Form No: QC-StatementIssue No: 00

Date:10/10/2004Serial No:QM

SCOPE :

THIS METHOD STATEMENT WILL COVER ALL BLOCK MASONRY ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE CONTRACT SPECIFICATION. PROCEDURE :

1) CIVILCO SHALL SUBMIT A MANUFACTURER OF CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY FOR CONSULTANT APPROVAL.

2) CIVILCO SHALL SUBMIT SAMPLES OF EACH TYPE OF MASONRY UNIT AND ACCESSORY TO CONSULTANT APPROVAL.

3) CIVILCO SHALL BUILD A SAMPLE WALL AS MOCKUP WITH A COMPLETE HEIGHT, FLOOR TO FLOOR..

4) SURVEYOR SHALL MARK UP THE EXACT LOCATION OF BLOCK WALLS AND OPENINGS AS PER APPROVED SHOP DRAWING.

5) BLOCK MARKED AREAS SHALL BE CLEANED AND WET BEFORE TO START WITH BLOCK WORKS ACTIVITIES.

6) MORTAR MIX SHALL COMPLY WITH PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS.

7) ONE COURSE OF BLOCK ONLY WILL BE EXECUTED FOR TESTING AND APPROVAL .

8) CIVILCO AND CONSULTANT SHALL CONDUCT JOINT INSPECTION FOR THE FIRST COURSE FOR APPROVAL OF COMMENCING THE WORK.

9) WALLS SHALL BE KEPT LEVEL AT ALL TIMES, AND CARRIED UP IN A UNIFORM MANNER .NO PART BEING RAISED MORE THAN 1500 mm ABOVE ANY ADJACENT UNBUILT COURSE, AND NO AREA OF WALLING HIGHER THAN 600 mm ABOVE ANY COURSE WHICH IS NOT FULLY SET.

10) ANGLES & REVEALS SHALL BE KEPT TRUE, SQUARE AND PLUMB ALL THE TIME.

11) WALLS SHALL BE KEPT STRAIGHT ALL TIMES, THE. STRAIGHTNESS TOLERANCE IS 3 mm AND PLUMBNESS TOLERANCE IS 6 mm, BY USING 3000 mm STRAIGHT EDGE.

12) HORIZONTAL JOINTS SHALL BE LEVELED ALL THE TIME AND VERTICAL JOINTS IN ALTERNATE COURSES SHALL BE PLUMB AND LINE.

13) INTERSECTING CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS SHALL BE TIED TOGETHER IN MASONRY BOND .

14) FOR FIRE RATED WALLS, A BLOCK WITH SOLID CONTENT SHALL BE USED.

15) OPENING FRAMES SHALL BE SET AND MAINTAINED SQUARE, PLUMB, TRUE AND FURNISHED WITH ANCHORS.

16) MASONRY UNITS SHALL BE LAID FREE OF SEAMS, MORTAR SLICKS, STAINS, CRACKS, BROKEN EDGES AND CORNERS AND OTHER DEFECTS.

17) JOINT FINISHING DEPEND UPON THE FINAL FINISHING OF MASONRY WALL AND SHALL BE AS REQUIRED IN PROJECT SPECIFICATION.

18) ALL OPENINGS FOR MEP ITEMS SHALL BE IN NON LOAD BEARING MASONRY WALLS ONLY AND IT MUST BE IN THE CORRECT SIZE, LEVEL AND LOCATION.

19) INSTALL REINFORCED CONCRETE BLOCK LINTLES OR GI STEEL LINTELS OVER OPENINGS AS PER APPROVED SHOP DRAWING. OR CAST IN PLACES AS PER SPECTS.

20) TOP OF BLOCK PARTITIONS AND SIDES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY USNG GALVANIZED STEEL ANGLES AS PER APPROVED SHOP DRAWINGS.

21) CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS AND PARTITIONS SHALL BE REINFORCED HORIZONTALY EACH SECOND COURSE, LAST TOP COURSE, SECOND AND THIRD COURSE ABOVE LINTLES AND BELOW SILLS OF OPENING WITH THE REQUIRED OVER LAP.

22) VERTICAL CONTROL JOINTS IN MASONRY WALLS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AT MAXIMUM 6000 mm O.C AT FULL HEIGHT AND / OR AS PER APPROVED SHOP DRAWINGS.

23) AFTER COMPLETING OF EACH SECTION OF THE WALLS, CIVILCO SHALL CLEAN THE DOWN SURFACES AND CURING WILL START IMMEDIATELY.

24) CIVILCO AND CONSULTANT SHALL CONDUCT FINAL INSPECTION FOR ENTIRE WORK FOR APPROVAL.

METHOD STATEMENT FOR CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY