Spons architects and builders price book 2019

Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2019 Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book Edited by 2019 One hundred and forty-fourth edition First edition 1873 One hundred and forty-fourth edition published 2019 by CRC Press Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN and by CRC Press Taylor & Francis, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487 CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2019 Taylor & Francis The right of AECOM Ltd to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-138-61201-3 Ebook: 978-0-429-46449-2 ISSN: 0306-3046 Typeset in Arial by Taylor & Francis Books Contents Preface to the One Hundred and Forty-Fourth Edition Special Acknowledgements Acknowledgements How to use this Book ix xiii xv xxix PART 1: GENERAL Capital Allowances Value Added Tax The Aggregates Levy Land Remediation The Landfill Tax Property Insurance Building Costs Indicies, Tender Price Indices and Location Factors 15 21 31 35 39 PART 2: RATES OF WAGES AND LABOUR CIJC Basic Rates of Pay Building and Allied Trades JIC Rates of Pay Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering Services Rates of Pay Labour Rate Calculations CIJC Labour Categories 45 46 46 49 54 PART 3: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING Building Prices per Functional Unit Building Prices per Square Metre Building Cost Models Retail Distribution Unit Small Industrial Unit Inner London Offices Business Park Office Data Centre Office Fit-out Out of Town Retail Unit Car Dealership Private Patient Ward Extra Care Home Palliative Care Primary School Extension Secondary School Block Laboratory Affordable Housing Apartments – Private Rented Sector Community Centre Car Park Multiplex Cinema Concert Hall 61 65 75 76 83 85 92 95 100 105 107 111 115 119 123 126 129 134 137 147 150 154 158 Preliminaries Build-up Example Approximate Estimating Rates Substructure 1.1 Substructure Superstructure 2.1 Frame 2.2 Upper Floors 2.3 Roof 2.4 Stairs and Ramps 2.5 External Walls 2.6 Windows and External Doors 2.7 Internal Walls and Partitions 2.8 Internal Doors Internal Finishes 3.1 Wall Finishes 3.2 Floor Finishes 3.3 Ceiling Finishes Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment 4.1 Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment Services 5.1 Sanitary Installations 5.4 Water Installations 5.6 Space Heating and Air Conditioning 161 165 166 166 170 170 173 173 178 179 184 187 190 191 191 192 194 195 195 196 196 197 197 vi Contents 5.7 Ventilation Systems 5.8 Electrical Installations 5.9 Fuel Installations 5.10 Lift and Conveyor Installations 5.11 Fire and Lightning Protection 5.12 Communication and Security Installations 5.13 Special Installations 5.14 Builder’s work in connection with services External Works 8.2 Roads, Paths, Pavings and Surfaces 198 198 199 199 200 201 201 201 202 202 8.3 Soft Landscaping, Planting and Irrigation Systems 8.4 Fencing, Railings and Walls 8.5 External Fixtures 8.6 External Drainage 8.7 External Services 8.8 Ancillary Buildings and Structures Main Contractor’s Preliminaries 9.2 Main Contrractor’s Preliminaries 204 204 206 206 210 211 212 212 Cladding and covering General joinery Windows, screens and lights Doors, shutters and hatches Stairs, walkways and balustrades Glazing Floor, wall, ceiling and roof finishes Decoration Suspended ceilings Insulation, fire stopping and fire protection Furniture, fittings and equipment Drainage above ground Drainage below ground Site work Fencing Soft landscaping Electrical services Builder’s work in connection with services 422 430 439 452 500 507 512 538 553 558 565 579 593 619 631 635 637 638 PART 4: PRICES FOR MEASURED WORKS Introduction 03 Demolitions 04 Alterations, repairs and conservation 05 Excavate and filling 07 Piling 08 Underpinning 09 Diaphragm walls and embedded retaining walls 10 Crib walls, gabion and reinforced earth 11 In situ concrete works 12 Precast/composite concrete 13 Precast concrete 14 