SPECIFICATION

MASONRY FINISH
A. STUCCO FINISH
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The contractor shall furnish all materials, tools, equipments including labor required in
undertaking the proper application of Stucco Finish as shown on the plans and specification.
1. MATERIAL REQUIREMENT
a. Portland cement white or ordinary shall conform to the specification requirements of hydraulic
cement.
b. Marble dust shall be derived from domestic marble that are hard and well graded.
c. Acoustical fiber shall be first class quality and a product distributed by a reputable
manufacturer engaged in acoustical materials.
2. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
1. All surfaces and other masonry areas indicated on the plans to receive Stucco shall be cleaned
of all projections; dust looses particles and foreign materials.
2. It shall be thoroughly wetted with clean water before application of scratch coat.
A. Types of Mixture
1. For Stucco used as a acoustical treatment, the proportional shall be part cement and three parts
acoustical fiber measured by volume or as recommended by manufacturer.
2. For exterior and interior walls without acoustical treatment the proportion shall be 1 part
cement blended with 2 parts marble dust in the case where white cement is used but for ordinary gray
cement use one part cement and two parts washed sand with part lime measured by volume.
B. Application Method
1. Stucco mixture can be applied with the use of hard brooms made from coconut materials.
2. It can also be applied with the use of sandblasting equipment operated manually or electrical
driven machine compressor.

3. For an impressive architectural appearance, the applied surface is slightly toweled before
Stucco mixture has began to set. This surface is called Anay Finish.
C. Methods of Measurement
1. All Stucco finish shall be measured in square parts or part thereof for working actually
completed in the building.
D. Basis of Payment
The work quantified and determined shall be paid for the Contract unit Price which price
constitute full compensation for all stucco finish necessary to complete the item.
CEMENT PLASTER
GENERAL CONDITONS
The contractor shall furnish all materials, tools, equipments including labor required in
undertaking the Cement Plaster Finish as shown on the Plans in accordance with the Specification.
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
Manufactured materials shall be delivered in the manufacturers original unbroken packages or
containers, which are labelled plainly with the manufacturers name and trademark.
1. Cement shall be Portland Hydraulic Cement of any approved brand.
2. Hydrated Line shall conform to the requirements defined in Hydraulic Cement of any approved
brand.
3. Fine Aggregates or sand shall be cleaned, washed and sharp river sand, free from dirt, clay or
organic matter or other deleterious substances.
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
1. Mixture
1. Mortar mixture for brown coat shall be freshly prepared and uniformly mixed in the proportion
by volume of one part Portland cement, three (3) parts sand and one fourth (1/4) part hydrated lime.
2. Surface preparation

1. After removal of forms, reinforced concrete surfaces shall be roughened to improve adhesion
of the cement plaster.
2. Before any application for brown coat is started, all surfaces that are o be plastered shall be
wetted thoroughly with clean water to produce a uniformly moist condition.
3. The brown coat shall be lightly boomed o scratch before surface has properly set and allowed
to cure.
4. Just before the application of the finish coat, the brown coat surface shall be evenly moistened
with clean water.
5. Surfaces applied with finish coat shall then be smooth with paper or foam in a vertical motion
to remove trowel marks, checks and blemishes.
Wherever indicated on the Plans to be simulated red brick Finish the Contractor shall render brick
design on plaster surface before brown coat had properly set and then allowed to dry.
Cement plaster shall not be applied directly to:
1. Concrete or masonry surface that had been coated with bituminous compound and,
2. Surface that had been painted or previously plastered.
Workmanship
Cement plaster finish shall be true to details and plumed finish surface shall have no visible
junction marks where one day works adjoins another.
MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
The quantity determined in the Method of Measurement shall be paid for at the unit price as
started in the Bill of Quantities, which price constitute full compensation including labor and materials,
tools and incidentals to complete this item.

STRUCTURAL STEEL
SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work under this section consists of furnishings of all materials, labor, tools,
equipments and performance of all operations relative to fabrication, delivery to site, erection and
painting of structural steel trusses and purlins as shown on the Plans.
DESIGN CONDITIONS
All structural steel works shall be in accordance with AISC Specifications for the Design,
Fabrication and erection of Structural steel for the buildings.
Shop drawings as well as erection drawings shall be prepared and submitted by the Contractor to the
supervising Architect or Engineer for approval before any fabrication is made.
MATERIALS
1. All structural steel shapes and plates shall conform to ASTM A-36.
2. Light-Gauge Cold-formed Structural Steel shall conform to pertinent Specifications of the
American Iron Steel Institute.
FABRICATION
Filed fabrication shall be kept to a minimum. A shop fabrication shall be employed to the greatest
extent possible with members shop fabricated as practicable with a minimum requirement for field
connections.
Welding, shearing gas cutting, chipping and all other works involved in the fabrication of
structural steel shall be done with accuracy and of the highest quality of workmanship, within the
allowable tolerance prescribed in the AISC specifications.
WELDING
The technique, appearance and quality of welds and the methods of correcting defective works
shall conform to the applicable provisions of Workmanship of the Standard Code for welding in the
building Construction of the American Welding Society. Welding of Structural members in shop and on
field, shall be done only by certified and experienced welder.

