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SECTION M

WOODWORK

Generally

M.1 Information

1. Particulars of the following shall be given:

a. Kind and quality of material including stating whether sawn or wrought. Where types
of material are not specifically stated they shall be deemed to be at the Contractor's
discretion.
b. Preliminary treatment of material (examples of preliminary treatment would include
kiln drying, impregnation and the like).
c. Selection and protection for subsequent treatment.
d. Matching of grain or colour.
e. Surface treatment if to be applied as part of the production process (e.g. shop
priming, staining, varnishing or polishing before delivery to the works).

2. All sizes shown on drawing shall be deemed to be basic (nominal) sizes unless stated as
finished sizes. Limits on planning margins shall be given. (If, however, finished sizes ane
given the Contractor will be expected to decide the size of timber required before taking
into account either specified planning margins or his own assumptions and the size
pnovided will be subject only to normal or specified tolerances). Where deviation from the
stated sizes will not be permitted, this shall be stated.

3. Where no method of jointing or form of construction is described it shall be deemed to be
at the discretion of the Contractor.

4. Items shall be deemed to be fixed with nails. Particulars of any other method of fixing shall
be given in the description of the item concerned.

5. Except in the case of carcassing those over 200mm wide required to be in one width shall
be so described.

6. Items required to be in one continuous length exceeding 5.00m shall be so described
stating the length in further stages of 600mm.

7. Unless othenwise stated labours shall be related to the particular items to which they
refer.

8. Curved items shall be so described stating conical or spherical, whether concave or
convex, if to more than one radius (e.g. elliptical or parabolic) and the radius or radii.

9. All labours required to be measured by the following rules shall each be given in metres
where items are measured superficial and in description of the item where items are
measured linear. Stops on such labours shall be deemed to be included with the item.

10. All ends, angles, mitres, intersections and the like are deemed to be included with the
items to which they relate.

11. Where the girth of the mould on any moulded item is over 100mm, the girth shall be
stated. Any item which is fully moulded shall be so described irrespective of the girth.

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