Mode of measurement, rules for deduction of plastering, rules for deduction of brickwork, Measurement of work as per IS 1200

1. • Presented by: Ms. Ashwini A. Chaudhari
• Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering,
R. C. Patel Polytechnic, Shirpur

2. Items of work Unit/ Mode
1. Earthwork Cu.m
2. PCC for foundation Cu.m
3. RCC Cu.m
4. Brickwork Cu.m
5. Stone Masonry Cu.m
6. Concrete Cu.m
7. Door & Window Shutters Sq.m
8. Door & Window Frames Cu.m
9. DPC Sq.m
10. Plastering & Pointing Sq.m

3. Items of work
Unit/ Mode of
Measurement
11. Flooring Sq.m
12. Skirting RMT
13. Centering & Shuttering Sq.m
14. Dado Sq.m
15. Painting/Coloring Sq.m
16. Barbed Wire Fencing RMT
17. Tiled Roofing, G.I. Sheets Sq.m
18. Railing RMT
19. Pipe RMT
20. Wash Basin Numbers

4. Items of work
Unit/ Mode of
Measurement
21. Site Clearance Lump sum
22. Electric Wiring Points
23. Steel Reinforcement Kg/ Tonne
24. Sand Filling Cu.m
25. 10 cm thick Brickwall Sq.m
26. Nut bolts Kg
27. Laying of sewer pipe RMT
28. False Ceiling Sq.m
29. Cutting of big trees with disposal Numbers
30. Valves Numbers

5.  Lengths shall be measured to the
nearest 0.01m
 Areas shall be measured to the nearest
0.01m2
 Volumes shall be measured to the
nearest 0.01m3

6. No deduction is made for following:
 Opening each up to 1000sq cm 0.1 square meter
 Ends of beams, post, rafters, etc. up to 500 sq.cm
or 0.05 sq.m in section.
 Bed plate, wall plate, bearing of balcony (chajja)
and the like up to 10 cm depth. bearing of floor and
roof slabs are not deducted from masonry.

7. Deductions for Rectangular Opening:
 Full deduction is made for rectangular
openings in masonry walls
 Deductions = L x H x thickness of wall