The Walnut for Carpenter's and Joiner's work to be selected, dry, well seasoned Ancona.

The whole of the Carpenter's and Joiner's work to be framed and put together in the best and most workmanlike manner, all work exposed to be wrot and the prices to include for all bolts, spikes, nails, glue, screws and oak pegs.

The timbers throughout are to hold the full specified sizes, 1/16 of an inch and no more being allowed for each wrot face.

The Joiner's work to be framed as soon as possible after the Contract is signed and is to be kept in a dry place under cover and arranged so that a current of air can freely circulate around it, but must not be wedged up until required for fixing, as all shrinkage will have to be made good at the Contractor's expense.

Solid panels where given as plywood are in all cases to be laminated boards of the thickness given, faced up with ply each side to match general door material stated. Birch for deal doors and framings whitewood next whitewood approved highly figured Mahogany next Mahogany. Teak next teak and selected Nona ut next walnut.

The Carpenter's and Joiner's work generally, moldings etc., to be worked to  ½" and full size details which will be supplied and no work must be commenced until such drawings are received. All to be fixed in an approved manner and all external joints to be put together in thick white lead and all hardwoods to be secretly fixed.

All Joinery before being wedged up is to be inspected and approved by the Architect.

All doors and framings described as 1¾" or over to be double tenoned and also lock rails to doors both ends and all glued joints to be cross tongued.

All wrot work to be finished by hand and moldings cleaned up with glass paper until all tool marks are removed and all arrises are to be slightly rounded.

The general finish throughout is to be suitable for polishing.

All glazing beads are to be fixed with brass screws and cups.

Heads of screws, bolts, etc., in hardwood to be sunk and neatly pelleted.

The Contractor is to provide and fix in their correct positions in the building full size models of the various built up joinery work and to allow for altering as may be required to meet the Architects' approval before putting the bulk of the work in hand.

No wood floors to be laid until windows are glazed.

Provide all rods, molds, templates, patterns, profiles, screeds, rules, etc., for the various trades.

Work to slab partitions to be fixed with long screws driven from the opposite side.

All centering, boxing, shuttering etc., hereinafter described is use and waste only and is measured whenever required, no deduction has been made for reuse and the prices are to include all angles, joints, etc.

Include with each item for proper supports, brackets, strainers, stiffeners, wedges, etc., and for easing, striking and removing when it is ascertained that the concrete etc., has set sufficiently and making good any damage resulting.

All surfaces intended to receive concrete to be close jointed and finished to regular and true surfaces in order that when removed the concrete may present a true face.

The forms for beams and joists to be arranged in such a manner that the timbers supporting the floor slabs and the sides of beams may be removed without disturbing the bottom piece and the posts and these latter must always be the last to be taken down.

Bearers to carry the boards for floor slabs may be fixed to the sides of the beam boxes on wooden fillets.

Core boxes are to be so placed as to ensure that positions of holes are dead accurate and prices must include for withdrawing and making good.

Immediately after concreting is commenced, the forms are to be tuned up for changes due to atmosphere or other influences, the insides to be thoroughly cleaned out and in warm weather to be well wetted.

All surfaces coming in contact with concrete to be prepared with limewhite or grease paint.

All forms to be so designed that upon removal no damage to concrete results.

No deduction in boxing, shuttering etc., for beams, haunching etc., has been made at crossings and the prices throughout are to include for the necessary intersections.

The following to Concrete Walls and Roofs of Safe Deposits and Strong Room Erected after Specialists Reinforcement is fixed and to include all angles and joints. Alternatively may be executed in any well tried system of special shuttering or centreing which may be approved by the Architect.

Squares    Feet

    52           80     Shuttering to concrete walling executed in stages not exceeding 18" high to allow of packing concrete  (both sides  measured).

                      97    Ditto   do.   narrow to doorway openings. (do.).

    22                      Ditto to walling all as before but wrot (do.)

    39             20     Heavy centering and supports to suspended concrete roof 23 inches thick at ground floor level.

                      29    Ditto   do.    narrow to doorway openings.

STRONG TIMBERED TRACK for rolling very heavy Steel Strong Room Doors with frames to positions with strong runners and bearers, include for changes in direction and making good all damage.

Yards

   12        Track 4' 0" wide across filled in cellars forming forecourt sloped from street to ground floor

     3         Ditto 4' 0" wide across and clear of suspended floor of loggia bearing on and bridged from joist to joist of steel frame

    30        Track 4' 0" wide across and clear of suspended ground floor of corridor inside building bearing on and bridged

                           from joist to joist steel frame

     2         Ditto 4' 0" wide across and clear of two steps at entrance bridging from steel frame to external track

    47        Ditto 4' 0" wide in Basement corridor 4' 0" wide with vent duct under the track at floor level and carried on floor of duct 18" below

     7         Ditto all as last but floor of duct 24" below

                Ditto in lift well in Basement 9' 6" x 7' 6" at floor level and carried on floor of well 4' 6" below

ROOFS.

536 Feet   Snow boards of 2" x 1" sawn laths 1" apart on and including 3" x 2" shaped bearers copper nailed and twice creosoted all over

                   made movable in sections to flats.

448 Feet   Ditto all as last but narrow to fit over wall gutter and edge of patent glazing.

27               1" Dovetailed cesspool box 12" x 12" x 5" fixed in hollow block floor with rebated outlet

FLOORS.

Feet

341      2" x 1½" Sawn bearer fitted to soffite of hollow block floor with patent metal clips at 2' 6" centres

                                   (provided and fixed by others) ends to be folded over bearers and then nailed

56        4" x 1" Molded deal skirting scribed to floorings or pavings and grounds plugged to plastered wall

121      4" x 1" Ditto do. and do. screwed with long screws to plastered slab partition

1403      6" x 1" Molded  Whitewood skirting scribed to floorings or pavings and grounds plugged to plastered wall

357     6" x 1" Ditto do. and do. to plastered hollow block partitions

101     6" x 1" Ditto do. fixed to screen framing

1719   ¾" Mahogany quadrant fillet planted on Whitewood skirting and scribed to cork carpet and including mitres,

                       stops and mitred return ends

81       11" x 1" Mahogany molded skirting scribed to floorings or pavings and grounds plugged to plastered wall

195     11" x 1" Ditto do.   and do.    planted on screen framing

367      6" x 1" Mahogany molded skirting prepared for ebonizing scribed to floorings or pavings and grounds plugged to plastered wall

45        6" x 1" Ditto do.   and do.    plugged to plastered concrete wall

68        6" x 1" Ditto do.   and do.    plugged to plastered hollow block partitions

224      9" x 1" Mahogany molded skirting prepared for ebonizing scribed to floorings or pavings and grounds

                             plugged to plastered brick wall

65        9" x 1" Ditto do.   and do.    plugged to plastered hollow block partition.

JAPANESE OAK FLOORING.

Add for attendance and facilities as described in General Preliminaries to Specialist in laying and polishing the following and in addition for unloading, and loading at Station, carting to site, unloading, storing and protecting and when laid covering and protecting with sawdust.

27   Squares.  Flooring on second floor.