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PART XXI WOODWORK AND JOINERY

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Indian Standard
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
PART XXI WOODWORK AND JOINERY

( Second Revision)
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Civil Works Meuurement Secti90al Committee, BDC 44

a.ar.. .".,..,.,
SMal V. R. VAIIII Bureau or PubUc Enterpriles, Minlatry of FinaDee
MnUn,
5. .1 N. P. ACHdftA
S... R. G. ANAKD
Calcutta '011 Tnaat
Jndiaa IDltltute or Architects, Bombay
AmlTANT ADVlI&a ( PHE) Mlnlatry or Health. Family PIann in.
SR.I B. G. BALJU.Aa HiadUitan 8teel Wora CoDstruction Ltd, Calcutta
SlIaIP.L.8HAIIM In.titute of Surveyon, New Delhi
C. . . ENOIHK" Heavy EDlineerln. Corporation Ltd, Ran~bi
CHJu EKOnc&U ( R. ~ B ) Public Worn DePartment, Government of Andbra
'r&dab
SW&aINT&NDl2lfG EJfQQlua
( PLAMICbCG • DuIoIl) (AI"''''',)
8II1lI R. K. C.OVDHAY Bhakra Manalement Board, Nanl.1 Towntbip
SH1U P. S. RAG ( AI",,..,. )
Sa.. V. B. DaM Hind\lltaft ConltruCtion Co Ltd, Bombay
Dntac:rroa. IR.I or
Irription PePartment, Government Utta, Pra4e1h
Dlaacroa ( itA,. .. Cona) a.
Central Water Power CommiliioD, New Delbi
DDun DsUCTOa (kAfti A
001'11) (AI""",,,)
SHal P. K. DocToa Concrete Auociation of Indi•• Bombay
SRa, D. S. VIJAYUDRA ( AI.u', )
IxscuTIva ElealN'" (Pl.AlnaNO ldiniltry of aailways
• DUJOIfI) NOJmlUII RAIl-WAY
SHIU P. N. GAM In.titution orEnlineerl (India), Calcutta
SRJU W.J. DAGANA Bomba, Port Trult, Bombay
8Hal V. O. HaGDa Nadon&l !uildin.. Or.anilation, New Delhi
8uI J. P. SHAaMA ( AJ"",." )
S C. V. HncooaAW' Oammon India Ltd, Bombay
S H. k. KHoau. Im••don Department, Government oCH.ryana
S 1b1lJWl K.u~. Minbtry or Shippin. & Transport ( Roadl Win,)
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WoaD (I)
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""IOAL ExAImIaa Buildinp aDd Communlcatioa DepartIDCIlt, Govern-
meat of Mabaralbtra
.... D. A~ SuIIIA. DirectorGeneral,BIS ( ....~ AI",.,)
Director ( CJI Ea•• )
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Auiataat Director ( Qv Ena), BIS
 Ull200( Put XXI) -1m
Indian Standard
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
PART XXI WOODWO~K AND JOINERY

( Second Revision)
o. FORE WO RD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Part XXI) (Second Revision) was adopted
by the Indian. Standards Institution on 24 March 1973. after the draft
finalized by the Civil Works Measurement Sectional Comminee had been
approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council..
0.2 Measurement occupies a very ~mportant place in the planning and
execution of any civil engineerjng work from the time offirst estimates to
the final completion and settlement of payments for a project. Method.
followed' for measuremenC are not uniform and considerable difference.
exist between practices folJowed by different construction agencies and
also between various Central and State Government departments. While
it is recognized that each cystem of measurement has to be specifically"
related to administrative and financial organizations within a department
responsible (or the work, a unification of various systems at technical level
h.. been accepted at very desirable specially as it permits a wider range of
operation ror civil enli.qeering contractors and eliminates ambiguities and
misundentandings or various systemsfollowed.
0.3 Amon, various civil engineering items, measurement of buildings wu
. the fint to be taken up for standardization and thU standard baving
provisions relating to building work was fint published in 1958and wu
revised in 1964.
or
O.t In the course of usage this standard by various construction agencie.
in the country. several clarifications and suggestions for modiJicatioDl were
received and as • result of study, the technic:al committee responsible fOr
thilltandard decided that itl scope besides being applicable to buildinp
Ihould be expanded to cover method of measurement of civil engineeriD.
works like industrial and river vaHey project works.
• .5 Since difl'erent trades are not related to one another the Secdoul .
Committee decided that each trade .. ,iven in IS: 1200·1964- thall be
Issued separately u a diIFerent part. Thll will also be helpful to uen in
using the specific standard•
• YethcMI or meuuremeal or blaildin, ~orb (,.,.).

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d I 1200 ( Part XXI ) - 1973
0.5.1 This part coven method of measurement of woodwork and
joinery; applicable to buildings as \vel.l as to civil cnJrinceriol works.
0.6 In reporting the result of a measurement made in accordance with
this standard, jf the final value, observed or calculated, is to be rounded
off, it shall be done in accordance with IS : 2·1960.

I. SCOPE
1.1 This standard (Part XXI >- covers the method of measurement or
woodwork and joinery in buildings and civil engineering works.

2. GENERAL RULES

2.1 ClubblDI of Item. - Items may be clubbed together provided that

the break up of clubbed items is agret"d 10 be on the ba~il of detailed
description of items stated in this standard.
2.2 8001&IDI or Dlmea.loa8 - In booking dimensions, the order sha:I
be consistent and generally in the sequence of length, breadth or width and
height or depth, or thickness.
2.3 D••eriptloB of Item. - The description of each item shall, unlell
otherwise s~ted, be held to include where necessary, conveyance and
delivery, ha~dJing, unloading, storing, fabrication. hoisting, all labour for
finishing to .-equil"ed shape and size, setting, fittjng and fixing in position,
straight cutllng
. and waste, I
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2.f MeaSll• •nll - Unless otherwise stated 1111 works shall be

measured net in decimal system, as fixed in positlc as given in Z.-'.l
and 1.4.1.1 •
2.4.1 Length and width shall be measured to \he nearest 0'01 m.
Width of single or detached flanks shall, however; be measured to dlc
nearest 2 mm. Thickness shal be measured to 'the nearest 2 mm.
2.4.1.1 Scantlin". battens, and baulks shall, however, be meuured
to the nearest 2 mm In each cross-sectional dimension.
Non - Scantlin I mean. a piece of timbtr whose croa-.cctio....-dimenaion. ~xeetd
or.awn
5 em but do not exceed 20 em in both direction.; batten mean. a piece timber
whOle crolS..eedonal dimenaionl do not exc~ 5 em in either directloD; and baulk
mean. a piece 01 lawn timber whOle crOll-sectional dlmenaioDi eaeecl 5 em ill ODe
direction ahd 20em in ocher direction.
2.f.2 Areal shall be worked out to the nearest 0·01 mi.
2.4.' Cubical contents shall be worked out to the nearelt 0·001 mi.
-Rula for rO~QdiDI oIIluamerical yaluei ("';',~).

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2.1 . . . • 1 Q,aaadd.. - Bills or quantities shall fully describe materiaIJ
aDd workmanJhip, and accurately represent the work to be executed.

s. GENERAL
'.1 The description and type or the wood to be. used shall be stated; eaeh
kind of wood shall be measured separately.
3.2 The work shall be measured in cubic metres unless otherwise stated
hereinafter.
3.3 The \\'ork shall be measured separately for • fixed • and 'framed and
fixed'. 'Framed and fixed' work shall be that which involve mortice and
tenon or dove-tailed joints.
S.4 All work shan include nails. \Vork ' secret fixed " 'fixed with screws'
or fixed with screws and cups' or 'Jix~d with bolts and washen • shan be
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10 described and measured separately. If screws are of other than ordinary

