GRADE OF CONCRETE. IT'S MIX PRAPORTION.
 IF IT IS FIRST PART OF CONCRETE CHECK LAP OF NEXT STAGE OF CONCRETE AND BENT UP BARS
OF BEAM AT TOP COMING FROM SECOND PARTY OF CONCRETE.
 IF IT'S SECOND PART OF CONCRETE , CHECK THAT AT THE JOINT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TOP
AND BOTTOM BARS OF SLABS IS MAINTAINED BY THE CHAIRS ON NOT AND BARS ARE
PROPERLY LAPPED OF NOT. OLD CONCRETE SHALL BE CHIPPED OFF AND CLEANED PROPERLY
AND APPLY CEMENT SLURRY.

COLUMN ABOVE PLINTH TO LINTEL / SLAB LEVEL

 CHECK THE COLUMN REDUCTION IN SIZE/ REINFORCEMENT


 STARTER SHALL BE CAST, CHECK SIZE, LINE AND PLUMB LINE
 CHECK NOS OF BARS AND RING PATTERN.
 CASTING PERIPHERY COLUMN SHALL BE UP TO LINTEL LEVEL OR ANY REQUIRED HEIGHT AND
MIDDLE COLUMN UP TO LINTEL / SLAB LEVEL LESS BEAM SIZE.
 CASTING OF STAIR COLUMN MAY BE UP TO MID LANDING BEAM.
 DO CURING 7 DAYS.
 START HACKING ON VERY NEXT DAY VERY FOR CLOSE AND DEEP CUTTING OF CONCRETE.
 CHECK THE RATIO OF MIXING FROM SUB CONTRACTOR.
 KEEP TOP SURFACE OF CONCRETE ROUGH BY THROWING METAL ON SURFACE AFTER 15
MINUTE OF CONCRETE.
 CHECK RINGS AT COLUMN BEAM JOINT.
 NO LAPPING SHALL BE ALLOWED IN DUCTILE ZONE.
 LAPPING SHALL BE STAGGARD MAX LAPPING SHALL BE ALLOWED TO 50%OF BARS AT A TIME.
 ALL STIRRUPS SHALL BE OF SIZE 2" ( 50MM) LESS THAN COLUMN SIZE.
 CUTTING LENGTH OF BARS OF COLUMN SHALL BE IN SUCH A WAY THAT LAP DOES NOT COME IN
DUCTILE ZONE AND MAX 50% OF SHALL BE LAPPED AT A POINT.
 CHECK FOR HIGHER DIA BARS ON EXTREME CORNER OF COLUMN
 DISCREPANCIES IN THE DRAWING OF ANY SHALL BE BROUGHT TO OUR NOTICE BEFORE
EXECUTION.

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LINTEL BEAM AND CHAJJA
 CHECK THE REINFORCEMENT OF BEAM AND IT'S RING IN MIDDLE OR AT SUPPORT
 CHECK EXTRA TOP AND BOTTOM BARS AT SUPPORT
 CHECK COVERING IN BOTTOM AND SIDE 25MM AND 12MM IN 4" BEAM
 CHAJJA AS PER SECTION BUT BETTER TO KEEP AT BOTTOM OF BEAM. MORE CANTILEVER
CAN BE PLANNED ON ROLLING SHUTTER OR PLAN FOR PORCH AT ENTRANCE.
 LINTEL LEVEL SHALL BE UNIFORM ON OUTER PERIPHERY 7' TO 8' AND TRY TO KEEP SAME
FOR DOORS.

