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Units: flooring, skirting, railing, half brick wall

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Flooring is measured and paid in m² of net floor area; skirting in running metre along the wall with door deductions; railing in running metre along the top rail; half-brick wall in m² with openings deducted.

Write down the unit of measurement and payment of the given items of works: i) Flooring works ii) Skirting iii) Railing works iv) Half brick walls.

ItemUnit of measurementUnit of paymentRemarks
i) Flooringm²m²Length x width of net floor area, thickness and type stated
ii) Skirtingm (running metre)mHeight and thickness specified; measured along the wall, deducting door openings
iii) Railingm (running metre)mMeasured along the centre line of the top rail, with height and pattern given
iv) Half-brick wallm²m²Thickness 115 mm; the area deducts openings larger than the limit in the rules

In some DUDBC items skirting is also paid per m² by area of the finished strip; the unit stated in the item description governs.

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