Common use of BRICK WORK Clause in Contracts

BRICK WORK. (i) 75 designation brick work shall consist of first class bricks laid in cement mortar and as hereinafter specified. (ii) No bricks may be used until after they have been soaked under water for at least one hour. (iii) Care must be taken that the bricks are perfectly clean and free from lime, ▇▇▇▇ or dirt of any kind. If necessary they must be scrubbed before use. (iv) Great care must be taken to masonry in progress of construction damp. When work is left off for the day troughs shall be formed, by means of fillets of mortar 51mm high all round the unfinished work and shall be kept filled with water. Vertical or inclined surfaces must be frequently watered from a rose headed can. Water should not be dashed with violence against new work as this washes out the mortar. Should the work be delayed owing to holidays or for other reason, the contractor must make adequate arrangements for keeping the work wetted, and shall continue to do so for at least ten days or such longer time as directed, after the brickwork has been completed. (A) Brick work in cement mortar with 75 designation brick including racking out joints and curing complete as directed, in sub structure and superstructure in prop. 1:3. (B) 112mm thick 75 designation brick nogged wall in cement mortar embedded with protruding M.S. rod 6mm dia in column including racking out joint and curing complete as directed in super structure above plinth in prop. 1:4. (C) 112mm thick reinforced brick wall in prop. 1:5 reinforced with two lines of M.S. rods 6mm dia as specified embedded in 38mm thick concrete course in prop. 1:2:4 with coarse agg. 12mm down at every fourth course embedded with protruding rod in column including curing etc. complete as directed in super structure above plinth level. Brick work in cement mortar with 1st class local bricks, the quality of which is to be approved by the Engineer Incharge. Bricks are to be thoroughly cleaned, soaked in fresh water for a period of atleast 6 hrs. before use. Bricks to be tested for its compressive strength as per relevent IS: code and it shall not absorb water more than 20% of its dry weight. A good bond shall be maintained both laterally and transversely. Bricks joints shall not exceed 12mm. No broken bricks shall be used except as closers. After the days work all joints shall be raked to 12mm depth so as to provide a good grip for plastering. Brick work to be properly cured till mortar has set. Brick work in sub structure up to plinth level to be done in prop. 1:5 and 115mm thick brick wall in super structure prop 1:5 shall be reinforced with 12mm mesh chicken wire net at every 4th course and 2 Nos 6mm M.S. bars of 350mm long shall be projected from the face of column in the same line with the chicken wire net so as to give a grip with the column. 16.1 FLOORING/SKIRTING/ a) Preparing of Plinth Filling : All plinth fillings shall be properly consolidated in layers, watered, rammed and allowed to consolidate to the Site Engineer#s satisfaction before any flooring is laid. When the flooring is to be laid over a foundation of sand, broken stone of brick or a combination of sand and broken stone or brick the filling shall be removed to a depth equal to the thickness of the flooring plus such foundation layers.

BRICK WORK. (i) 75 designation brick work shall consist of first class bricks laid in cement mortar and as hereinafter specified. (ii) No bricks may be used until after they have been soaked under water for at least one hour. (iii) Care must be taken that the bricks are perfectly clean and free from lime, ▇▇▇▇ or dirt of any kind. If necessary they must be scrubbed before use. (iv) Great care must be taken to masonry in progress of construction damp. When work is left off for the day troughs shall be formed, by means of fillets of mortar 51mm high all round the unfinished work and shall be kept filled with water. Vertical or inclined surfaces must be frequently watered from a rose headed can. Water should not be dashed with violence against new work as this washes out the mortar. Should the work be delayed owing to holidays or for other reason, the contractor must make adequate arrangements for keeping the work wetted, and shall continue to do so for at least ten days or such longer time as directed, after the brickwork has been completed. (A) Brick work in cement mortar with 75 designation brick including racking out joints and curing complete as directed, in sub structure and superstructure in prop. 1:3. (B) 112mm thick 75 designation brick nogged wall in cement mortar embedded with protruding M.S. rod 6mm dia in column including racking out joint and curing complete as directed in super structure above plinth in prop. 1:4. (C) 112mm thick reinforced brick wall in prop. 1:5 reinforced with two lines of M.S. rods 6mm dia as specified embedded in 38mm thick concrete course in prop. 1:2:4 with coarse agg. 12mm down at every fourth course embedded with protruding rod in column including curing etc. complete as directed in super structure above plinth level. Brick work in cement mortar with 1st class local bricks, the quality of which is to be approved by the Engineer Incharge. Bricks are to be thoroughly cleaned, soaked in fresh water for a period of atleast 6 hrs. before use. Bricks to be tested for its compressive strength as per relevent IS: code and it shall not absorb water more than 20% of its dry weight. A good bond shall be maintained both laterally and transversely. Bricks joints shall not exceed 12mm. No broken bricks shall be used except as closers. After the days work all joints shall be raked to 12mm depth so as to provide a good grip for plastering. Brick work to be properly cured till mortar has set. Brick work in sub structure up to plinth level to be done in prop. 1:5 and 115mm thick brick wall in super structure prop 1:5 shall be reinforced with 12mm mesh chicken wire net at every 4th course and 2 Nos 6mm M.S. bars of 350mm long shall be projected from the face of column in the same line with the chicken wire net so as to give a grip with the column. 16.1 FLOORING/SKIRTING/SKIRTING/CLADDING : a) Preparing of Plinth Filling : All plinth fillings shall be properly consolidated in layers, watered, rammed and allowed to consolidate to the Site Engineer#s satisfaction before any flooring is laid. When the flooring is to be laid over a foundation of sand, broken stone of brick or a combination of sand and broken stone or brick the filling shall be removed to a depth equal to the thickness of the flooring plus such foundation layers.