SLAB BEAM

 CHECK THE REINFORCEMENT OF BEAM AND IT'S RING IN MIDDLE OR AT SUPPORT


 CHECK EXTRA TOP AND BOTTOM BARS AT SUPPORT AND CURTAILMENT OF BARS AT
MIDDLE
 IF DEPTH OF BEAM IS MORE THAN 30", CHECK THE SIDE REINFORCEMENT , IF NOT
BROUGHT TO ENGINEER'S MIND.
 CHECK COVERING IN BOTTOM AND SIDE OF BEAM AND SLAB
 NO LAPPING IN BOTTOM SHALL BE ALLOWED IN MIDDLE OR AT SUPPORT IT SHALL BE IN
BETWEEN BENTUP AND SUPPORT.
 NO LAPPING IN TOP SHALL BE ALLOWED AT SUPPORT. IT SHALL BE IN MIDDLE SPAN.
 MAX LAPPING SHALL BE ALLOWED TO 50% OF BARS AT A TIME
 PROVIDE CHAIR IN BEAM TO MAINTAIN THE BEAM POSITION.
 PROVIDE CHAIR IN SLAB TO MAINTAIN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BARS.
 CONTINUE SAME BARS IN TOP OF CANTILEVER WITHOUT JOINT AT SUPPORT
 PROVIDE EXTENSION BAR FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
 CHECK RINGS IN CASE OF MULTI LEGGED RING
 DO CURING FOR 7 DAYS
 CHECK SHUTTERING, PROPS SPECIALLY IN CASE OF DOUBLE HEIGHT SLAB-PROPS SHALL BE
TIRES BY BAMBOOS.
 CHECK THE COLUMN AS PER COLUMN REDUCTION TABLE
 CHECK IF PCC ISN'T DONE, PROPS ARE RESTING ON RUBBLE OUT WOODEN PLANKS
 UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE CONCRETE IN BEAM AND SLAB SHALL BE M20 GRADE ONLY.
IN CASE OF DIFFERENT GRADE OF COLUMN, CAST COLUMN FIRST. CONFIRM RATIO OF
MIXING FROM SUB CONTRACTOR.
 CHECK THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BOTTOM BARS AND BENT UP BARS IT SHALL BE THICKNESS
LESS 25MM
 CHECK THE SUNK FOR TOILET ON FLOOR IF REQUIRED AS PER DRAWING
 CHECK LAP LENGTH OF COLUMN BARS ABOVE SLAB FOR THIS TIRED ONE RING AT LAP
LENGTH
 CHECK RINGS OF COLUMN AT COLUMN BEAM JUNCTION

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 PROVIDE ONLY 6MM BARS TO KEEP THE BENT UP BARS AT TOP LEVEL AND ONLY PART
LENGTH IN BETWEEN BENT UP AREA.
 CUTTING LENGTH OF BARS OF BEAM SHALL BE IN SUCH A WAY THAT LAP DOES NOT COME
IN CRITICAL POSITION AND MAX 50%OF SHALL BE LAPPED AT POINT. BEST POSITION OF LAP
FOR BOTTOM BARS IS IN BETWEEN BENTUP AND SUPPORT AND TOP BARS IN MID SPAN.
 THEIR SHOULD NOT BE MORE OIL ON PLATES OF SHUTTERING. IF SO ASK HIM TO CLEAN.
 DO NOT ALLOW LABOUR TO RUN ON REINFORCEMENT OF SLAB.

A. IN CASE OF FIST PART SLAB

 CASTING 1ST SLAB-CHECK THE BENT UP BARS OF NEXT SLAB / BEAM IN CURRENT SLAB / BEAM.

 KEEP DISTANCE IN BETWEEN TO AND BOTTOM BARS OF SLAB AT JOINT BY WOODEN BATTEN
PATTI.

B. IN CASE OF LAST PART OF SLAB

 CHISEL THE CONCRETE CASTING OF 1ST SLAB APPLY CEMENT SLURRY ON JOINT BEFORE
CONCRETE OUT ANY BONDING AGENT LIKE S.B.R

 KEEP DISTANCE IN BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BARS OF SLAB AT JOINT BY MEANS CHAIR

 BARS ARE PROPERLY LAPPED OR NOT. OLD CONCRETE SHALL BE CHIPPED OFF AND CLEANED
PROPERLY AND APPLY CEMENT SLURRY.

 DESHUTTERING TIME:

BEAM- SPAN UP TO 6M (20')-15 DAYS , ABOVE 6M-21 DAYS

 SLAB- SPAN UP TO 4.5M(15')-7 DAYS, SPAN UP TO 3M (10')-5 DAYS+KEEP SUPPORTS. IN ORDER


TO REDUCE SHUTTERING TIME USE 400MM SHEET SO THAT BEAM BOTTOM CAN BE REMOVED
AFTER 7 DAYS AND AFTER 4 DAYS

 DISCREPANCIES IN THE DRAWING OF ANY SHALL BE BROUGHT TO OUR NOTICE BEFORE


EXECUTION.

 IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO GO FOR RMC AS IT DOES NOT DISTURBED THE REINFORCEMENT


POSITION.

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 CHECK FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF ANY BARS IS TO EXTENDED

 CHECK THE CHAJJA POSITION ON WINDOW

 CHECK ANY EXTRA DETAIL REQUIRED FOR ELEVATION

MASONRY

 USE PPC CEMENT WITH POZZOLICCA

 CLEAN THE AREA AND USE WET BRICKS FOR MASONRY PURPOSE

 ASK FOR WORKING DRAWING TO AVOID ANY BREAKING

 RATIO OF CEMENT MORTAR - 1:4 IN PARTITION WALL AND 1:6 IN EXTERIOR WALL9". CONFIRM
WITH SUB CONTRACTOR.

 PREFARELY OUTER AND COMMON WALL SHALL BE 9" THICK IF NOT DISCUSS

 RACKING OF JOINTS SAME DAY

 CHECK BOTTOM OF BEAM-PROVIDE METAL MORTAR IN GAP OR USE CHIKERNMESH IN CASE OF


BUNGALOW BETTER DO MASONRY FIRST AND THEN RCC.

 COPING SHALL BE PROVIDE AFTER 3'HT IN 4" WALL

 KEEP LINTEL LU LEVEL SAME ON ALL OPENING, IF ANY PROBLEM BROUGHT TO NOTICE.

 FIX M.S WINDOW / DOORS OR WOODEN WINDOW / DOORS

 ALL DOORS FRAME SHALL BE FIXED TO OPEN INSIDE BUT TERRACE DOOR SHALL BE FIX TO OPEN
OUTSIDE

 BRICK BATS SHALL BE STORERED PROPERLY AND TRANSFERED TO TERRACE FOR WATER
PROOFING.

PLASTER

 USE PPC CEMENT WITH POZZOLICCA

 CHECK HACKING ON RCC SURFACE

 DON'T DO FINAL FINISH COAT PLASTER DURING MONSOON

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 IT IS BETTER TO PROVIDE CHIKENMESH ON THE ENTIRE JOINT OF NOT AT LEAST IN RCC

 ALL THE SURFACE LIKELY TO FACE RAIN WATER SHALL BE SAND FACE PLASTER

 KEEP SAME MASON FOR FINAL TOUCH OF SPONGE (DOUBLE COAT FINISH)

 CHECK THE ELEVATION AND CHECK PATTA / GROOVE

 CHECK PANIPATI BELOW CHAJJA , BALCONY ETC.

 CHECK SPOUT IN BALCONY

 RATIO OF CEMENT MORTAR -1:6 FOR 9" WALL AND 1:4 FOR 4" WALL BETTER TO ASK FOR ONE
FRAMA / PETI. USE MIXTURE TO MIX MORTAR AND POUR IN CHATTI.

 BEFORE REMOVING SCAFFOLDING CHECK THAT IN FUTURE NO SCAFFOLDING REQUIRED

 CUT 9" IN PLASTER OF PARAPET WALL FOR WATERPROOFING ON TERRACE

 TOP OF PLASTER SHALL BE DONE IN ONE DAY. IT WILL BETTER TO GIVE CONCRETE COPING AT
TOP.

 HOLE IN CHAJJA OUT SLAB FOR RAIN WATER AND DRAINAGE LINE SHALL BE MADE BEFORE
PLASTER.