Masonry 15 Structural metalwork 16 Carpentry 17 Sheet roof coverings 18 Tile and slate roof and wall coverings 19 Waterproofing 20 Proprietary linings and partitions 217 221 226 235 245 249 254 255 256 277 280 282 322 331 351 378 392 397 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 41 PART 5: FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Quantity Surveyors' Fees Architects' Fees Consulting Engineers' Fees The Town and Country Planning Application Fees The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 645 646 649 651 651 PART 6: DAYWORK AND PRIME COST Standard industry daywork allowances 655 PART 7: USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Useful Addresses for Further Information 679 PART 8: TABLES AND MEMORANDA Conversion Tables Geometry Formulae Typical Thermal Conductivity of Building Materials 699 703 707 708 Earthwork Concrete Work Reinforcement Formwork 709 715 720 722 Contents Masonry Timber Roofing Glazing Metal Kerbs, Paving, etc Seeding/Turfing and Planting INDEX 723 726 731 735 736 754 761 Fencing and Gates Drainage Electrical Supply/Power/Lighting Systems Rail Tracks Fractions, Decimals and Millimetre Equivalents Imperial Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) Pipes, 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gloss to metal 546 gloss to timber 543, 546 linseed oil 549 polyurethane 549 polyurethane to timber 544 wax polish 550 woodstain 544, 550 wall lining, PVC 552 wallpaper 191, 552 Demolitions structures 221 parts 221 temporary support 225 Demountable ceilings 553 partitions 417 Designed joints in concrete 273 Diamond cutting/drilling blockwork 262 brickwork 262 concrete 262 existing building 228 holes and mortices 640 timber wall 263 Diaphragm walls 254 Disposal 251 off site 241 on site 242 Dock levellers 196, 469 Dock shelters 196, 470 Door entrance mats, see Matwells Doors automatic glazed 187 external fire doors 452 frames 454 matchboard 452 external 185 Index fire 190, 452, 479 frames fire 475 hardwood 475 mdf 477 oak 474 softwood 473 grilles nylon 471 GRP stacking 471 hardwood, frames 475 hygienic 480 internal frames 472 glazed 476 mdf 477 internal 190 ironmongery 190, 481 doorsets 490 moulded panel 475 overhead 185, 191 panelled hardwood 190 softwood 190 pi-parting 185 purpose made Sapele 476 softwood 476 rapid lift 185, 191 revolving 187 glass 455 sectional overhead 466 security 185 anti-vandal 453 bullet resistant 453 external 453 sliding 187 glass 460 patio 454 softwood internal 475 linings 472 steel 185 external 453 swing, glass 466 timber 185 up and over garage 471 uPVC 186, 454 coloured 454 Dowels 438 Drainage above ground Index foul drainage installations 587 cast iron 587 polypropylene 591 uPVC 588 rainwater installations 579 aluminium 579 cast iron 581 steel 584 uPVC 585 Drainage below ground cast iron 604 Clay 605 Concrete 608 external 206 inspection chambers, polypropylene 209, 610 land drainage 209, 611 manholes 611 oil separators 209 pipes cast iron 207 clay 207 concrete 207 uPVC 206 pipes and fittings cast iron 604 clay 605 perforated 610 ribbed pipes 610 septic tank, Klargester 617 septic tanks 209 slot and grate 593 soakaway 209 uPVC 609 Drinking fountains 574 Dry wall lining Gypliner 397 Gyproc Dri-Wall 406 Soundbloc 404 Kooltherm 404 tapered edge plank 397 tapered edge wallboard 397 Thermaline 401 Earthworks support close boarded 240 manholes 612 open boarded 239 underpinning 249 797 underpinning 249 support 249 Edgings, precast concrete 620 Egg-crate ceilings 195 Electrical installations all-in rates distribution centres 198 hospitals 198 hotels 198 offices 198 performing arts buildings 198 residential 198 schools 198 shopping malls 198 sports halls 198 supermarkets 198 fittings per point 199 Electricity, lay mains cable 211 Embedded retaining walls 254 Emulsion paint, see Decoration Enabling works, see Piling Engineering bricks, see Brickwork Entrance mats, see Matwells Entrance screens 186 Epoxy floors, see Floors Erosion mats, see Geotextile fabric Escalators, see