SPECIFICATIONS. THE following blank Specifications for Mason's and Carpenter's work are intended as illustrations of the usual forms of such papers. Specification for Mason work. To be performed in building, erecting and finishing a Dwelling House; to be situated on for tects. Agreeably to drawings made and prepared by between Archi Date. Size of Building.-. Excavation.-Dig out and cart away all the ground (that may be necessary), for Basement, Cellar, Areas, Drains, Cesspools, and footings for foundations, and cart away all the superfluous rubbish that may be made during the progress and at the completion of the building. Materials and Workmanship.—All the several materials used in or about this Building, are to be of the very best quality, and all the work to be done in the best and most workmanlike and substantial manner, under the direction and to the satisfaction of the architects. Base Courses.-All the base courses to be of the best .... stones, and to be .... wide to all the walls and piers throughout, and all to be .... thick, laid close and solid, and of parallel thickness. Blue Stone Walls.-Build up all the stone walls agreeably to the drawings and figures thereon, with the best quality of .... stones (in cement), properly hammered square and straight, laid close and level, well bonded and flushed in. The face of all the stone walls that are in sight, are to be neatly pointed. All the stone walls that come in contact with the ground, are to be properly coated on the outside with Hydraulic Cement. Concrete.-The whole of the cellar is to be concreted with broken stones and Hydraulic lime laid .... thick in the very best manner. Coal Slide.-Build a coal slide, as per plan, and cover the same, both top and bottom, with flag stones, well laid and bedded in cement, and to a proper grade. Brick Work.-Build up all the brick walls agreeably to the drawings and figures thereon. The chimney of brests fire places in Kitchen and Laundry, and chimney stacks above roof, and all the rear front, are to be faced with the best quality of ... pressed bricks of uniform deep red color. All laid in running bond and white putty mortar, and tuck-jointed. All the residue of the brick work throughout the premises to be done with the best, well burnt, hard, .... bricks, all the brick walls in Basement and Areas to be built in cement. Build Piers and Arches in cellar, and Piers and Arches under hearths, and build proper Ash-pits as shown on plan. Build all necessary flues, turn trimmer-arches to all the fireplaces, arches to all the openings of the width of the openings. Parge the flues and scrape the same at the completion. Build up the hot air pipes as shall be directed. Leave indents in walls for hot air tubes, &c. The side walls are to be carried up two courses of brick above the roof planking to receive the tin, and then two courses on the tin, laid in cement, to receive the coping. All the fireplaces are to have brick inner hearths. All brick walls that come in contact with the ground, are to be well cemented on the outside. Cut away for, and make good after Plumbers, Furnacemen, Gasmen, &c., and finish all the brick work complete in the best manner. All the front plain Ashlar is to be backed in with Drain.-Build a drain, to sewer on wall built in .. street, in the best manner, and all to be properly cemented; also make all necessary blind drains, and put in proper traps, &c., complete, and cover the drain with flagging, and all to be done in the best manner and as shall be directed. Build cesspools, be directed. diameter and .... deep, in 4 inch brick work as shall Flagging.-All the flagging to be done with the very best quality of .... flagging, and not to be less than .... thick and off. . super., on the face, and to be well smoothed Flag all the .... lay and bed in the concrete, and join neatly and perfectly tight. Flag the sidewalk on with large sized strong flagging, and fine axed, out of wind, and the joints laid solid in mortar, and stones in width-have blue cut stone curbs, by . by ... agreeable to city ordinances. thick, squared the walk to be and cut gutters Lay the hearths in Kitchen and Laundry with blue stone flagging, as shown on plans, to be .... wide and .... thick, and polished. CUT-STONE WORK. All the Cut-Stone work is to be done with the very best quality of Stone, of close, fine grain and of uniform color. Cut and set in the very best manner, with oil putty, and agreeably to working drawings, pointed and cleaned off, and all to be polished except what is mentioned to be tooled. The Chimney Stacks and Flues are to have caps as per elevation, cramped and leaded. Cope the wall to both sides of main building with tooled coping, 3 inches by 14 inches, cramped and leaded, and bedded in cement. All the windows to rear of building to have sills by throated and moulded lintels ways .by by Water table to be washed and to doors and windows. Sills to doorby ... Copings to gratings by Have jambs and mantels to Kitchen and Laundry fireplaces: jambs.... by cut in the usual way. Front Work.-All the windows to front on to have architraves, pilasters, and trusses and cornice, as shown on elevation— moulded sill .... by ....and blocks under. Provide and put up the rusticated ashlar to first story .. thick, and the cornices, panels and balusters over a moulded water table to first story, and balusters and moulded sill course supported by heavy consols. The rusticated ashlar to be in courses, as shown on drawings, not less than bed, and reveals to windows, and cramped, resting upon moulded sill course. The plain and rusticated ashlar to return .... in the doorways, and all the front area walls and under stoop throughout to be faced with ashlar, and to average bed. Coping to area walls by Coping to receive railing by and moulded. Moulded steps .... by .... Sills to basement doorways to be by .. All the front on above first story, is to have plain ashlar, and not to be less than .... inch bed, properly cramped with two cramps to each stone, and all the architraves to all the windows are to have inch reveals. Front Steps and Door Piece.