Weld length called on the Plans and on the shop drawing shall be the net effective length.
CONNECTION AND HOLES
Connection shall be as shown in the drawings and shall develop the full capacity of the members.
1. Holes shall be punched or drilled at right angles to the surface for the materials and shall not be
enlarged by burning.
2. Holes shall be clean cut without rugged edges. Outside burrs resulting from drilling or reaming
operations shall be removed.
QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES
Quality control shall be exercised by the Fabricator to assure high quality in the work. In
addition, materials and workmanship shall be subject to inspection by the qualified inspectors
representing the Owner.
REJECTION
Materials or workmanship not in reasonable conformance with the provisions of this
Specification shall be rejected at anytime during the progress of the work.
ERECTION
1. The steel structures shall be erected plumb and true to line and grade. Bracings and support shall
be introduced whenever necessary to take care of all the loads to which the structure may be
subjected.
2. Grouting Mortar shall be one of the commercial type approved by the supervising Architect or
Engineer and the methods of use as recommended by the manufacturer.
MARKING
Shop fabricated shall be marked prior to delivery to facilitate the erection of the members.
Markings shall be listed and given description and copies of which shall be furnished to the Owner.
Markings shall be neatly painted on the members with a distinctive color of enamel paint.

SHOP PAINTING
Steel works to be encased in concrete shall not be painted. All other steel works shall be given
one coat of shop paint of red lead primer, applied thoroughly and evenly to dry surfaces, which have been
cleaned, by rush, spray roller coating, floor coating or dipping at the selection of the fabricator.
Steel work prior to painting and after inspection and approval shall be cleaned of loose mill scale,
loose rust, weld slag or flux deposit, dirt and other foreign materials.
FIELD PAINTING
All steel work after complete erection, shall be field painted with the type and color specified in
the section of painting of this Specifications. Painting shall not be done on any steel surfaces that are
thoroughly clean and dry.
GLASS AND GLAZING
SCOPE OF WORK
This Item consists of furnishing all glass and glazing materials, labor, tools, plant and equipment
required in undertaking the proper installation as shown on the Plans and in accordance with this
Specifications.
MATERIAL REQUIREMETS
All glass and glazing materials shall be delivered at jobsite with labels affixed indicating quality,
make, type and thickness. Each glass in glaze position shall resist a design pressure of 244 kilograms per
square meter.
A. PLATE GLASS
Plate glass shall be manufactured from float glass that is mechanically rounded and polished and
sealed with a coating of silver and uniform film of electrolytic copper plating, then applied with
protective coating of paint to seal out moisture from the silver. Use where good vision is required.

B. FLOAT GLASS
These basic types of glass shall be manufactured by floating continuous ribbon of molten glass
into a bath of molten tin where it is reheated to obtain a flat fire polished finish and annealed slowly to
produce a transparent float glass eliminating grinding and polishing.
VARIATIONS OF THESE BASIC TYPES ARE:
Grade AA Intended for use were superior quality is required.
Grade A Intended for selected glazing.
Grade B Intended for general glazing.
C. GLAZING MATERIALS
1. Glazing materials for glass installation may be:
a. Putties- wood sash putty, or metal sash quality.
b. Sealant- shall be chemically compatible with setting blocks, edge blocks and sealing tapes.
2. Performed Sealant such as:
a. Synthetic Polymer- shall be base sealant that is resilient or non-resilient type.
b. Performed Gasket- shall be compression or structural type.
D. SCHEDULE OF GLASS AND MIRRORS
1. Unless otherwise specified in the Plans, use 5.6 mm thick sheet of glass of locally manufactured clear
quality for the following:
a. Aluminum windows and doors, not with standing plate glass indicated elsewhere.
b. Jalousie window glass slats
c. Fixed glass louvers
d. Glass panels for partitions and counter door panels
2. All glass panels for cabinets, except sliding doors shall be clear glass of locally manufactured float
glass quality.
3. Unless otherwise needed, clear glass that are locally manufactured shall be used for steel windows.

CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Safety precaution and procedure shall be observed in determining the sizes and in proving
required clearances by measuring actual opening to receive the glass.
1. All glass sheet shall be bedded, back puttied, secured in place and face puttied. Secure glass in
aluminum frames with non-corrosive clips except where glazing beads are required.
2. Apply putty in a uniformly straight lines, with accurately formed bevels and clean cut corners,
then remove excess putty from glass and frames.
3. Set glass in hollow metal doors and in metal frames of interior partitions in felt channel insets or
bedded in putty to prevent any rattle.
TILEWORKS
CERAMIC TILES
SCOPE OF WORK
This Item shall consist of furnishing all Ceramic Tiles and cementitious materials, tools and
equipment including labor required in undertaking the proper installation of walls and floor tiles as shown
on the Plans and in accordance with these Specifications.
MATERIALS REQUIREMETS
CERAMIC TILES
1. Ceramic tiles and trims shall be made of clay, or mixture of clay and other materials which is
called the body of the tile classified by ASTM C-242 as to their water absorption.
2. Ceramic tiles and trims are manufactured either by dust pressed process or by plastic process in
which the clays are made plastic by mixing with water, shaped by extrusion or in molds and then
fired.
GLAZED TILES AND TRIMS
Glazed tiles and trims shall have an impervious face of ceramic materials fused on to the body of
the tiles and trims.

1. The glazed surface may be clear white or colored depending on the color scheme approved by the
Architect.
2. Standard glaze may be right (glossy) semi-matte (less glossy) matte (dull) or crystalline (mottled
and textured), good resistance to abrasion.
3. Glazed tiles shall be used for walls. Crystalline glazed tiles may be used for floors provided that
these are used as light duty floors.
UNGLAZED TILES AND TRIMS
Unglazed tiles shall be hard dense tiles of homogeneous composition. Its color and characteristics
are determined by the materials used in the body, the method of manufacture and the thermal treatment.
Unless otherwise specified, used unglazed tiles for all floors as indicated on the Plan.
Trims are manufactured to match wall tile color, texture and to coordinate with it in dimension.
These are shaped in various ceramic trim units such as caps, bases, covers, bull-nose, corners, angles, etc.
that are necessary for edging or making a transition between intersecting surfaces.
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Tile work shall not be started until roughing-ins for plumbing, electrical and other trades have
been completed and tested. The work of all other trades shall be protected from any kind f damages.
SURFACE PREPARATION
1. Mortar mix for scratch coat and setting bed shall consist of one part Portland cement part lime
and 3 parts sand by volume.
2. Surface to receive tile must be level, true to elevation, dry from dirt, oil and other kinds of
ointments.
3. Allow at least seven days curing scratch coat and setting bed. Installation work shall not be
allowed to proceed until unsatisfactory conditions are corrected.
4. Thoroughly dampen surfaces of masonry or concrete before coat is applied.

5. N masonry surface apply first a thin coat with pressure, then bring it out sufficiently to
compensate for the major irregularities of the surface to a thickness not less than 10 mm at any
point.
6. Evenly rake the scratch coat to provide good mechanical key before the mortar mix has fully
hardened.

INSTALLATION OF CERAMIC GLAZED WALL TILES

Ceramic tiles shall be soaked in clean water prior to installation for a minimum of one hour.
Determine and mark layout of ceramic tiles as to joint location, position of trims and fixtures so as to
minimize cutting less than one half size of the tile.
1. Lay the tiles true profile then exert pressure and tamp tile surface before the bond coat mix has
initially set.
2. Continue with the next full tile to be laid and pressed firmly upon the setting bed tamped until
flush and in place of other tiles.
3. All lines shall be kept and true to profiles, plumbed and internal corners rounded using the
appropriate trims.
INSTALLATION OF VITRIFIED UNGLAZED FLOOR TILES
Before the tile is laid on the floor, surface shall be tested levelness or uniformity by slope of
flooding it with water. Area where water ponds are filled and leveled shall be tested again before the
setting bed is applied.
1. Establish the lines of borders and center of walls at the filed work in both directions to permit the
pattern to be laid with a minimum cutting of tiles.
2. Clean concrete sub-floor then moisten but do not soak. Then, sprinkle dry cement over the
surface and spread the mortar on the setting bed.
3. Pitch floor to drain as directed by the Architect or Engineer.
4. Allow the setting bed to set sufficiently, then spread a bond coat over the surface and lay the tile.

GROUTING AND POINTING

Before the grouting of joints, tiles shall have been laid in place for at least 24 hours. Grouting
mortar shall be with Portland cement or blended with pigments to acquire the color appropriate for the
ceramic tiles.
1. Remove excess mortar with a wet sponge stroked diagonally or in a circular motion after 12-15
minutes.
2. Allow with a barely damp or dry sponge to remove remaining haze while smoothing all grounded
joints.
CLEANING
1. Clean ceramic tiles surface thoroughly as possible upon completion of grouting.
2. Remove all grout observing tile manufacturers instruction as to the use of acid or other chemical
cleaners.
3. Polish surface of tile with soft cloth.