Lifts and conveyors ETFE roofs 176 Excavation by hand 237 basements 237 breaking out 238 kerbs etc 619 manholes 612 pits 237 reduce levels 237 service trench 630 trenches 237 by machine 235 basements 235 kerbs etc 619 manholes 611 pits 235 reduce levels 235 service trench 629 trenches 235 disposal off site 241 on site 242 Expamet lathing mesh, ceilings 536 798 Expamet render beads 531 Expandite Farmflex 396 External doors, see Doors External service runs electric main 211 gas mains 211 telephone 211 trenches 629 water main 211 External walls, see Walls External works fencing railings and walls 204 planting 204 roads paths paving and surfacing 202 soft landscaping 204 Fabric reinforcement 271 Fabricated steel, see Steel Facing bricks, see Brickwork Fees architect 646 engineer 649 local authority planning 650 quantity surveyor 645 Fencing chain link 204 chainlink 632 tennis court 633 concrete 633 gates 633 chainlink 633 security 634 guard rails 204 steel, security 634 strained wire 632 timber 204 chestnut pale 633 closeboarded 633 post and rail 633 Fibreboard, supply only 397 Fibreboard joint filler 273 Fill existing openings 230 Fillets, mortar 313 Finishes ceilings 194 concrete power floating 261 sand blast 261 shot blast 261 spade finish 261 Index tamping 261 trowelling 261 wood float 261 floor 192 paint ceilings 194 gloss 191 polish 192 French 192 wax 192 polyurethane lacquer 19 wallpaper 192 walls 191 Fire barriers 534 boards Firecase 407 Fireline 412 Vermiculite 408 concertina partitions 417 curtains 196 Firecase 407 Firecheck 563 glazing 509 Quelfire 564 Sealmaster 563 stopping 563 Fire and lightning protection, all-in rates distribution centres 200 hospitals 200 hotels 200 offices 200 performing arts buildings 200 residential 200 schools 200 shopping malls 200 sports halls 200 supermarkets 200 Fire doors, see Doors Fire protection 172 Firecase 407 Firecheck, see Fire Fireline partitions 412 supply only 397 Fittings, offices 195 Flag staffs, see Street furniture Flame retardent paint, see Decoration painting Flashband 377 Flashband, see Flashings Index Flashings aluminium 361 copper 367 Flashband 377 glass fibre 377 lead 359 stainless steel 374 zinc 367 Flat panel, external walls 181 Flat roof systems, see Roofs Floor ducts 641 Floor sawing 263 Floormate insulation 170, 561 Floors access 527 beam and block 169, 277 boarding 344 Bubbledeck 261 chipboard 192 acoustic 344 chipboard boarding 344 composite 278 concrete 173 entrance matting 193 epoxy 192, 514 finishes acoustic 523 carpet 517 clay tiles 519 cork 525 granite 520 linoleum 523 marble 521 mosaic slip resistant 520 nosings 526 rubber stud 192, 525 skirtings plastic 526 slates 521 slip resistant 524 sports 524 stairs and ramps 179 terrazzo 521 vinyl 192, 523–524 vinyl tiles 524 ground beam and block 169 concrete 169 warehouse 169 ground bearing slab 169 hollowcore 277 799 insulation 169 laminated 345 latex 192 latex self levelling 514 mastic asphalt 515 matwells carpet 518 door entrance mats 518 metal deck re-entrant 173, 278, 330 trapezoidal 173, 278, 330 plywood 345 precast concrete 277 raised access 193, 527 bonded coverings 193 resin 192, 514 screeds 192 asphalt 515 asphalt acid resisting 516 asphalt red 516 early drying 512 granolithic 512 levelling 512 sand and cement 512 self levelling 515 sheet, linoleum 193 softwood strip boarding 345 sports 193, 419 sprung 193 tiles carpet 193 ceramic 193 granite 193 linoleum 193 marble 193 parquet 193 quarry 193 rubber 193 slate 193 stone 193 terrazzo 193 vinyl 193 timber hardwood 192 softwood 192 troughed slabs 279 upper composite 173 post tensioned concrete 173 precast concrete 173 800 steel decking 330 timber 173 woodblock 193, 527 Flues and lining 320 Form openings, existing building 228 Formwork beams 267 columns 268 foundations, timber 264 polystyrene 264 soffits 266 staircases 269 suspended slabs 265 Foul drainage installations, above ground cast iron 587 polypropylene 591 uPVC 588 Foundation bolt boxes 275 Foundations concrete 258 formwork, timber 264 mini