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Retention
a sum (usually 5%) held back from payment to act
as a guarantee for the client.
Adds and Omits (or variation)
Goods or services that need to be added, or taken
out of the original scope of works.
Purchase order (PO)
the document a buyer issues to a seller to include
specification, quantity (quantum) and agreed price
(rate) for goods and services.
Substraight
an underlying layer that supports the primary layer.
In the context of furniture, it refers to the core of
the material (example: chipboard) rather than the
decorative layer (example: laminate, veneer etc.)
Fascia
door and drawer fronts
Particleboard
also known as chipboard, is an engineered wood
product manufactured from wood chips or
jute-stick chips and a synthetic resin or other
suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded
Upstand
an upstand is a small strip of worktop, glass or
acrylic that fits in the rear wall edge of your worktop
Melamine
single sheet and is heat / pressured to the board
(substrate). (Not exclusive for rear wall material)
Laminate
has multiple sheets, a protective layer, and is glued
/ heat / pressured to the board (substrate)
MDF
JCT
Joint Contracts Tribunal, accounts for about 70%
of UK contracts (1931)
Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) is a particleboard
made from composite wood. MDF is made from wood
waste (specifically the fibres) and glued together using
either heat, resin or pressure
MFC
Government Contracts (1977)
MFC is usually of a wood grain, which is repeatedly
printed onto a Melamine film, and heat processed
onto chipboard. MFC is a budget alternative to High
Pressure Laminate table tops. Not suitable for labs.
Recommended for only suitable for I.T. benching.
Building Bulletins
White goods
NEC
New Engineering Contract (1993)
GC/Works/1
Standards and guidance for people involved in
the design and construction of school buildings
and grounds
contract and domestic electrical goods such as
microwaves, cookers, fridges and washing
machines, typically white in colour.
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