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1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS1 SPECIFICATION Project name Page i 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1 1.1 GENERAL 1 1.2 CONTRACTS AND FINANCE 1 1.3 AUTHORITIES AND ESTABLISHMENT 1 1.4 EXECUTION AND COMPLETION 2 1.5 TERMITE PROTECTION 2 1.6 TIMBER GENERALLY 3 2 SITE PREPARATION 4 2.1 GENERAL 4 2.2 DEMOLITION NOT USED 4 2.3 TREES TO BE RETAINED 4 2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 4 2.5 SITE CLEARING 5 2.6 EXCAVATION 5 2.7 SURFACE PREPARATION 5 2.8 PILING NOT USED 6 2.9 SERVICE TRENCHES 6 3 CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION 7 3.1 GENERAL 7 3.2 GROUND SLAB VAPOUR BARRIER 7 3.3 REINFORCEMENT 7 3.4 CONCRETE 7 3.5 JOINTS 8 3.6 CONCRETE BEARER SUPPORTS 8 4 TIMBER AND STEEL CONSTRUCTION 9 4.1 GENERAL 9 4.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 9 4.3 CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY 10 4.4 FLOORS 10 4.5 WALL FRAMING 10 4.6 ROOF AND CEILING FRAMING 11 4.7 ROOF TRUSSES 11 4.8 TIMBER ROOF TRIM 12 5 BRICK AND BLOCK CONSTRUCTION 13 5.1 GENERAL 13 5.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 13 5.3 CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY 14 5.4 BEARER SUPPORTS 14 5.5 DAMP-PROOF COURSES 15 5.6 CAVITY MASONRY WALLS 15 5.7 WALL TIES 16 5.8 AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE WALLS NOT USED 16 5.9 CONTROL OF MOVEMENT 16 5.10 STEEL LINTELS 17 5.11 BAGGING 17 SPECIFICATION Project name Page ii 6 INSULATION AND SARKING 18 6.1 GENERAL 18 6.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 18 6.3 INSTALLATION 18 7 ROOFING 20 7.1 GENERAL 20 7.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 20 7.3 TILING 20 7.4 METAL ROOFING 20 7.5 ROOF PLUMBING 21 8 CLADDING 22 8.1 GENERAL 22 8.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 22 8.3 HARDBOARD CLADDING 22 8.4 TIMBER BOARD CLADDING 22 8.5 FIBRE CEMENT CLADDING 23 8.6 METAL CLADDING NOT USED 23 8.7 PLASTIC CLADDING 23 8.8 AAC CLADDING NOT USED 24 9 DOORS AND WINDOWS 25 9.1 GENERAL 25 9.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 25 9.3 CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY 26 9.4 TIMBER DOORS 26 9.5 SLIDING INTERNAL DOORS 27 9.6 WARDROBES 27 9.7 GARAGE DOORS 27 9.8 LOCKSETS 28 10 LINING 29 10.1 GENERAL 29 10.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 29 10.3 SHEET LINING 29 10.4 TONGUE AND GROOVE FLOORING 30 10.5 TRIM 30 11 TROWELLED COATINGS 31 11.1 GENERAL 31 11.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 31 11.3 SUBSTRATE 31 11.4 PLASTERING 32 11.5 CEMENT BASED FLOOR TOPPINGS (GRANO) 32 12 BLOCK AND TILE FINISHES 34 SPECIFICATION Project name Page iii 12.1 GENERAL 34 12.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 34 12.3 WATERPROOFING WET AREAS 35 12.4 TILING 35 13 FLOOR COATINGS AND COVERINGS 37 13.1 GENERAL 37 13.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 37 13.3 SUBSTRATE 37 13.4 LAYING CARPET 38 13.5 LAYING RESILIENT FINISHES 38 14 PAINTING 39 14.1 GENERAL 39 14.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 39 14.3 PAINTING 39 15 TIMBER FIXTURES 42 15.1 GENERAL 42 15.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 42 15.3 CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY 42 15.4 TIMBER STAIRS AND BALUSTRADES 43 15.5 DOMESTIC KITCHEN ASSEMBLIES 43 15.6 CUPBOARD AND DRAWER UNITS 43 15.7 BENCHTOPS 44 15.8 CEILING AND UNDER FLOOR ACCESS 44 15.9 SCHEDULE 44 16 PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE 46 16.1 GENERAL 46 16.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 46 16.3 CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY 47 16.4 STORMWATER 47 16.5 WASTEWATER 48 16.6 FRESH WATER 48 16.7 RAINWATER TANKS 48 16.8 GAS 49 17 ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS 50 17.1 GENERAL 50 17.2 COMPONENTS 50 17.3 INSTALLATION 51 18 FENCES AND EXTERNAL WALLS 53 18.1 GENERAL 53 18.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 53 18.3 CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY 54 18.4 GATES 54 SPECIFICATION Project name Page iv 18.5 BRICK FENCES 55 19 LANDSCAPING 56 19.1 GENERAL 56 19.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 56 19.3 PREPARATION 56 19.4 SUBSOIL 56 19.5 TOPSOIL 56 19.6 TURFING 57 19.7 PLANTING 57 19.8 MULCHING 58 19.9 STAKES AND TIES 58 20 PAVING AND ROADS 59 20.1 GENERAL 59 20.2 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS 59 20.3 CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY 59 20.4 BASE COURSE 59 20.5 BITUMINOUS PAVING 59 20.6 UNIT PAVING 60 20.7 IN SITU CONCRETE PAVING 60 21 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS 62 SPECIFICATION Project name Page 1 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1.1 GENERAL Interpretation Owner: Means the same as “principal” or “proprietor”. Contractor: Means the same as “builder”. Supply: Means “supply only” - do not allow for installation. Provide: Means “supply and install”. Required: Means required by the contract documents or by the local council or statutory authorities. Proprietary or Trade: Means identifiable by naming the manufacturer, supplier, installer, trade name, brand name, and catalogue or reference number. Standards Use referenced Australian or other standards (including amendments) which are current one month before the date of the contract except where other editions or amendments are required. Manufacturers’ or suppliers’ recommendations Select, store, handle and install proprietary products or systems in accordance with the current published recommendations of the manufacturer or supplier. Bushfire protection If required, provide protection to AS 3959 (Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas). 