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Units: iron grills, skirting, formwork, shutters

Short answer

Iron grills are measured in m² of grill area or kg by weight; skirting in running metre; formwork in m² of concrete contact surface; door and window shutters in m² of shutter area. Frames are measured separately.

Write down the unit of measurement and payment of the given items of works: i) Iron grills ii) Skirting iii) Formworks iv) Door window shutters.

ItemUnit of measurementUnit of payment
i) Iron grillsm² of the grill area (frame included) or kg by weightm² or kg, as per the item description
ii) Skirtingm (running metre), height and thickness specifiedm
iii) Formworkm² of the concrete surface in contact with the formm²
iv) Door and window shuttersm² of shutter area, thickness specifiedm²

The measurement of the shutters is taken over the frame opening (rebate included), and the frames are measured separately in m³ or running metre.

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