Abbreviations

Abbreviations
Quantity Surveyors often use standard abbreviations in the bills of quantities and take off list. it is used to save space and time spent in entering items. The following abbreviations posed
Abbreviation
Description
agg
aggregate
av
average
ab
as before
abd
as before described

adj
adjoining/adjustment
acc
accordance
a/r
all round
alum
aluminium
bk
brick

bit
bitumen
bkg
breaking
bldg
building
blk
block
bott
bottom
b & p

bed and poin
btm
 bottom
bwk
 brick work
cap
 capacity
cast
casement
cat

catalogue
c i
cast iron
clg
ceiling
clr
clear
cln
clean
c.m
cement mortar
col
column
cnr
corner
conc
concrete
conn
connection
c.w
cold water
cub
cubic

c.s.v
circular  soffit ventilater
ddt
 deduct
descd
 described
dia
diameter
disp
disposal
ditto/do
 ds before
dn
 down
dp
deep
dpc
dam-proop-course
dr.
door
 drg

drawing
ea
each
e.o
extra over
grd
ground
gth
girth
grtd
 grouting
gyp
gypsum
h.b
half brick

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