HARARE POLYTECHNIC

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN QUANTITY SURVEYING

MEASUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK 1
TOPIC : SUBSTRUCTURE TAKE-OFF

11280
PLAN 230 115 230 230 230
1800 3800 1845 2800
230

230

1200
230
BEDROOM
3650

ENSUITE (Carpet)
(Ceramic)

LOUNGE

4927
8547

8547
(Ceramic)
115

PANTRY
(Grano)
KITCHEN
4322

(Ceramic)

230
VERANDAH

1500
(Glitter stones)
230

230

230 2300 115 3300 230 4875 230

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SECTION NOTES
FOUNDATIONS
* Plain unreinforced concrete 25 Mpa
22o to footings.
* 250 Micron black polythene sheeting on
100 mm thick unreinforced concrete on
150 mm thick hardcore to 95% H.C.E
1:4 cement sand morta to brickwalls
*
2800

150
900

230

690 460 690 Prepared by T.E Dzvatsva

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SUBSTRUCTURE
TAKE OFF LIST
1 Site clearance
2 Ddt Ditto
3 Topsoil removal
4 Ddt Ditto
5 Disporsal of excavated material
6 Ddt Ditto
7 Excavate for foundation trenches & Return fill and Ram
8 Allow for keeping excavations free from storm and surface water
9 Scarify and compact bottom of excavations
10 Risk of collapse
11 Concrete footings & Ddt R.F.R and add Cartaway
12 One brick thick walls walling & Brickforce
13 Half brick thick walls mm & Brickforce
14 Hardcore
15 Concrete slab
16 Blinding
17 Poylthene sheeting
18 Termite treatment to top of walls and filling
Strike off and cure tops of concrete 5 Marks

Site Clearance
Length Width
11280 8547
Add 2 1000 2000 2000
13280 10547 1 Mark

13.28 1 Mark
10.55 Clear site of all rubbish, bushes, hedges e.t.c 1000 mm around
140.06 external walls of bldng a deposit to a spoil heap on site. 0.5 Mark
m2

Deduct Voids
Length Width
2800 1200
230 230
3030 1430 1 Mark

3.03 Ddt 1 Mark

1.43 Ditto Voids
4.33 m2 0.5 Mark

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Topsoil Removal
Foundation spread
690
Less 230 (Walls)
2 / 460
230 0.5 Mark

Length Width
11,280 8547
Add 2 230 460 460
11,740 9,007 1 Mark

11.74 1 Mark
9.01 Excavate to remove vegtable soil average depth 150 mm
&
Disporsal of excavated material to spoil heaps on site not
exceeding 30 m 0.5 Mark
x 0.15 m3 per m2………………………………………………………….
.m3 (Cubic)

Deduct Voids

3.03 Ddt 1 Mark

1.43 4.33 Ditto Voids
4.33

m2 0.5 Mark

Foundation Trenches
GIRTHS
External Girth 230
Length 11,280
Width 8,547
2 19,827
39,654
Less (4/0.5/2/230) 920 (corners
38,734 2 Marks
Internal Girth 230
4875
4927
2/230 460
1200
1500
12,962
4/230 920 passing
12,042 1 Mark

Internal Girth 115

3,650
4,322

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2,300
115
3,300
13,687
deduct 6 /115 690 passings
12,997 2 Marks

Depth of excavations
900 (Founding depth)
less 150 (topsoil)
750 0.5 Mark

38.73 Excavate for surface trenches n.e 2m deep commencing from 1 Mark
0.69 N.G.L
0.75 20.04 &
12.04 Return, fill and ram 0.5 Mark
0.69
0.75 6.23
13.00
0.46
0.75 4.48
30.76

Storm Water

Item Allow for keeping the excavations free from storm, surface water 1 Mark
and mud by pumping and baling.

Compact bottom of excvations

38.73 Scarify and compact bottom of excavations 1 Mark

0.69 26.73
12.04
0.69 8.31
13.00
0.46 5.98
41.01

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Timbering
GIRTHS

Outter face
38,734 (a.b.c) 2 Marks
Add (4/0.5/2/690) 2,760 (corners
41,494

Inner Face
38,734 (a.b.c)
Less (4/0.5/2/690) 2,760
35,974 2 Marks

DEPTH
External Trench

Outer Face
900

Inner Face
900
less 150 (topsoil)
750 0.5 Mark

Internal trenches
750

41.49
0.90 37.34 Earthwork support to sides of excavations, maximum depth n.e 2m
35.97
2 0.75 26.98
12.04
2 0.75 18.06
13.00 1 Mark
0.75 19.50
101.88 m2 1 Mark

Concrete footings

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38.73 Plain in situ concrete grade 20 Mpa to strip footings 1 Mark

0.69 &
0.23 6.15 Ddt R.F.R 1 Mark
12.04 &
0.69 Add cartaway 0.5 Mark
0.23 1.91
13.00
0.46
0.23 1.38
9.43 m3

One Brickwalls
Brickwork height
900 (founding depth)
Add 150 (up to d.p.c)
1,050
less 230 (Conc footing)
820 1 Mark
Brickforce after every 3rd course
1/3(0.085)= 3.92 m per m2 0.5 Mark

38.73 One brick walls in common bricks bonded with 1:4 cement sand 1 Mark
0.82 31.76 mortar mix laid in stretcher bond
12.96 &
0.82 10.63 Brickforce suitable for One brickwallls Cotts Ref C2
42.39 x 3.92 m per m2…………………………. 166.24 .m. (Lineal) 1 Mark

Half Brick thick walls in foundations

13.69 Half brick wall in common bricks bonded with 1:4 cement sand 1 Mark
0.82 mortar mix laid in stretcher bond
11.22 &
Brickforce suitable for Half brickwallls Cotts Ref C1
x 3.92 m per m2………………………….
44.01 .m. (Lineal) 1 Mark

Hardcore
Lounge
Area A
Length Width
4927 4875

Area B
Length Width
1845 1200
230
1430 1 Mark

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4.93 Approved imported inert granular material, spread, level and 2 Mark
4.88 compact in maximum 150 mm layers to make up levels under
0.15 3.60 floors to 95% H.C.E. density.
1.85
1.43
0.15 0.40
4.88
1.50
0.15 1.10 2 Marks
4.32
3.30
0.15 2.14
4.32
2.30
0.15 1.49
3.65
1.80
0.15 0.99
3.80
3.65
0.15 2.08
11.79

Concrete Slab

4.93 Plain in situ concrete grade 20 Mpa to substructure floor 1 Mark

4.88
0.10 2.40
1.85
1.43
0.10 0.26
4.88
1.50
0.10 0.73
4.32
3.30
0.10 1.43
4.32
2.30
0.10 0.99
3.65
1.80
0.10 0.66
3.80
3.65
0.10 1.39
7.86 2 Marks

Polythene Sheeting

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4.93 250 Micron black polythene sheeting well lapped at joints junctions 2 Marks
4.88 24.02 including all cutting and waste (measured nett) laid horizontally
1.85 over filling to receive concrete.
1.43 2.64 & 1 Mark
4.88 Termite treatment as described to top of filling and walls.
1.50 7.31 & 1 Mark
4.32 Strike off and cure tops of concrete
3.30 14.26
4.32
2.30 9.94
3.65
1.80 6.57
3.80
3.65 13.87
78.61

TOTAL 50 Marks

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