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M.4 Boarding and flooring (cont'd)

2. No addition shall be made for joints or laps and no deduction shall be made for voids not
exceeding 0.50m2.

3. Members laid diagonally or to falls or cross-falls shall each be so described. Cutting at
intersections on work to cross-falls shall be deemed to be included in the items.

4. Members fixed in length not exceeding 1.00m shall be so described.

5. Areas not exceeding 300mm in width shall be given in metres stating the width.

6. Areas not exceeding 1.00m2 shall be enumerated. All labours in accordance with clause
M.5 shall be given in the description.

M.5 Labours on boarding and flooring

All labours, except where otherwise stated, shall be so described in the items which they
occurred. Raking cutting, curved cutting, scribing on boards, boundary cutting on diagonally laid
boards, stops on labours, tongued edges, mitre angles, notches, rounded corners, sinking and
cutting fitting around obstructions and the like shall be deemed to be included.

M.6 Firrings, drips and bearers

1. Firring pieces shall be given in metres stating the width and average depth.

2. Drips shall be given in metres stating the extreme sizes. Those not exceeding 300mm in
length shall be enumerated and grouped together irrespective of their length. Cross-
rebated drips shall be so described.

3. Bearers shall be given in metres stating the extreme sizes. Those not exceeding 300mm
in length shall be enumerated and grouped together irrespective of their length.

M.7 Nosings and margins

Nosings and margins shall each be given separately in metres stating the extreme sizes.

M.8 Access traps, cesspools, etc.

Access traps, cesspools and the like shall be enumerated stating the size and details of
construction.

M.9 Fillets, rolls, grounds, battens and framework generally

Where items do not have constant cross-section dimensions then the extreme dimensions shall
be stated and described as such. All cutting shall be deemed to be included with the items.

M.10 Fillets and rolls

1. Angle fillets and tilting fillets shall be given in metres stating the cross-section dimensions.

2. Rolls shall be given in metres stating the cross-section dimensions.

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