piles 166 piled 167 piling 245 minipiles 166 strip 167 trench fill 166 underpinning 169 Frames concrete 170 steel 170 Frameworth, see Insulation French polish, see Decoration Fuel installations, gas mains 199 Functional units rates 62 Fungicide, see Decontamination Furniture and fittings blinds roller 195 solar 195 cloakroom racks 567 hardwood 567 internal blinds roller 569 Venetian 570 vertical louver 570 kitchen units 572 lockers and cupboards, steel 567 MDF 565 mirrors 569 Index offices 195 shelves worktop and the like 567 softwood 565 steel shelving 567 Fyfestone Environmental, see Stone walling Gabion basket wall 255 Galvanizing, steel 171, 327 Gas, mains installation 199 Gates, see Fencing Geogrid/Geotextile reinforcement 205 Georgian wired glazing louvres 510 walls 423 windows/doors 508 Geotextile fabric 244 Glasroc Firecase 408 Multi-board 413 Glass balustrades 504 Glass blocks, see Blockwork Glass, see Glazing Glazed hardboard, see Hardboard Glazed roof 177 Glazing double glazed 508 double sealed, Pilkington K 508 fire resisting 509 Georgian wired glazing 508 labours on cutting 510 drill holes 510 laminated clear 509 louvres float 510 Georgian wired 510 mirrors 510, 569 obscure pattern 508 plain glass 508 rough cast 508 supply only clear float 507 Georgian wired 508 obscure patterned 508 rough cast 508 toughened clear 509 triple sealed, Pilkington K 508 Gloss paint, see Decoration Glulam beams 336 Grab rails, see Sanitary appliances Index Granite floors 520 kerbs 621 pavings 628 tiles 193 wall tiles 533 Granolithic paving 512 Grass, see seeding and turfing Gravel, pavings 625 Green roofs, see Landscaped roofs Ground Beams, see Beams Ground bearing floor slab 169 Grouting cement mortar 261 cementitious grout 261 epoxy resin 261 stanchion bases 261 Guardrails 205 Gutters, see Rainwater installations Gyplyner, dry wall lining 397 Gyproc Dri-Wall 406 Gypframe 409 Soundbloc 404, 412 Gypwall Acoustic 410 Rapid 412 Halfen, see Brickwork Handrail hardwood 434 softwood 432 stainless steel 179 steel 179 timber 179 Hardboard, glazed 417 Hardcore fill 243 Hardwall plaster, see Walls finishes Hardwood doors, frames 475 furniture and fittings 567 skirting architrave and like 434 stairs 500 windows 439 purpose made 443 Holes, formwork for 269 Hollow sections, steel 325 Hot tubs, see Jacuzzi Hotels, bathrooms pods 195 Hydrophilic, see Waterstops 801 Hygiene, ceilings 555 Hygienic, doorsets 480 In situ concrete works 256 Indices 39 building costs 39 location factors 41 tender prices 39 Insecticide, see Decontamination Inspection chambers cast iron 615 polypropylene 209, 610 Insulated gutters 586 Insulated plasterboard 404 Insulated render, see Walls finishes Insulation boards, floor 170 cavity, Thermawall 560 Dritherm cavity slab 182 floor 170 Floormate 170, 561 floors Floormate 561 Thermafloor 560 Frametherm 183 glass fibre 177 Kooltherm 183, 404 partitions acoustic rolls 560 fibre quilt rolls 560 polystyrene 170, 183, 560–561 rigid urethane 170, 183 roofs 177 glass fibre rolls 560 polystyrene 355 sheep wool mix 558 tapered 354 Styrofoam 561 supply only 558 tapered roof 562 Thermafleece 177, 183 Thermafloor 170 Thermaroof 354 walls 182 cavity batts/slabs 560 sheepswool mix 562 wool 183 Integrated car parking, see Multiparking systems Integrated ceilings, see Ceilings Interlocking sheet piling, see Piling 802 Internal doors, see Doors Intumescent paint 172, 327 Intumescent strips, FD(30) FD(60) 480 IPMS 65 IPS duct panels 189 systems 420 Ironmongery doors 190 doorsets 490 bathroom standard 494 classroom fire rated 490 classroom/store double 498 common room 492 entrance double aluminium door 496 fire escape double external 496 lobby/corridor double fire rated 495 lobby/corridor fire rated 495 maintenance/plant fire rated 493 offices non locking 491 offices/store 492 toilet accessible 494 toilet lobby fire rated external 497 toilet lobby internal 498 sliding door gear 499 Irrigation, see External works Jacuzzi 201 JIB-PMES, see Wage rates Joint reinforcement Brickforce 313 