1.2 CONTRACTS AND FINANCE General conditions ABIC Lump Sum Contract Payment and adjustment of contract sum At commencement of the building work, submit a schedule of anticipated progress claims which will be made throughout the contract. Progress claims break-down: With each progress claim, submit a statement of amounts claimed in respect of each section or trade heading designated in the specification. 1.3 AUTHORITIES AND ESTABLISHMENT Prior applications and approvals Nil Existing services Attend to existing services as follows: If the service is to be continued, repair, divert or relocate as required. If such a service crosses the line of a required trench, or will lose support when the trench is excavated, provide permanent support for the existing service. If the service is to be abandoned, cut and seal or disconnect, and make safe. Temporary services and works Provide temporary toilet accommodation. Connect to the sewer main if required by the Local Authority. Use of existing services Existing services may be used as temporary services for the performance of the contract. > SPECIFICATION Project name Page 2 Signs Provide a signboard displaying the owner/s name, the lot number and the builder’s name, address and licence number. 1.4 EXECUTION AND COMPLETION Survey marks Preserve and maintain the owners survey marks in their true positions. Rectification: If the proprietor's survey marks are disturbed or obliterated, immediately give notice and rectify the disturbance or obliteration. Hours of work In accordance with Council approval Order of work At the Contractors discretion Removal of temporary work, services and plant Remove temporary work services and construction plant within 10 working days after practical completion. Rectification: Clean and repair damage caused by the installation or use of temporary work and services and restore existing facilities used during construction to original condition. Final cleaning Remove rubbish and surplus material from the site and clean the work throughout. Warranties Name the owner as warrantee and give the owner copies of manufacturers’ warranties. Instruction manuals Give the owner manufacturers’ instruction manuals. Operation Ensure moving parts operate safely and smoothly. Termite barriers Provide a durable notice permanently fixed and located in or near the meter box as required by Part 3.1.3 BCA 96 Volume 2. Surveyor’s certificate Give the owner a certificate which confirms that the work, including boundary fences, has been correctly located. Services layout Give the owner a plan which shows the location of underground services. Authorities’ approvals Give the owner evidence of approval of the local council and statutory authorities whose requirements apply to the work. Keys Give the owner two keys for each set of locks keyed alike and two keys for each lock keyed to differ. 1.5 TERMITE PROTECTION General Standard: To AS 3660.1 (Protection of buildings from subterranean termites - Prevention, detection and treatment of infestation - New buildings). Method: >Termimesh Chemical soil barriers - reticulation systems: Submit evidence that the system has been type tested to AS 3660.1 (Protection of buildings from subterranean termites - Prevention, detection and treatment of infestation - New buildings) Appendix D. SPECIFICATION Project name Page 3 1.6 TIMBER GENERALLY Unseasoned timber If unseasoned timber is provided, or variations in moisture content are likely, make allowance for shrinkage, swelling and differential movement. Durability General: Provide timbers with natural durability appropriate to the conditions of use, or preservative-treated timbers of equivalent durability. Natural durability classification: To AS 1604 (Timber - Preservative-treated - Sawn and round) Table F2. Minimum requirements: Class 1: Timbers in contact with the ground. Class 2: Timbers above ground, not in continuous contact with moisture, well ventilated, protected from moisture but exposed to the weather. Class 3: Timbers above ground, not in continuous contact with moisture, well ventilated, protected with a finish, and well maintained. Class 4: Timbers fully protected from moisture, indoors, above ground, and well ventilated. Preservative treatment Standard: To AS 1604 (Timber – Preservative treated – Sawn and round). Hazard classification: To AS 1604 (Timber – Preservative treated – Sawn and round) Table D1. CCA (copper chrome arsenic) preservative: Type1. SPECIFICATION Project name Page 4 2