steel, they shall be so described. Screws used for fixing builders hardware
11¥11 be measured along with the hardware.
3.5 AU work shall be measured net as fixed, that is, no extra meuurement
.hall,be made for shape, joine, etc, except as mentioned in 3.5.1 to 3.5•••
3.5.i Scant1jn~, battens, etc, in sections other than rectangular shall be
measured a~ the least rectangle from which the section can be obtained.
3.5.2 In case or scantlings, battens, etc, with varying sections, largest
section shall be measured.
3.5.3 Mitred pieces shall be measured along longest length.
S.5 •• Circular or segmental portions shall be measured net separately.
3.1 The description of items shall include .11 the necessary keY'_ wed. .,
dowels. wood: or bambbo pins to tenoned joints and clenchlng or
nail
heads.
3.7 In measuring framed timber, length of tenons and scarfs shall be
added to site length oCframed member. Extra Lengths where required to
be embedded in walls/floors shaJJ be added to site length••
3.1 Unfea apecificaUy mentioned a tolerance of J '5 mm .hall be allowed
for each wrou.ht face.
, .. Items of plain woodwork exceeding 20 em in width, if required in
one width, ,hall be so described and measured separately.
3.10 All lineal laboun, such al rebates (Itrai.bt or Iplayed) beacb aacI
chamber. shall be described and included with the item.
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1.11 Plqglng to walla for planks. etc, shan be described and measured in
nmning metres per row stating the spacing or plup. P1usgiar to waUl
(or fittings or detached work, etc, shall be described and enumerated.
S.12 Wroughl timber shall be 80 described and measured leparately
escept where planing is measured separately.
NOTa- The term • wroupt • carria the ..me meaDIDI U • plaaed '.
1.15 Planing shall be measured in square metres for all wrou,ht surl_ca,
aDIeu timber has been described as wrought.
1.lt The following laboun shall be measured se~.r.tely in square metres
when the timben measured ill cubic metres and In running metra atati. .
the thicknea when timber i. meuured in square metres:
a) Scribing.
b) Notching exceeding 15 em each in girth, and
c) Circular cutting.
S.15 Unless included in the description of main item the following laboun
'hall be measured separately in running metres stating width or girth, and
include all mitres and stops:
a) Rebate., tongues and grooves;
b) Beacla, Itaff bead. and ftutes; and
c) Moutdinp.
3.1' The foll.wio.laboun .hall be measured separately in numbcn:
a) End" splayed or rounded and wrought;
b) WrOllsht and pointed or rounded ends to posts. etc, includilll
mitred jntenections where necessary; ~
c) Rafter feet projectin, with splayed or mouldeft ends;
d) Notches not exceeding 15 em each in girth s~ting thickneu;
e) Boring holes ( other than ror bolt ), .tating d,meter and depth or
holes, and ~
C) Cutting holes square in section, atating size aad depth arholes.
f. TYPES 01' WORK
4.1 Doon and window. leave••hall be described, method or bini
indicated and measured in Iquare metres. Each type shall be meuured
separately-
NOTa- Where there 11 a tombiudoa or two or tnore typea or daon or wia..... h
.baIl eitber be meuurecl .. clubbed item or the different ponionl meuared fCParateir.
the di.idiDlliDe beiDI the centre of the rail sep••tma the difFerentportio...
4.1.1 No extra width or labour ahall be meuured for rebated and/or
aplayed meeting Itile. of doon and windows.
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4.2 Boudinl shall be de.cribed and lIleuured in aquare metra UDder the
folJowing beadin.. statin. the finished thicknea in each case:
a) RooCboardingj
b) Ceilina;
c) Floon;
d) PaneJlln,;
e) Weather boarding; and
r) Shelves, fittings racb. bins almirah lininp and the like.
f~.1 Description mall include all Itrailht anei rakiDS cuttinl and
waste and heading joints where required.
~.2.2 Side joints ahall be described and work with different kind. of
joints shall be measured leparately.
4.2.3 In the cue of rebated, tongued and grooved, grooved aDd filJered
and secret jointed boarding and weather boarding the meuurement ahall
.4.2.4 Boarding fixed to curved lurf.ees in narrow widthl shall be
be net al fixed, extra width of rebate., tongues, etc, heinl ignored•

