Flooring and wall tiling BOQ items: units, measurement, specs
Tile, stone and wood floors, skirting and dado. 5 items, each with the unit it is priced in, how it is measured, the standard that applies, what the line must name and what quotes leave out.
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Vitrified tile flooring
- Unit
- sq ft; also quoted in sq m
- How it is measured
- By finished floor area laid; skirting is a separate line.
- Indian Standards
- IS 1200 (Part 11), Method of measurement of building and civil engineering works: paving, floor finishes, dado and skirting.
- The line must name
- Tile or stone size: for example 600 × 1200 mm
- Make and model: the brand and product, or 'or equal' with a named reference
- Often left out of the quote
- Removing the old floor
- Levelling screed
- Skirting (a separate line)
- Wastage allowance on large tiles
- A line to start from
- Providing and laying [600 × 1200] mm vitrified tile flooring of [make, series] on [tile adhesive / cement mortar] bed, joints filled with [epoxy / cementitious] grout.
- Values in [brackets] are yours to fill. Item id: flooring.vitrified
Marble or granite flooring
- Unit
- sq ft; also quoted in sq m
- How it is measured
- By finished area laid.
- Indian Standards
- IS 1200 (Part 11), Method of measurement of building and civil engineering works: paving, floor finishes, dado and skirting.
- The line must name
- Material: named, for example granite, quartz, AAC block, sal wood
- Thickness: in mm, for example 18 mm carcass
- Often left out of the quote
- Polishing after laying
- Removing the old floor
- A line to start from
- Providing and laying [18] mm [marble / granite] flooring, [mirror polished], on [cement mortar] bed, including machine polishing after laying.
- Values in [brackets] are yours to fill. Item id: flooring.stone
Laminate or engineered wood flooring
- Unit
- sq ft; also quoted in sq m
- How it is measured
- By finished area laid.
- The line must name
- Thickness: in mm, for example 18 mm carcass
- Make and model: the brand and product, or 'or equal' with a named reference
- Often left out of the quote
- Underlay
- Skirting and end trims
- Levelling the sub-floor
- A line to start from
- Providing and laying [8] mm [laminate / engineered] wood flooring of [make, series] on [underlay], including end trims.
- Values in [brackets] are yours to fill. Item id: flooring.wood
Skirting
- Unit
- running ft; also quoted in running m
- How it is measured
- By running length; state the height.
- Indian Standards
- IS 1200 (Part 11), Method of measurement of building and civil engineering works: paving, floor finishes, dado and skirting.
- The line must name
- Material: named, for example granite, quartz, AAC block, sal wood
- Size: a dimension in mm, ft or inches
- A line to start from
- Providing and fixing [100] mm high skirting in [vitrified tile / granite] to match the floor.
- Values in [brackets] are yours to fill. Item id: flooring.skirting
Wall dado tiling
- Unit
- sq ft; also quoted in sq m
- How it is measured
- By wall area tiled; state the height.
- Indian Standards
- IS 1200 (Part 11), Method of measurement of building and civil engineering works: paving, floor finishes, dado and skirting.
- The line must name
- Tile or stone size: for example 600 × 1200 mm
- Make and model: the brand and product, or 'or equal' with a named reference
- Size: a dimension in mm, ft or inches
- Often left out of the quote
- Edge trims and corner profiles
- Cut-outs for fittings
- A line to start from
- Providing and fixing [300 × 600] mm wall tiles of [make, series] up to [2100] mm height on tile adhesive.
- Values in [brackets] are yours to fill. Item id: flooring.dado
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Official sources
- Indian Standards catalogue (Know Your Standards). Bureau of Indian Standards, October 23, 2026.
What this page is not
A guide written by Ahrom Labs; not legal, tax or engineering advice. Indian Standards are cited by number and title from the BIS catalogue, not quoted; the standard governs wherever this page differs from it. No rates are given: they change with city and month. Last updated .
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