stainless steel 313 steel 313 Joist hangers 341 Kalzip roof 363 Kerbs concrete bed 619 excavate 619 granite 621 natural stone 621 precast concrete 620 Kitchens residential 195 units 572 Klargester, see Drainage below ground Kooltherm, see Insulation Krypton gas filled glazing 445 Labour Categories, see CIJC labour categories Index Labour rate calculations 53 Ladders access 506 loft 505 Lakes 204 Laminated floors 345 Laminated glazing 509 walls 423 Land drainage, see Drainage below ground Land remediation 21 Landfill tax 31 rate 241 Landscaped roofs 176, 358 biodiverse 358 Landscaping, see External works Lathing 536 Lattice beams 329 Lead roofing, see Roofs lead Lift pits, concrete 169 Lifts and conveyors dock levellers 196, 199 dock shelters 196 escalators 199 load house 196 non-passenger 199 passenger 199 Lighting, roads 206 Lightning protection 637 Lignacite, blockwork 302 Limelite plaster, see Walls finishes Line marking 623 Linoleum flooring 523 sheet 193, 523 tiles 193 Linseed oil, see Decoration painting Lintels concrete 320 precast concrete 280 steel 319 Liquid tanking 393 Litter Bins, see Street furniture Load house 196 modular 470 Location factors, see Indices Loft, ladders 505 Louvres brise soleil 451 glazing 510 Index Manholes access covers 616 brick 208 clay channels 616 concrete 208 beds and benching 613 circular rings 613 cover slabs 614 reducing slabs 614 covers 616 earthwork support 612 excavation 611 Perfect manholes 614 Marble floors 521 tiles 193 wall tiles 191, 533 Masonry 282 Masonry, see Brickwork or Blockwork Masterboard ceiling boarding 346 linings 415 Mastic asphalt floors 515 membranes 394 tanking 394 waterproofing, roofing 392 Matwells 193, 518 aluminium 518 brass 518 entrance matting 193 frames 570 mats 570 matting 518 stainless steel 518 MDF doors frames 477 internal 477 furniture and fittings 565 shelves worktop and the like 437 skirting architrave and the like 435 veneered 435 Megadeco wallboard 407 Melamine, casings trunking 350 Membranes building paper 244 polythene 244 Visqueen 244 Metal decking, see Floors 803 Metal profile cladding 181 Metalwork, steel bearers 438 Micro-rib, external walls 181 Mild steel straps 340 Mineral fibre, ceilings 194 Minipile, see Foundations Mirrors, see Glazing Monolux, linings 415 Mosaic, walls 533 Multiparking systems 212 Nappy changing units, see Sanitary appliances Nosings floors 526 Notices and signs, painted on 578 Oak doors fire 479 frames 474 stairs 500 windows 443 Offices fittings 195 furniture desks 195 workstations 195 Ogee gutters, see Rainwater installations Oil separators 209, 595 Overhead doors, see Doors Padstones, precast concrete 280 Painting, see Decoration Panelled walling 180 Parklands 204 Parquet, tiles 193 Partitions acoustic 187, 189, 409 acoustic steel 417 blockwork 188 brickwork 188 concrete 188 demountable 417 demountable/folding 189 Fireline 187 Glasroc multi-board 413 glass 188 Gyproc 409 Gypwall Acoustic 410 Rapid 412 804 metal stud & board 409 sliding/folding 472 Soundbloc, acoustic 412 terrazzo faced 418 toilet cubicles 189, 419 Patent glazing 423 Patio doors 454 Pavings brick/block/setts 202 car parking 202 cobbles 202 concrete, slabs 202 granite 202 grasscrete 202 gravel 202 macadam 202 resin bound 202 roads 202 York stone 202 Pavings, see Roads and pavings Pebbledash, see Walls finishes Pelican crossing 203 Perforated steel panels 417 Pile caps, see Piling Piled foundations, see Foundations Piling bored piles 245 caps 167 CFA 167 cut off pile tops 248 enabling works 167 interlocking sheet 245 minipile 246 rig mobilisation 167 rotary CFA 247 secant 167 steel sheet 168 testing 168 Pilkington K, see Glazing Pillar boxes, see Street furniture Pinboard 438 Pipes cast iron, drainage 207 clay, drainage 207 concrete, drainage 207 drainage below ground cast iron 207 clay 207 concrete 207 uPVC 207 Index uPVC, drainage 207 Pits, excavation by hand 237 by machine 235 Planished blockwork 302 Plant hire, typical rates 213 Planting hedges 636 saplings 636 shrubs 204 trees 204 Planting, see