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SECTION W

FENCING, TURFING AND PLANTING

Fencing

W.1 Generally

1. Particulars of the following shall be given:

a. Kind and quality of material (e.g. timber, concrete or steel).
b. Preliminary treatments (e.g. impregnating or galvanising) applied as part of
production process or applied before delivery to site.

2. Fencing specially designed to suit sloping ground (over 15 degrees from the horizontal)
shall each be so described (e.g. fencing laid sloping stating the constant height, fencing
laid level on top starting the average height or fencing laid across sloping ground stating
the constant height).

3. Fencing set out to a curve but straight between posts shall be so described imespective of
radius. Curved fencing, defined as curved between posts, shall be so described stating
the radius.

4. Posts, struts and other supports which occur at regular intervals in fencing shall be given
in the description of the fencing stating the size, the spacing, the height above the surface
of ground or base and the depth below such surface. Special posts shail be given in
accordance with clause W.13.

5. Pointing and driving posts, struts and other supports into ground shall be given in the
description of the fencing. Excavating holes in ground (posts not driven in) shall be given
in accordance with clause W.14.

6. Gravel-boards with or without centre stumps shall be given in the description of the
fencing stating the size and method of fixing.

7. Reinforcing tapes or wires shall be given in the description of the fencing stating the size
or gauge, the number of lines and the method of fixing.

8. Fencing shall be measured overall (i.e. over posts and other supports). The height of
fencing shall be measured from the surface of the ground (or other base) to the top of the
filling (or to the top wire where there is no filling) between the posts. Inclined fencing shall
be described separately.

Open type fencing

W.2 Post-and-wire fencing

Post-and-wire fencing shall be given in metres stating the height of the fencing, the gauge and
number of line~wires, the method of attaching the line=wires to the posts and the method of
straining. Barbed wine shail be described stating the spacing of the points.

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