measured separately and shall include ahootinl the jointt to proper aplay•
...2.5 In cale of boarded floor. the width of board., the method of
jointing and nailinl shall be described; if 800... are to be travened or
fiDilbed for polilbiu,. it ahall be 10 ltated.
t.2.6 In cue of weather boardin,. width and thicmeu or boards and
lap ,ball be ltated. In cue of feathereedpcl boardl..,. thickDea mall be
the maximum thicJmeu.
4.2.1.1 All chamfering. rebatiD" etc, to edge. of weather boardins
.ball be dacribed.
t.I Batten work shall be described and meuured in rUDDing me~rCl.
4.4 Trellis work shaD be meuured in square meuea 1tatins lize oflalb,
and .pacing.
t.4.1 ODe-way and two-way trcllia work .hall each be meuured
aeparately.
4.4.2 Posts. rail., stiles, brace. and other lupporta for trellis work anel
for door. and windoWi frame. in trellis work sball be meuured aeparatel,.
4.t.3 Doon and wiDcIowa formed in trellia work ,baD be meuurecl
aJongwith trcllia work.
• .5 . . ., .... I ~ -ShaM, and .truttiD, timben (use
and wute ) shaD be measuredlD cubic metra and Ihall mdude neceuary
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bolts. wedges, dOl-lpikes , nails, putting together, erecting, maintaining
in position for the required period, striking an'd removal.
4•• Ball)' Work - Bally work shall be measured in running metres stating
mean diameter.
NOTa- Mean diameter shall be the aver..e or diameters at the end••
4.7 Stalrca••• - Work to staircases shall be measured under a leparate
heading and measured in detail as in 4.7.1 to 4.7.1'. Where detailed
working drawings are available ltaircas~. may be measured as an omnibu.
item fully described stating the tread area in square metres.
~.7.1 Landings including bearer, .hall be measured as for boarded
floon.
4.7.2 Treads and risers shall be measured in square metres, the area
being obtained by multiplying the lengeh of tread by the exposed width
or tread plus the rise from step to step. Winders and riser shall be
included with the item.
~.7.3 Housing of treads, risers, ftiers and winders shall be included in
the descril!tion, ali also all labours, such as cross-tonguing, croos-grooving,
erOl.·reba~ng) framing and gluing, wedging and blocking.

4.7.4 C'-4rriages, if provided, shall be measured separately.

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4.7.5 Rtturned ends to treads with shaped brackets under a rounded,

or
quadrant curtail ends to treads and risers shall be enumerated.
f
4.7.' Wan strings shall be measured in running O1etres stating the width
and thicluless and shall include plugging to wall tand howing for tread,
and risers. i
4..7.7 Outer strings shall be measured in for t wall strings and shall
include housing for treads and risers, tenoning o~ notching at ends to fit
newel posts, landings) etc. ~

4.7.1 Cut strings shall be measured a! for outer Itrinp and shall
inoJude cutting of upper edge for treads.
4.7.1 Ramped, circular and wreathed portion shall be measured
aeparately and 10 deseribed•
.a.7.11 Hand-raill shan be measured in running metres along top centre
line stating estrcme section of straight portions and whether rounde. or
moulded.
4.7.11 Circular level, ramped and wreathed hand-rails shall be meuur-
ed aeparatcly. Quadrants. short ramps and wreaths and scroll ends shall
be enumerated.
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4.1.12 Mitres, housing joints and hand-railscrewa arid dowell at jUIl~
tion of circular part with strai.ht one shall be enumerated.
4.7.13 Balusters .han be deacribed and enumerated ltaun. . . aacl
shall include framinp or houliDi at end•.
4.7.14 Newell shall be described and measured in runnin, metrea ltat.
in, the section, and if turned, the length of turniJll shall be ltated.
4.7.15 Sunk panels and mouldings planted-on houaecl·ja to neweJa IhaII
be ltated.
4.7.18 Newel caps and pendants .hall be described and enumerated.
4.1 ea.ee1 Fram.. 01 Vertical SIkIia, WI"'. . . - Cued frame. 01
vertical lliding windows shall be described and Iheuured in runnlq
metres J a1on, t~e outer' edge•
... IIdrtIap, CorDIe.., Plctan .act Dado aau.. etc - Sartin...
cornices. picture rails, dado rails and similar mauldin.. m.ll be dacribecl
includin. method of fixing and measured in runnio. metra.
t.11 Trap Doo... - Trap doora .hall be described and enumerated -
• extra--over' relevant item.
4.11 Pelmet boxes ,hall be described and measured in runninl metres
along the aides and r~ce planking.
4.12· T.ra_ WOI'k- Turned work shall be measured in rwmio. meuea
Itating the Jirth.
4.13 . . . .ri.. - The fallowinl typel or work shall be fully described and
enumerated:
a) Wardrobel and cupboards;
b) Draining boards;
c) Plate racks;
d) Curtain brackets;
e) Towel rails;
f) Toilet fixtures;
I) Back board. to cisterna; and
h) Small fittinp, such u door and window It• •

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