WORKING DRAWINGS HANDBOOK, Fourth Edition

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G65 Package units Classify the complete elements to
which these parts belong with
reference to Section G5.
G66 Monitoring and control Classify the complete elements to
which these parts belong with
reference to Section G5.
G69 Other parts of services
elements
G7 External/site works G71 Surface treatment 1 Hard surfaces
2 Landscaping
G72 Enclosure/division 1 Fencing/walling/hedges
2 Retaining walls
G73 Special purpose works 1 Water features, pools
2 Shelters, minor buildings
3 Bridges, underpasses
9 Other
G74 Fittings/furniture/equipment
G75 Mains supply 1 Water mains
2 Fire mains
3 Hot water/steam mains
4 Gas mains
5 Electric mains
6 Communications cable mains
G76 External distributed 1 Lighting
services 2 Other
G77 Site/underground drainage
In this table the combined codes under each main element have been abbreviated for the sake of clarity of presentation. For example, at G24
Roofs, the entry ‘:G312 Roof coverings’ is an abbreviation for ‘G24:G312 Roof coverings’.
The full codes should be used when quoting Uniclass codes.

G252 Internal walls and partitions is seen to break
down into:


classification of drawings unnecessarily complex. It will
no doubt be modified in the future, as its defects become
tested in practice and found wanting. At the moment
however it is possible to rationalise our approach to it:

1 The only possible justification for structuring a set of
drawings is that it makes life easier for everybody to
do so. The moment this ceases to be the case (and
it would have to be a pretty small project for this to
happen) the system becomes self-defeating and
you would be better off without it.

G311 Core fabric
G321 Internal windows
G322 Internal doors
G333 Internal finishes to internal walls

Clearly, the Uniclass system, in endeavouring to
embrace the conflicting needs of draughtsman, specifier
and quantity surveyor, renders its use for the


Table II (continued)
Elements for buildings G
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