The RICS New Rules of Measurement mean that the construction industry now has a way of allowing a more consistent approach to the measurement and estimating of buildings from the start of a project, right through until the end, and beyond.
Measurement using the New Rules of Measurement offers comprehensive guidance on all the technical competencies concerned with measurement throughout the precontract stages and provides a full commentary to the NRM, with detailed and comprehensive examples of how to measure in accordance with this new prescriptive approach.
For both students and practitioners, the acquisition of technical competencies is by practice so this book offers step-by-step worked examples to follow as well as an exercise on each topic.
- helps dispel anxieties about using a new method in an important area of fee generation
- based on the author’s successful Roadshows, organised by the RICS to promote the NRM
- companion websites provide support for learning: http://ostrowskiquantities.com and www.wiley.com/go/ostrowski/measurement
Table of Contents:
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
List of Drawings xiii
List of Tables xv
List of Diagrams xix
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations xxi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Standard methods of measurement 4
1.3 Contract documentation 7
2 A Practical Introduction to Measurement 9
2.1 A practical introduction to measurement 9
2.2 Measurement procedure 14
2.3 Self-assessment exercise: Protocols 18
3 Corners 19
3.1 Measurement information 19
3.2 Methodology 20
3.3 Practical application: Corners 21
3.4 Self-assessment exercise: Internal and external dimensions 27
4 Substructure 29
4.1 Measurement information 29
4.2 Technology 33
4.3 Practical application: Substructure to doctors’ surgery 36
4.4 Self-assessment exercise: Trench foundations 50
5 Basement 51
5.1 Measurement information 52
5.2 Technology 55
5.3 Practical application: Brick basement to adjacent building 56
5.4 Self-assessment exercise: Basement to offi ce building 65
6 Sloping Site 67
6.1 Measurement information 67
6.2 Technology 71
6.3 Practical application: Pair of houses 72
6.4 Self-assessment exercise: Grid of levels 88
7 Underpinning 89
7.1 Measurement information 90
7.2 Technology 93
7.3 Practical application: Underpinning to basement 95
7.4 Self-assessment exercise: Trench excavation 104
8 Reinforced Concrete Frame 105
8.1 Measurement information 105
8.2 Technology 108
8.3 Practical application: Reinforced concrete frame 109
8.4 Self-assessment exercise: Formwork 124
9 Brickwork 125
9.1 Measurement information 125
9.2 Technology 132
9.3 Practical application: Brickwork 133
9.4 Self-assessment exercise: Structural openings in brickwork 148
10 Openings, Doors and Windows 149
10.1 Measurement information 150
10.2 Technology 153
10.3 Practical application: Openings, doors and windows 154
10.4 Self-assessment exercise: Openings and doors 161
11 Flat Roofs 163
11.1 Measurement information 164
11.2 Technology 167
11.3 Practical application: Flat roof 168
11.4 Self-assessment exercise: Gutters 172
12 Pitched Roofs 173
12.1 Measurement information 174
12.2 Technology 176
12.3 Practical application: Pitched roof 177
12.4 Self-assessment exercise: Tiling to roof 185
13 Steelwork 187
13.1 Measurement information 187
13.2 Technology 189
13.3 Practical application: Agricultural building 190
13.4 Self-assessment exercise: Steelwork to pergola 196
14 Partitions 197
14.1 Measurement information 198
13.2 Technology 203
14.3 Practical application: Hostel first floor 205
14.4 Self-assessment exercise: Hostel ground floor 210
15 Curtain Walling 211
15.1 Measurement information 211
15.2 Technology 215
15.3 Practical application: Aircraft showroom gridline 1 216
15.4 Self-assessment exercise: Gridline A 218
16 Finishes 219
16.1 Measurement information 219
16.2 Technology 223
16.3 Practical application: Medical centre 223
16.4 Self-assessment exercise: Floor, wall and ceiling finishes 235
17 Drainage 237
17.1 Measurement information 237
17.2 Technology 240
17.3 Practical application: West wing 241
17.4 Self-assessment exercise: Drainage to patio and drive 254
18 Domestic Plumbing 255
18.1 Measurement information 255
18.2 Technology 261
18.3 Practical application: Penthouse hot and cold water and soil and waste pipework 262
18.4 Self-assessment exercise: Two bed house 274
19 Mechanical Services 275
19.1 Measurement information 275
19.2 Technology: Air conditioning 279
19.3 Practical application: Penthouse air conditioning 280
19.4 Self-assessment exercise: Ventilation 284
20 Electrical Services 285
20.1 Measurement information 285
20.2 Technology 288
20.3 Practical application: Penthouse small power 289
20.4 Self-assessment exercise: Lighting 292
21 External Works 293
21.1 Measurement information 294
21.2 Technology 297
21.3 Practical application: Retaining walls 298
21.4 Self-assessment exercise: Fencing 304
22 Preliminaries 305
22.1 Introduction 305
22.2 Overheads and profi t 314
22.3 Practical application: Schedule of preliminaries 314
22.4 Self-assessment exercise: Weekly costs 316
23 Computer Aided Taking Off 317
23.1 Introduction 317
23.2 Screen based learning 317
23.3 Practical application: Click by click guide to CATO 319
23.4 Self-assessment exercise: CATO 327
24 Preparation of Bills of Quantities 329
24.1 BQ preparation 329
24.2 Practical application: Abstract and BQ for reinforced concrete frame 331
24.3 Self-assessment exercise: Abstract and BQ for substructure 338
References 339
Index 341
About the Author :
Sean D.C. Ostrowski (BSc PhD PGCHE FRICS FCIOB FCIArb) is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has practised in the full range of quantity surveying services for over 30 years, specialising in the field of dispute resolution for both the professional and contracting sectors and continues to lecture on quantity surveying subjects.
