SECTION 12301 / 12303 / 12346
METAL CASEWORK / COUNTERTOPS AND ACCESSORIES
1.
This section provides inspection and test procedures for metal casework
including undercounter base cabinets, wall cabinets, and full height
cabinets, countertops and accessories.
2.
Symbols
Item Description
Prefixed by "PH" .....................Pharmacy Furniture
Prefixed by "VL"/"M"/"CM" ............Conventional Laboratory Furniture
Prefixed by "Types" Hospital Casework
3.
INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
A.
Visual Examination:
After installation, all metal casework should be
examined for the following defects:
1)
Materials including Sheet Steel, Structural Steel, Stainless
Steel, Glass, Cushions, Plywood and Fasteners not as specified.
2)
Casework not fabricated as specified.
3)
Welding not type specified, incomplete, burn holes, cracked,
fractured, or not fused. Not smooth and uniformed.
4)
Threaded fasteners including toggle bolts, expansion bolts,
bolts, nuts, lag bolts, and sex bolts missing, stripped,
cross-threaded, or not type specified.
5)
Casework not reinforced to support intended load as specified.
6)
Metal thickness not specified.
7)
Dimensions not incompliance with Tolerance as specified.
8)
Base pedestals not provided as specified.
9)
Cabinet doors not type specified.
10)
Drawers are not as specified.
11)
Sloping tops not provided as specified.
12)
Cabinet shelves not as specified.
13)
Undercounter table and bench frames not constructed and
installed as specified.
14)
Label holders not provided as specified.
15)
Any component missing or not type specified.
16)
Any component fractured, split, punctured, dented, bowed, or
malformed.
17)
Any part misplaced, loose, or not properly aligned.
18)
Finish not as specified. Not finished where required. Scratched
or marred.
19)
Dispensing Trays and Bins for pharmacy cabinets not provided as
specified.
20)
Casework hardware not provided as specified.
21)
Casework fastenings and anchorage not as specified.
22)
Countertop material not as specified.
23)
Countertops not installed as specified.
24)
Sinks not material and type as specified.
25)
Sinks not installed as specified.
26)
Water faucets not type specified.
27)
Water faucets not installed as specified.
28)
Gas, Air, and Vacuum fixtures not type specified.
29)
Gas, Air, and Vacuum fixtures not installed as specified.
30)
Fixtures identification index buttons not provided as specified.
31)
Electrical receptacles not type specified. Not installed as
specified.
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