Quantity surveying, for the use of surveyors, architects, engineers and builders

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...the removal and carting away of rubbish, and making good of all works disturbed." "The building owner reserves tho right to retain any portion of the old material at the prices allowed for them in the following bill." Clean and stack old bricks for reuse, basket, and cart away rubbish. Brick-nogged partition Brick paving in stables York stone coping 13 in. wide York stone coping 18 in. wide Flight of twelve York stops, and) landing back area / Slating to main roof Slate ridge Roof timbers and slating battens Old floor and joists 4-in. fir framed partition Door and frame and linings back entrance / Sets of sashes and frames in) western wall of larder.... / The staircase from third to fourth floor, consisting of twenty steps, I with handrail and balusters tol one side.' Knock off plastering of old walls, and basket and cart away rubbish Special cases will arise requiring modifications of either of the foregoing methods. Probably the client obtains a larger sum for the credits if the amount appears in the tender. In billing works where there is more than one trade involved, as in a bill headed zincworker, in which there is joinery, write a preliminary clause to this effect, "include also joiner's work, herein described," or carpenter's or other tradesman's work, as the case may be. Write, "continued" opposite every total carried forward, and " carried to summary " to the total at end of each trade. Put a tick at the bottom of each column of abstract when it is billed, in the same manner as suggested for the bottom of columns of dimensions. When the draft bill is finished read it carefully through, and take care to understand every item. Observe that the words "cube,"...