QASCON-BNB

Quality & Assessment System for Construction By Brick&Bolt

Brick&Bolt ensures quality for each construction project through the advanced Quality
Assessment system called QASCON-BNB ( Quality & Assessment for Construction By
Brick&Bolt). Objective of QASCON is doing things right the first time.

Salient Features :
QASCON has around 200 unique quality checks for construction.

Under QASCON, our project management team manages the project and our
site engineer visits once per week to assess the quality using the checklist.

These checks generates the QASCON score for each project to mitigate any
issues at the right time.

QASCON-BNB​ score for construction is the sum of points awarded to the four components
in each category of building construction.

1) Civil work
● Excavation and Foundation
● Plinth level work
● Wall, column and plastering
● Beam-Slab and stairs

2) Architectural work
● Flooring
● Painting
● Doors and windows
● Elevation and floor plan

3) Electrical and Plumbing

 ● Plumbing work
● Electrical work

4) Project management
● Arranging all required drawings and other documents
● Managing materials and labour
● Quality of construction
● Adherence to package cost
● Adherence to time

QASCON CHECKLIST :

SR. NO. CHECKLIST STATUS

Mandatory Checks

Reinforcement used at site should be as per specifications in

A
the contract
Cement used at site should be as per specifications in the
B
contract

C Field tests to be conducted for Concrete Blocks

D Field tests to be conducted for Cement

E Field tests to be conducted for M-Sand

1 Check list for Drawings

1.1 Check for Work Schedule of the Project

1.2 Floor Plan Drawings

1.3 Centre line diagram for column footings

1.4 Excavation diagram and sump

 1.5 Column footing reinforcement detail drawing

1.6 Plinth beam drawing

1.7 Column reinforcement detail drawing

1.8 Roof shuttering layout

1.9 Roof Beam- Slab reinforcement detail drawing.

2 Check list for excavation

Check whether the excavated pits are adequately shored/

2.1
timbered?

2.2 Check excatation line and center line

2.3 Check for Loose materials / Loose soil

Check the depth of excavation with respect to finished

2.4
ground level
check whether is there any building adjacent to excavation
2.5
area and is it safe

3 Check list for PCC

3.1 Check Surface Preparation

3.2 Check Marking & levels to be done with respect to drawing

3.3 Check for finished level

Do not allow extra cement mortar on top of PCC for smooth

3.4
finishing

3.5 Check for Ramming with proper tools

3.6 Check PCC thickness

3.7 Check for curing atleast 7days

Check List for Anti termite treatment for soil and

4
flooring
 4.1 Check Surface Preparation

4.2 Check Chemicals

4.3 Check Application as per Manufacturer's Instructions

Check for Mix Proportion (As per Manufacturer's

4.4
Instruction)Water/Kerosene

5 Check List for UG Sump

Rough plaster the outside and smooth plaster the inside of

5.1
the sump

5.2 Mesh to be used during plastering to avoid cracks

Plastering should be completed at one stretch to avoid

5.3
cracks
Rounded corners to be provided on the inside so that the
5.4
water pressure is distributed over a larger area

5.5 Leakage Test to be conducted,

6 Check list for footing and column

6.1 Check for centre line and Offsets

6.2 Check for footing and column reinforcement as per drawings

When a column terminates into a footing or mat, special

6.3 confining reinforcement should be extend at least 300 mm or
as per drawing into the footing or mat.

6.4 Check for cover 50mm

6.5 Check for concreting of footing

6.6 Check for formwork for column

6.7 Check for concreting of column

6.8 Check for compaction of concrete using vibrator and mixer

6.9 Check for earth filling and compaction of back filled soil.
7 Check for Size stone masonry, plinth and soil filling

7.1 100 mm thick bed concrete for SSM on firm soil

7.2 Minimum three course of SSM below GL

7.3 Check for shuttering of plinth beam

7.4 Check for height of plinth beam

7.5 Check for reinforcement of plinth beam

7.6 Check for concreting of plinth beam

7.7 Check for earth filling and compacting

7.8 concreting at floor level

8 Check list for column concreting and Reinforcement

Check the size of shuttering for the column, which should be

8.1
as per drawing.
Check centre lines of columns with respect to adjacent
8.2
columns and margin etc.

8.3 Check the size of column as per drawing.

The gap between the shutters joint should be sealed to

8.4
prevent any leakage of cement slurry.
Appropriate space to be provided between the inner face of
8.5
the shutter and reinforcement by fixing cover block.

8.6 Minimum 40 mm cover should be provided in column.

The reinforcement steel should be free of any loose scale,

8.7
rust, mud, or oil particularly when oil applied on formwork.
Main reinforcement and stirrups of column should be cut as
8.8
per required length.
Before placing the concrete, Check the reinforcement details
8.9 with bar bending schedule and get an approval from
structural consultant.

9 Check list for Block Masanory

9.1 Cleaning the work area for any loose material/ concrete

9.2 Dimensions & right angle of room(after marking)

9.3 Sill level and lintel level marked on the column

External wall features windows,Doors& Ventilators check

9.4
with architectural drawing

9.5 Proper stacking of bricks/ blocks

9.6 Quality of Bricks/ sand, Tests performed and OK?

First course of masonry completed and checked by site

9.7
Engineer

9.8 Check Mortar Thickness

9.9 Window sill crete - Reinforcement & Concrete

9.10 Lintel ,chajja & loft -Reinforcement & Concrete

9.11 Brick work pointing on both sides(v Groove)

9.12 Check hacking

9.13 Check for proper pointing, packing & finsihing

Check list for Beam-Slab and Staircase: centering,

10
reinforcement and concreting

10.1 Beam bottom's line , level and width should be checked .

10.2 Beam side's line ,level and plumb should be checked.

Beam to Beam measurements shall be checked as per

10.3
Structural Drawings.

10.4 slab thickness & Beam depths should be checked .

