IS 1200: Method of Measurement of Building and Civil Engineering Works (Part 1–24)

🔹 Part 1: Earthwork

  • Scope: Measurement of excavation, filling, banking, cutting in soils/rocks.
  • Units:
    • m³ → excavation, filling.
    • m → depth classification.
  • Classification: Ordinary soil, hard soil, soft rock, hard rock, blasting.
  • Notes: Lead, lift, dewatering, shoring measured separately.

🔹 Part 2: Concrete Works

  • Scope: Plain concrete in foundations, floors, mass concrete.
  • Units: m³ for concrete; m² for thin flooring.
  • Classification: Lean concrete, foundation concrete, flooring, grading.
  • Notes: Formwork, reinforcement excluded (measured separately).

🔹 Part 3: Brickwork

  • Scope: All brick masonry.
  • Units: m³ for brickwork; m² for half-brick walls.
  • Classification: By class of brickwork, thickness, location (superstructure, foundation).
  • Notes: Deductions for openings >0.1 m²; small chases ignored.

🔹 Part 4: Stone Masonry

  • Scope: Random rubble, coursed rubble, ashlar masonry.
  • Units: m³ for walling; m² for facing.
  • Classification: By type (random rubble, coursed rubble, ashlar), by thickness.
  • Notes: Joints included, fixtures not measured separately.

🔹 Part 5: Formwork

  • Scope: Shuttering/centering for concrete.
  • Units: m² of contact area.
  • Classification: By surface (foundation, beams, columns, slabs, curved work).
  • Notes: Strutting, propping included in rates.

🔹 Part 6: Re-pointing and Plastering

  • Scope: Measurement of plastering and pointing on surfaces.
  • Units: m².
  • Classification: Thickness (6, 12, 20 mm), single/double coat, sand-faced, rough cast.
  • Notes: Openings <0.5 m² ignored; bands/beads measured separately.

🔹 Part 7: Woodwork and Joinery

  • Scope: Carpentry, joinery – doors, windows, shutters, furniture.
  • Units: m³ (frames), m² (shutters, panelling), RM (mouldings), No. (furniture).
  • Classification: By timber type (hardwood/softwood) & item category.
  • Notes: Fixtures included; finished sizes measured.

🔹 Part 8: Steelwork and Ironwork

  • Scope: Structural steel & fabricated ironwork.
  • Units: tonne (t) or kg for steel; m² for sheet work; m for bars.
  • Classification: Trusses, joists, purlins, frames, gratings, railings.
  • Notes: Welding, bolts, rivets included.

🔹 Part 9: Roof Coverings

  • Scope: Roofing sheets, tiles, corrugated sheets.
  • Units: m².
  • Classification: By material (AC sheets, GI sheets, tiles, shingles).
  • Notes: Overlaps allowed, fixtures included.

🔹 Part 10: Ceiling and Linings

  • Scope: Suspended ceilings, false ceilings, linings.
  • Units: m².
  • Classification: Plasterboard, fibreboard, GI, wood, PVC.
  • Notes: Openings <0.4 m² ignored.

🔹 Part 11: Flooring, Dado, Skirting

  • Scope: Measurement of all types of flooring and wall finishes.
  • Units: m².
  • Classification: Stone, marble, terrazzo, tiles, vinyl, mosaic.
  • Notes: Insets and borders included in overall area.

🔹 Part 12: Painting, Whitewashing, Distempering

  • Scope: Surface finishes like paint, distemper, polishing.
  • Units: m².
  • Classification: Whitewash, colour wash, distemper, enamel, emulsion, French polish.
  • Notes: Coats stated separately; new work vs maintenance.

🔹 Part 13: Water Supply, Sanitary & Plumbing

  • Scope: Internal & external water supply, sanitary fittings, drainage.
  • Units:
    • RM → pipes.
    • No. → fittings (taps, valves, fixtures).
  • Classification: By pipe material (GI, CI, PVC) & size.
  • Notes: Cutting, chasing, jointing included.

🔹 Part 14: Gas Supply and Distribution

  • Scope: Gas supply pipelines, fittings, appliances.
  • Units: RM for pipes, No. for fittings.
  • Classification: By pipe diameter & material.
  • Notes: Similar to plumbing; appliances measured separately.

🔹 Part 15: General Building Works – Fixtures

  • Scope: Fixtures like shelves, racks, cupboards, partitions.
  • Units: No. or m².
  • Classification: By type & material.
  • Notes: Hardware fittings included in rate.

🔹 Part 16: Lath and Plaster

  • Scope: Lath base (wood/metal) with plaster finish.
  • Units: m².
  • Classification: By plaster type and thickness.
  • Notes: Nails, supports included.

🔹 Part 17: Road Work – Earthwork & Subgrade

  • Scope: Earthwork in roads, embankments, subgrade prep.
  • Units: m³.
  • Classification: Soil, gravel, rock.
  • Notes: Compaction included.

🔹 Part 18: Road Work – Bases & Surfaces

  • Scope: Soling, WBM, bituminous, concrete roads.
  • Units: m³ (soling), m² (surface).
  • Classification: WBM, WMM, asphalt, concrete pavement.
  • Notes: Seal coat, tack coat measured separately.

🔹 Part 19: Dismantling & Demolition

  • Scope: Demolition of masonry, RCC, steel, woodwork.
  • Units: m³ (mass work), m² (floor/wall finishes), No. (fixtures).
  • Classification: By type of material.
  • Notes: Serviceable material credit not deducted from measurement.

🔹 Part 20: Waterproofing & Damp-proofing

  • Scope: Treatment against water penetration.
  • Units: m².
  • Classification: Bitumen, cement slurry, membranes, integral compounds.
  • Notes: Joints, overlaps included.

🔹 Part 21: Woodwork and Joinery

(same as Part 7 but more detailed for joinery)

  • Scope: Detailed joinery items – shutters, flooring, partitions.
  • Units: m³, m², RM, No.
  • Classification: By timber type and item.
  • Notes: Fixtures included, finished size measured.

🔹 Part 22: Steel Reinforcement

  • Scope: RCC & prestressed steel measurement.
  • Units: kg or tonne.
  • Classification: Mild steel, HYSD, TMT, strands.
  • Notes: Length before bending; laps/hooks as per codes.

🔹 Part 23: Piling

  • Scope: Driven, bored, under-reamed piles & pile caps.
  • Units: RM (piles), No. (bulbs), m³ (caps).
  • Classification: By pile type, size, material.
  • Notes: Length from cut-off to founding level.

🔹 Part 24: Well Foundations

  • Scope: Well/caisson foundations for bridges.
  • Units: m³ (excavation, concreting), RM (sinking), No. (curbs).
  • Classification: Steining, curbs, plugs, filling, caps.
  • Notes: Depth from platform to founding level; temporary works not measured.

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