-Put up the steps and door piece as per drawings and working drawings, moulded steps, and moulded solid strings, and panelled ashlar both sides, and pedestals, rails and balusters complete. Provide and put up the cornice properly cramped and anchored, and cut grooves in top for copper. Iron Work.-Provide a sufficiency of anchors, ties, and cramps; and anchors for cut-stone work, and iron rims and covers to flues for stove pipes, and registers in kitchen, laundry and chimney brest; have gratings to areas as per plans, one grating to be made to fold open with chain, fastenings, and gratings to small cesspools. Pro vide proper plate, chain, and fastenings to Coal Slide. Provide and set wroughtiron guard bars to all the basement windows in rear. All the residue of the windows in basement to front on - are to have ornamental wrought-iron panels to fill up the whole size of the windows. Provide and put up, strong iron lintels to all openings in walls shown on the plans. Provide and fix iron doors and frames to ash-pits and flues in cellar. Finish and paint all the iron work twice over; brown stone color and sanded. Plastering.-All the lathing to be done with narrow laths, free from sap, reversing the heading joints every 18 inches. The mortar for the two first coats to be made up with the very best quality of lime and sharp grit sand, and the best long fresh cattle hair. All the hard finishing work to be done with the best lump .... lime and pure white marble dust, all the works to be properly gauged with plaster of Paris. Lath, scratch-coat, brown and hard finish, all the walls, ceilings, partitions, studs, and furring of every description, throughout the building, except walls of under cellar, which will be whitewashed twice over. The browning to be made plumb and straight, and to be properly hand floated, the hard finishing to be trowelled hard and smooth in the best manner. The ceilings of cellar to have one thick coat, and hard finished. Cornices.—The bed, bath and dressing rooms, to have a moulded cornice to girt .... inches. The drawing room, dining room, library, hall, and vestibule on first story, to have a large moulded and cove cornice with one row of large enrichments. The reception room ceiling to be groined, and put up large moulded cornice, finished plain for painting, the niches to be finished with a rule joint. Form a dome over centre of staircase, in panels, with enriched mouldings. All the ceilings of principal story, are to be formed out in various panels, and large raised enriched mouldings. Put up a centre piece in hall, .... diameter, and one.. and .... Working drawings at large will be given for all cornices, &c. Make good all damages during the progress and at the completion of the work. And should any blisters, cracks or defects appear during the progress or within six months after the completion of the building, the same is to be rectified without any extra charge. story floors, are to be deafened with the best quality of deaf ening. Provide materials for setting all the mantels, and all the grates. (The grates and mantels will be furnished by the owner.) Make good after plumbers, bellhangers, gasmen, and other works necessary to be done in the mason's department. And finish all the several works complete to the true meaning and intention of the drawings and this specification, leaving all the works sound, clean and perfect, at the completion of the building; and the building is to be properly cleaned out at any and all times when directed by the architects, and if neglected by the contractor, the architect shall have the power to have it cleaned out, and the expense charged to the contractor. Specification for Carpenters' Work. To be performed in building, erecting, and finishing a dwelling house, to be situated on......, for Agreeably to the drawings made by Architects. Date. Size of Building.-.. Materials and Workmanship.-All the several materials used in the erection and finishing of this building are to be of the very best quality. Timber to be well seasoned white pine free from all defects. All the lumber for joiners' work, to be clear white pine, and well seasoned, and free from all defects, and all the works throughout to be done in the best, most workmanlike, and substantial manner, under the direction and to the satisfaction of the architects. All the trimmers and headers to be .... thick, by the depth of the beams in each tier. All the beams are to be properly framed and wedged, for fireplaces, staircases, skylights, &c., and to be well laid solid on the walls. No blocking will be allowed. Have .... rows of double cross bridging to each tier of beams, and springing pieces for arches, and strong anchor strips. The ceilings of basement, and stories are to be cross furred with inch fur story Partitions.-Put up all the partitions throughout, agreeably to the drawings, all to be properly framed and bridged in the strongest manner, as shall be directed. All the partitions are to have door studs and heads by sills and plates by from centres; all to have upright block filling in studs .... by ings and templates. and Furrings, Wall Strips, &c.—Stud out for boxing and sliding shutters, niches and circular corners, with studs .... by and .... from centres; fur out all the walls with inch furring 2 inches wide and 12 inches from centres. Put up lintels to all the openings.... thick by their respective widths, provide a sufficiency of yellow pine planks, wall strips, plates and wood blocks, and such other timber that may be required to complete all the furrings as shall be directed. |