Taking off Abbreviations
Eg.- the use of ‘conc.’ In place of concrete and ‘rad.’ for radius
Abbreviations
a.b as beforea.b.d. as before described
abut. abutment
adj. adjoining or adjustment
a.f. after fixing or angle fillet
agg. aggregate
agst. against
allce. allowance
alt. alternate
appvd. approved
a/r all round
archve architrave
ard. around
asp. asphalt
art. artificial
av. average
bast. basement
bd. board
bdg. boarding
bdy. boundary
b.e. both ends
b.i. built in
bit. bitumen
b. & j. bed and joint
bk. brick
bkg. breaking
bkt. bracket
bldg. building
b.m.s. both measured separately
bn. bullnose
bolt bottom
b. & p. bed and point
br. branch
brr. bearer
B.S. british standard
b.s.m. both sides measured
btw. between
bwk. brickwork
blk. block
blkwk. blockwork
cant. cantilever
cap. capacity
cast. casement
cav. cavity
c.c.n. closed copper nailing
c.c. curved curting
cts. centres
c. & f. cut and fill
c. & s. cement and sand
c.f.s. concrete floor slab
chann. channel
chfd. chamfered
chmny. chimney
c.i. cast iron
circ. circular
cist. cistern
clg. ceiling
c.m. cement mortar
col. coloured
comb. combined
comm. commencing
comms. commons
compo. composition
conc. concrete
cone. connection
constn. construction
contd. continued
cop. copper
copg. coping
cos. course
covd. covered
covrg. covering
cm. chromium
c. & p. cut and pin
c.s.a. cross sectional area
csd. coursed
c.s.g. clear sheet glass
csk. countersunk
ct. coat
cu. cubic
cupd. cupboard
c.w. cold water
ddt. deduct
delvd. delivered
dep. deposit
dist. distance
ditto. that which has been said before
div. divided
dia. diametre
dp. deep
d.p.c. damp proof course
dr. door
ea. each
e.g. eaves gutter
e.o. extra over
ex. exceeding
exc. excavate
excvtd. excavated
excvn excavation
extl. external
ewk. earthwork
emlsn. emulsion
exp. exposed
facewk. facework
fast. fastener
fcg. facing
f/cly. fire clay
fdn. foundation
f.e. fitted end
f.f. fair face
filg. filling
fin. finish
flem. flemish
flg. flooring
fltd. floated
follg. following
fr. frame
frmg. framing
furn. furniture
fwd. forward
fmwk. formwork
fxd. fixed
fxg. fixing
galvd. galvanised
g.b. & b. glued, blocked and bracketed
g.b.d.p. gas barrel distance pieces
gen. general
gav. i. galvanised iron
g.l. ground level
g.f.s. ground floor slab
glzg. glazing
g.m. gauged mortar
grd(s). ground(s)
grtg. grouting
grve. groove
g.s. ground surface
gtg. grating
gth. girth
g.v.c. glazed vitrified clay
g.w.i. galvanized wrought iron
h.b. half-brick
hb.s. herringbone strutting
hd. hard
h.c. hardcore
hdd. headed
hdg. heading
hi. high
hdg. p. heading point
h’k(s) hook(s)
h’kd hooked
hor. horizontal
hsd. housed
h. rnd. half round
ht. height
hth. hearth
hwd. hardwood
incl. including
irreg. irregular
intermt. intermediate
intl. internal
invt. invert
jst. joist
jt. joint
jtg. jointing
junctn. junction
kg. kilograme(s)
km. kilometer(s)
k. p. & s. knot prime and stop
l. labour
la. large
l.a. local authority
l. & b. ledge and board
len. lenth
lg. long
lin. lineal
ling. lining
l.m. lime mortar
lo. linsed oil
i.p. large pipe
l. & c. level and compact
l.s. lead service
m. meter(s)
matt. material
max. maximum
med. medium
msd. measured
mst. measurement
met. metal
m/gd. make good
m.h. manhole
mi. miter
mm. millimeter(s)
mo. moulded
m2. square metre
motc. mortice
ms. mild steel
m/s. measured separately
mull. mullion
n.e. not exceeding
nec. necessary
nr. number
nrs. numbers
nom. nominal
nsg. nosing
o/a. overall
o’flow. overflow
o’hg. overhang
opg. opening
o.g.q. ordinary glazing quality
ord. ordinary
os. one side
oslg. oversailing
oppsg. opposing
pan. panel
part. pattern
p.c. prime cost
p. & c. parge and core
ped. padestral
perfn. perforation
perm. permanent
pic. rl. picture rail
pla. plaster
pl.blk plinth block
plugd. plugged
pom. purpose made
p.o. planted on
pol. polished
ppt. paraphet
pr. pair
prep. prepare
proj. projection
p.s. pressed steel
p.st. portland stone
pt. point or paint
ptg. pointing
pm. partition
q.t. quarry title
rad. radius
rakg. raking
r.c. raking cutting
r.conc. reinforced concrete
rd. round
rdd. rounded
reb. rebated
red. reduced
rec. receive
reinft. reinforcement
retn. return
r. & g. rubbed and guaged
r.l. red lead
rf. roof
reinfd. reinforced
rem. remove
req. require
r.l.j. red lead joint
ro. rough
r.o.j. rake out joints
r.s. rolled steel
r & s. render and set
r.s.j. rolled steel joint
r.w. rainwater pipe
san. sanitary
s.c. stop cock
scrd. screwed or screed
s.e. stopped end
sectn. section
serv. service
s.f. stepped flashing
s.j. soldered joint
sk. sunk
sktg. skirting
s.i. short length
s. & i. spread and level
smth. smooth
swn. sawn
s.n. swanneck
sot. socket
soff. soffit
s.p. small pipe
spld. splayed
sprd. spread
sq. square
stret. stretcher
sol. solution
stl. steel
surf. surface
surrd. surround
susp. suspend
s. & v.p. soil and vent pipe
swd. softwood
tarmac. tarmacadam
t/s. topsoil
tempy. temporary
tbr. timber
t.c. terra cota
ten. tenor
t. & g. tongued and grooved
tgd. tongued
th. thick
thro. throated
thsd. thousand
tr. trench
t & r. tread and riser
trav. traversed
trd. tread
trimg. trimming
u/c. undercoat
u/grd. underground
upstd. upstand
u/s. underside
veg. vegetable
vert. vertical
wd. wood
wdw. window
wthd. weathered
w.g. white glazed
wh.ld. white lead
wi. with
w.i. wrought iron
wk. work
w.l. wash-leader
w.p. waste pipe
wrot. wrought
wt. weight
x-reb. cross rebated
xtg. existing
x-tgd. cross tongued
yd. yard
y. st. york stone
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