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