External works Plaster accessories 531 ceilings 194 Plasterboard ceilings 194, 556 insulated 557 jointing 404 wall lining, on dabs 399 Playgrounds equipment climbing frames 206 see-saw 206 slides 206 swings 206 surfaces, Tumbleguard 206 Plywood casings 349 ceiling boarding 345 flooring 345 floors 345 linings external 416 internal 416 marine 336 roof boarding 347 veneered 417 Polish French 191 wax 191 Polished blockwork 302 Polycarbonate, rooflights 448 Polypropylene, above ground, foul drainage installations 591 Polystyrene floor insulation 170, 560 roof insulation 355 wall insulation 183 Polythene sheeting, see Membranes Index Polyurethane lacquer, finishes 191 Porcelain, wall tiles 191 Portland Whitbed, see Stone walling Post and Rail, see External works Post tensioned concrete, floors 173 Precast concrete communication boxes 630 copings 281 edgings 620 floors 173, 277 kerbs 620 lintels 280 manholes 614 padstones 280 sills 281 stairs 280 Precast/Composite concrete 277 floors 277 Preliminaries example build-up 161 typical plant hire rates 213 Profiled metal decking 330 Property Insurance 35 Purlins, galvanised steel 328 Pyran/Pyrostop glazing 509 Quelfire, see Fire Raft foundations 166 Rainscreen walls aluminium 427 brick tiles 184 cellulose fibre 427 clay 427 Terracotta 184 timber 427 Trespa 184 Western Red Cedar 183–184 Rainwater harvesting 209, 617 Rainwater installations 176 aluminium 579 cast iron 581 gutters insulated membrane 586 lead lining 359 stainless steel 376 zinc 369 steel 584 uPVC 585 Raised access floors, see Floors 805 Rapid action doors 467 fabric external 185 Rapid lift doors, fabric internal 191 Re-entrant floor deck, see Floors Reconstituted stone, see Stone walling Reconstructed stone slates, see Slates stone Regional variations 41 Reinforcement bars stainless steel 270 steel 270 fabric 271 roads and pavings 622 underpinning 252 Removing doors 226 fixtures and fittings 226 roofs, structure 226 Render insulated 532 waterproof 393 Repairing concrete 232 metal 232 timbers 233 Resin floors 514 Retaining walls, see Walls Revolving doors, see Doors Rheinzinc, see Zinc Ribbed upvc pipes 610 Rigid board linings 414 Ring sawing 263 Roadbridges, see Bridges Roads and pavings 202 artificial stone 626 asphalt 623 brick paviors 627 cobbles 626 concrete 621 concrete blister flags 627 concrete flags 626 gravel 625 joints 622 lighting 206 line marking 622 macadam 623 reinforcement 622 signs 206 temporary 213 underpass 203 806 York stone 628 Roller blinds, see Blinds Roller shutters, see Shutter doors Roman Travertine 521 Roof drainage 176 Roof insulation, see Insulation Roof outlets, aluminium 579 Rooflights 177, 448 domed double and triple skin 448 electric opening 448 polycarbonate 448 profiled translucent 422 timber 448 uPVC 448 Roofs aluminium 361 aluminium cladding 175 bitumen fibre strip slates 377 bitumen membrane 351 boarding plywood 347 softwood 347 breather membrane 387 cement fibre sheets 424 slates 387 clay tiles 378 composite panels 422 concrete tiles, interlocking 380 copper 175, 367 eaves trim 354 ETFE 176 flat roof decking structure 174 flat systems 174 accessories 354 bitumen felt 351 polyester based 351 glass reinforced plastic (GRP) 358 glazed 177 Kingspan composite single ply 176 landscaped 358 lead 359 flashings 359 patent glazing 423 plastic single layer 355 profiled sheet cladding 422 profiled steel 422 rainwater disposal 176 rooflights 177 Index Sarnafil 356 skylight 423 slates 387 soakers lead 380 softwood trusses 174 stainless steel 175, 375 standing seam 175, 361, 423 steel tiles 422 tiles, supply only 378 tiles and slates 378 tiling and slating 174 timber 174 timber shingle 391 translucent rooflights 422 Trocal PVC 356 underlay 387 ventilators 386 walkways 177 windows 448 zinc 368 Room divider, see Demountable partitions Rotary piles, see Piling Rubber stud flooring 193, 525 Rubble walling, Cotswold Guiting 305 Sanitary appliances baby seats 578 baths 197 acrylic 575 steel 575 bidets 577 drinking fountains 574 grab rails 578 