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Measurement of Drainage Work

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Building Quantities Explained

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A logical order of ‘taking-off’ and full annotation in ‘waste’ is extremely important when measuring this class of work. Where separate drainage systems are to be provided for foul and surface-water drainage, it is advisable to measure the drains and associated work in each system separately, although it is usually quicker and simpler to take all the manholes together.

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© 1966 Ivor H. Seeley

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Seeley, I.H. (1966). Measurement of Drainage Work. In: Building Quantities Explained. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01124-7_14

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