Suppport props for slab & beam bottoms should be in line &
plumb .Bamboo bracing should be done at around 4' ht from
10.5
floor level.support props for double staging terraces shall be
carefully checked.
Junctions of columns & Beams shall be checked so that they
10.6
are water tight .
 Formwork of staircase shall be checked for dimensions of
10.7
tread and riser, level of treads ,plumb of risers.
Reinforcement shall be checked for beams and slab as per
10.8
RCC drawing .

10.9 Proper cover for bottom/sides shall be checked for beams.

10.10 proper cover shall be checked for slab.

Electrical points, electrical piping (conduits)/fan hooks shall

10.11
be checked as per drawing.

10.12 Proper number of chairs shall be provided for slab.

Dowels(if any) required to be provided for elevational

10.13
features / future extensions.
Hidden beams/inverted beams / cantilever beams should be
10.14
checked .

10.15 Check for the sunk if any as per the approved drawings.

10.16 Concreting shall be done for the beams first &then slabs.

compaction of concrete shall be done by vibrators &tamping

10.17
rods
The top level of the slab shall be finished by mason & no
10.18 one should be allowed to walk on the fresh finished
concrete.
curing of slab shall be done with ponding method by making
10.19 ponds in cement &sand mortar of size around 5'*5'.Curing of
beams and slabs shall be done for 7to 10 days.

Deshuttering of the beam outer sides can be done after 24

hours .Deshuttering of the beam inner sides can be done
10.20 after 48 hours .Deshuttering of the beam bottoms can be
done after 14 days for beam lengths upto 3m .Deshuttering
of the slab can be done after 7 days for slabs upto 3m span .

Finishing of Honeycomb shall be done with proper care in

10.21
front of engineer the next day.
Hacking of the beam sides,beam bottoms ,slab bottoms
10.22
shall be done within 1 or 2 days from deshuttering

11 Check List for Plastering

11.1 BEFORE PLASTERING

 11.1.1 Check for hacking/ Button marking / Mortar thickness

Provision of chicken mesh for conduits, column brick work

11.1.2
joints & other
Preparation of Surface - Remove moss/ efflorescence &
11.1.3
Dampen Surface

11.1.4 Material stacked - Cement, sand at various locations

11.1.5 Prewetting of surface

11.1.6 Quality of Sand - screening silt

11.1.7 Check the Beam, B/W joints packing with Nito Bond AR

11.1.8 check for Door Frame Projections

11.2 DURING PLASTERING

11.2.1 Check for thickness/ level & line & right angle

11.2.2 Proportion of mix

11.2.3 Proper roughing of first coat

11.2.4 Check for waviness

11.2.5 Check for grooves/ drip moulds

Application of cement slurry on concrete surface/Space for

11.2.6
tile area, cutting for skirting area

11.3 AFTER PLASTERING

11.3.1 Curing water distribution for various locations

11.3.2 Check for hollowness

11.3.3 Check for cracks

 12 Check List for Granite/Marble works/Flooring-

12.1 BEFORE LAYING

12.1.1 Cleaning slab off loose mortar/ material, Button marking

12.1.2 Proper Stacking of Granite/Marble

12.1.3 Quality of Granite/Marble/ Sand

12.2 DURING LAYING

12.2.1 Line/ Level fixed, checked & Slopes are as per requirement

12.2.2 Check for grinding & polishing process

Clearing for joints/ workmanship / Any nosing particularly for

12.2.3
washbasin & Kitchen counter

12.3 AFTER LAYING

12.3.1 Finished surface cleaned properly before polishing

12.3.2 Check for any hollow sound

12.3.3 Are there any Cracked, should be replaced

12.3.4 Curing for four days after Laying

13 Check List for Painting

13.1 Check for any wall cracks, Curing period completed or not

13.2 Check the material/paints as approved make

13.3 Check color shade approved

Cleaning of walls to be checked (Scrapping), Surface

13.4
finishing
 Cracks, Dampness, any leakages to be identified and
13.5
repaired.

13.6 Apply primary coat

13.7 Application of coat as per specs to be checked

Check others materials covered neatly with masking tape

(protection of other materials from damage like Electrical
13.8
switches plate, door/window joints, glass partitions,
wardrobes)
Check for no of coat applied & final touch up work are
13.9
completed

13.10 Check for overall coverage and brush marks

13.11 Check for cleaning in flooring, window/door glasses & joinery

13.12 fitting after painting

13.13 Check for any incomplete and addition and alteration

Check for floor polishing before final coat ( in case of Marble

13.14
flooring)

14 Check for Plumbing, Electrical Work

14.1 Check for Plumbing and sanitary works as per Drawings

14.2 Check whether electrical works are as per Drawings

14.3 Check for proper earthing done.

14.4 Check for Leakage free Plumbing works.

Check for electrical wires, switches & sockets as per

14.5
mentioned Brand and quality in the specifications.
Check for overhead tank as per quality and capacity
14.6
mentioned in specifications.