lavatory basins 573 nappy changing units 578 shower trays 197, 577 sinks 197 fireclay 573 soil waste stacks 197 wall urinals 576 water closets 575 WCs 197 Sanitary installations, all-in rates hospitals 197 hotels 197 offices 197 performing arts buildings 197 residential 197 schools 197 shopping malls 197 Index sports halls 197 supermarkets 197 Sarnafil, roof coverings 356 Sauna 201 Screeds cement and sand 192 floors 192, 512 granolithic 192 latex cement 192 self-levelling 192 Screen walls 205 Sealmaster, see Fire Secant piling, see Piling Sectional overhead doors rapid action external 467 internal 468 standard lift 466 Secured by design doors 454 windows 185 uPVC 446 Security doors, see Doors Security installations, see Communication and security installations Seeding and turfing 204 grass seed 204, 636 turf 204, 636 topsoil from spoil heaps 635 imported planting quality 635 Self levelling screeds, see Floors Septic tank 617 Septic tanks 209 Services, floor ducts 641 Services runs 641 Servipak board 396 SFS, see Steel lightweight frame Sheep wool insulation Thermafleece EcoRoll 558 Thermafleece TF35 slabs 562 Sheet lining, supply only boards 397 Sheet piling, see Piling Sheet steel piling, see Piling Sheet tanking 395 Shingles, see Roofs Shop fronts 186 Shot blast, steel 327 Shower trays, see Sanitary appliances 807 Shutter doors 185 fire 185, 471 roller 471 Signs roads 206 traffic 206 Sills precast concrete 281 slate and tile 315 Single layer plastic roof 355 Sinks, see Sanitary installations Site clearance 235 Skirting hardwood 432 mdf 435 plastic 526 softwood 430 Skirting trunking, melamine faced 350 Skirtings plastic floors 526 Skylight 423 Slabs, concrete 258 Slates floors 521 roofs 174 Spanish 388 stone, reconstructed 390 stone natural 390 stone reconstructed 390 tiles 193 tiles roofs 388 Welsh 389 Westmoreland 390 Slide, see Playgrounds Sliding Doors, see Doors Slip resistant floors 525 Slot and grate drainage 593 Smoke barrier 196 Snowstorm, architectural block 302 Soakaway, modular crates 209, 617 Soakers lead 386 Soft landscaping 204 Softwood balustrades 503 ceiling boarding 347 doors fire (FD30) 474 frames 472 internal 475 linings 472 purpose made 476 808 external, frames 453 floor members 331 furniture and fittings 566 handrail 504 internal, doors 475 roof boarding tanalized 348 untreated 347 roof trusses 174 sawn tanalized 338 untreated 337 skirting architrave and like 430 stairs 500 strip boarding 345, 347 tongue and groove 345 wall members 331 windows 439 purpose made 443 wrought 340 floors 345 roof boarding 347 Soil reinforced 204 walls modular 204 reinforced 204 Soil waste stacks, see Sanitary installations Solar Blinds, see Blinds Solar panels 201 Solar reflective paint, see Decoration painting Sole plate steel 342 Soundbloc 404 partitions 412 Space heating and air conditioning, all-in rates distribution centres 198 hospitals 198 hotels 198 offices 197 performing arts buildings 198 residential 198 schools 198 shopping malls 197 sports halls 198 supermarkets 198 Spanish slates, see Slates Special installations Jacuzzi 201 sauna 201 solar panel 201 Index window cleaning equipment 201 Sports grounds 203 pitches 203 Sports floors, see Floors Sprayed mineral fibre, see Ceilings finishes Sprinklers, see Fire and lightning protection Stainless steel balustrades 179, 505 channels cast in concrete 276 cramps cast in concrete 276 entrance screens 186 flashings 374 handrail 179, 505 masonry slots cast in concrete 276 reinforcement 270 roofs 175, 375 Stair nosings 526 Staircase balustrades 179, 503 glass 504 softwood 503 stainless steel 504 steel 504 cast iron 178 concrete 178, 258 formwork 269 finishes, nosings 518 floor finishes 179 formwork 269 handrail 179 softwood 504 steel 505 metal 178 oak 500 precast concrete 280 softwood 500 standard hardwood 500 softwood 500 steel, spiral 500 timber oak 179 softwood 179 Staircase components, supply only 500 Standing seam roof 175, 362–363, 365, 423 Steel acoustic panels 417 balustrades 505 basic material prices 322 Index