GAIL (India) Limited

7All joinery to be varnished/spirit polished shall be sealed with a minimum of one coat of specified varnish polishto all faces before leaving its place of manufacture.All joinery and joinery timber shall be properly protected until its final delivery.3.6 TIMBERTimber shall be softwood or hardwood and suitable for the purpose for which it is intended. It shall bethoroughly seasoned free of defects which would affect strength or usability and shall be flat, straight, nonsplittingand dressed on all sides, wherever softwood used, it means kail wood or other approved equivalentwherever hard wood used, means 2nd class C.P Teak wood.3.7 TIMBER FIXINGThe carpentry timber shall be fixed with nails, spikes, bolts, screws, hangers, stirrups, anchors, ties or any otheraccessories which are suitable to develop the full strength of the member which they supported to which they areattached, as directed.3.8 FIXINGCarpentry timber where fixed to solid masonry or concrete shall be secured with expansion bolts or other positivemethods of mechanical fastening. Carpentry timber where fixed into hollow masonry shall be secured with togglebolts and steel with bolts, nuts and washers.3.9 WOODEN PLUGSFixing by means of wooden plugs will be permitted only where it is required.3.10 FASTENINGSPowers driven fasteners may be used for fastening to steel concrete and brick masonry.3.11 PROTECTION AND RETARDANTS3.11.1 ORGANIC PROTECTION - TIMBER GENERALLYThe Contractor shall make his own investigation to guard against local sources of attack and damage and take allnecessary precautions for protection.All timber shall be protected with an organic solvent water repellent wood preservative to give a highly efficientprotection against termite, spider, worm, all insect and fungus attack and shall, where exposed, enhance theappearance of the timber. Color of the product shall be such as to bring out the natural color of the respectivetimbers.3 12 FIRE RETARDANTSFire retardant treatment of timber shall be applied by vaccum/pressure impregnation and shall comply with therequirements of I.S.I. Code and local fire requirements The fire retardant effect shall be produced by thegeneration of water vapor and inert gases and the production of hard crystalline surface which acts as a heatbarrier.3.13 SOFTWOODSSoftwood shall be appropriate for its use in the works and shall be kail wood or similar species as approved.3.14 HARDWOODSHardwoods shall be 2nd class teakwood, Species shall be chosen, for their suitability to requirements.3.15 PLASTIC LEMINATE VENEERa) Plastic decorative laminated veneer shall be of the brand, catalogues number and color indicated. The laminatedveneer shall be 1.5 mm. thick on flat surfaces and otherwise approved.