 DO CURING FOR 7 DAYS

 SECOND COAT SHALL BE APPLIED IN CERMET MORTAR 1:3

 OUTSIDE PLASTER SHALL GO DOWN UP TO GROUND BEAM

 M.S WINDOW SHALL BE OPEN PROPERLY AFTER PLASTER

 CLEAN THE CEMENT DOTS SAME DAY

 SILL OF WINDOW SHALL BE SLOPED SHALL ON OUTSIDE. TO AVOID WATER COME INSIDE ROOM
GO FOR TOP/ BOTTOM SILL AT BOTTOM OUT ALL FOUR SIDE

 CHECK THE ELECTRIC AND TV IN COMING ROUT

 CHECK THE TELEPHONE AND GAS IN COMING ROUT

 TOP OF PARAPET SHALL ALWAYS BE PATTA IF NOT KANAS

 IF CHAJJA IS NOT THEIR DISCUSS WITH CLIENT / ARCHITECT

 CLEAN THE SURFACE , FRAME OF DOORS / WINDOW PROPERLY AFTER

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 DO DOUBLE COAT PLASTER AFTER FIXING MARBLE SILL . TOP AVOID JOINT IN ELEVATION.

 IN TERRACE DON'T DO BOTTOM 9" PLASTER. KEEP IT FOR WATERPROOFING

INSIDE SMOOTH PLASTER

 USE PPC CEMENT WITH POZZOLICCA

 IT IS BETTER TO PROVIDE CHIKENMESH ON THE ENTIRE JOINT IF NOT AT LEAST RCC JOINT

 CLEAN THE AREA

 CHECK ALL ELECTRIC WORK

 RATIO OF CEMENT MORTAR- 1:4 BETTER TO ASK FOR ONE FRAMA / PETI

 CHECK LINE AND LEVEL OF PLASTER

 CHECK HACKING ON RCC SURFACE. DON'T ALLOW PLASTER IN THAT CASE

 BRICK SHALL BE KEPT WET IN ONE DAY ADVANCE

 LINE PUTTI SHALL BE KEPT IN ADVANCE AND MIX THROUGHLY WITH CEMENT

 DO CURING FOR 7 DAYS

 INSIDE PLASTER SHALL GO DOWN UP TO SLAB NO SKIRTING IS THERE. IN CASE OF SKIRTING GIVE
LEVEL OF CUTTING AS PER SKIRTING HEIGHT.

 TOILET PLASTER SHALL BE IN PLUMB AND AT RIGHT ANGLE. IT SHALL BE SINGLE COAT ROUGH
PLASTER

 CHECK THE HEIGHT OF TILE FOR ROUGH PLASTER HEIGHT

 CLEAN THE CEMENT DOTS SAME DAY

 OUT SIDE SINGLE COAT ROUGH PLASTER IN CASE OF STONE CLADDING

 IN CASE OF MARBLE FRAME FOR DOOR AND WINDOW PROPERLY AFTER PLASTER

 DO SINGLE COAT ROUGH PLASTER IN DADO OF KITCHEN/STORE WHERE TILES / KOTA TO BE


FIXED

FLOORING WORK

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 CLEAN THE AREA AND DO CHIPPING OF REQUIRED IN FLOOR OR DADO

 DO CEILING AND POP WORK BEFORE FLOORING WORK. CLEAN THE POP VERY CAREFULLY
OTHERWISE FLOORING WILL BE LOOSE

 IF FLOORING IS DONE BEFORE CEILING PO THEN COVER THE FLOOR BY POP/ PLY

 CHECK FOR ALL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PLASTER TO BE COMPLETED. NO PLASTER AFTER
FLOORING WORK

 SKIRTING OUTER SURFACE SHALL BE MATCHED WITH PLASTER / POP SURFACE

 CHECK ELECTRIC POINT IF ANY LEFT

 POP CAN BE LAID ON THE FLOOR IF FLOOR IS VERY COSTLY

 DISCUSS FOR SLOPE IF REQUIRED ANY WHERE

 IN CASE BEDDING SHALL BE MORE THAN 3" OTHER WISE GO FOR PCC

 ALL THE JOINTS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY EBRO PATTI

 NO CUT PIECE SHALL BE LAID NEAR ENTRACE

 IS ANY DEFECTIVE PIECE IS TO BE USED , IT SHALL BE BELOW SOFA, BED OF CUP BOARD

 KEEP ATTENTION IN PROVIDING SLOPE AND CHECK IT ON THE SAME DAY

 DON'T ALLOW CARPENTER TO WORK OR HAMMER FLOORING

 ALL COLOR LABOUR SHALL BE WARNED NOT USER PAN / GUTKA ETC. IT IMPRESSION WILL NOT
BE REMOVED BY ANY MEANS.

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