bearers 438 cladding rails and purlins 328 decking 174 doors 185 external 453 erect framing 327 fabricated 325 fire protection Beamclad 172 intumescent paint 172 sprayed 172 footbridges 211 frames 170 handrail 505 hollow sections 324 ladders 506 lattice beams 329 lightweight frame system 327 rainwater installations 584 stairs 178 spiral 500 storage cost 328 surface treatments blast cleaning 171 galvanising 171 galvanizing 327 intumescent paint 327 primer 327 shot blast 327 walkways 505 windows 185, 444 Steel bearers dowels 438 Stone granite setts, setts 628 kerbs 621 pavings 628 Portland Whitbed 308 tiles 193 walling Bradstone 307 copings 307, 309 Cotswold Guiting 305 Fyfestone 307 Portland Whitbed 309 reconstituted 307 treatments 320 Stop cock pit 630 Street furniture 206 benches 206 bus shelters 206 809 bus stops 206 cycle stands 206 flag staffs 206 litter bins 206 pillar boxes 206 Strip flooring, softwood 345 Strip foundations, see Foundations Structural metalwork 322 Stud and board partitions metal stud 187 timber stud 187 Substructures, see Foundatioons Suntubes 448 Supalux ceiling boarding 346 linings 415 Superseal, see Drainage below ground Supersleve, see Drainage below ground Support to excavations 239 Surface treatments, packing compacting trimming 242, 244 Suspended ceilings, see Ceilings Suspended concrete floors 277 Swing Doors, see Doors Swings, see Playgrounds Synthaprufe 393 Tanking and waterproofing 393–394 Tapered edge wallboard dry wall lining 397 plank 401 Tapered roof insulation, see Insulation Tarmac roads, see Roads and pavings Telephone, duct 211 Temporary screens, for alterations, repairs 230 Temporary support of structures 225 Tender price indices, see Indices Terracotta air bricks 315 blocks 304 chimney pots 315 rainscreen 427 Terram, see Geotextile fabric Terrazzo floors 521 partitions 418 tiles 193 Thermafloor insulation 170 Thermaline ceilings 557 810 walling 401 Thistle plaster, see Walls finishes Tilebrick, see Brickwork Tiles carpet 193 ceramic 191 glazed 193 floors 193 granite 191, 193 linoleum 193 marble 191, 193 parquet 193 porcelain 191 quarry 193 roofs 174 clay 378 concrete 380 rubber 193 slate 193 stone Portland 193 York 193 terrazzo 193 vinyl 193 walls 191 Timber casings 349 ceiling boarding 345 ceilings 194 doors 185 fencing 204 flame proofing 332 floor boarding 344 floor members tanalized 332 untreated 332 flooring 418 floors 173, 192 footbridges 211 glulam beams 335 laminate, ceilings 194 masterboard 336 plywood 336 marine 336 roof boarding 347 roof members, tanalized 333 sawn softwood tanalized 336 untreated 337 shingles, roofs 391 Index sports floors 419 stairs 179 supply only 331 tanalized floors 334 herringbone 334 plates 334 roofing 333 walls 333 treatments, material only 331 trussed rafters 335 untreated floor members 331 herringbone 332 walls 331 veneer, ceilings 194 wall lining 418 wall members tanalized 333 untreated 331 windows 184 wrought 340 Timber flooring and wall linings 418 Toilet cubicles 189, 419 Topsoil, fill 243 Toughened, glazing 509 Traffic signs, see Signs Translucent rooflights 422 Trapezoidal floor deck, see Floors Tree felling, see Site clearance Trees, planting 204 Trench fill foundations, see Foundations Trenches drainage below ground by hand 597 by machine 595 excavation by hand 237 by machine 235 external services by hand 630 by machine 629 Trimming, excavations 244 Truss clips 342 Trussed rafter 335 Trusses, roof 174 Type fill 243 Tyrolean, see Walls finishes Underlays, roofs 387 ...Spon’s Architects and Builders Price Book 2019 Spon’s Architects and Builders Price Book Edited by 2019 One hundred and forty-fourth edition First edition 1873 One hundred and forty-fourth... 780 781 782 791 6321¶635,&(%22.6IURP$(&20 Spon’s Architects and Builders Price Book 201 Editor: AECOM Spon’s Civil Engineering and +LJKZD:RUNV3ULFH%RRN  Editor:AECOM 1RZZLWK6HPLDQG$XWRPDWLFSHGHVWULDQ... insurances; building cost and tender price indices and regional price 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