Writing Section 07 62 00 · Lesson 3 of 4

Writing Section 07 62 00: methods and worked application

An eight-step drafting method, worked on a hypothetical 150 ft parapet run: joint and piece counts, a coping girth check, a hem the spec and drawing must agree on, a length the shop cannot make, and the order of Part 3 work.

You will be able to: Draft a Part 1, 2 and 3 outline for a roof-edge scope using the owner's numbers, record units and assumptions, and check the draft against the shop's limits.

11 min · 12 slides · 7 questions

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Start with scope and neighbors

Start with the scope: which edges are in the job, which of them belong to 07 62 00 and which to 07 71 00 or a wall section.

Write that down first, because every later step depends on it.

Through-wall flashing and manufactured specialties belong in other sections.

Sources

MasterFormat Numbers and Titles, April 2016 - Construction Specifications Institute and Construction Specifications Canada (copy hosted by Vermont Buildings and General Services)
UFGS-07 60 00 Flashing and Sheet Metal (August 2023, Change 1 05/25; a US federal guide specification) - USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC, Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (hosted by the National Institute of Building Sciences)

Glossary

Quoting blank: The flat width AFS uses to quote a profile: the legs plus each hem's allowance, which for an open hem is two times the hem length plus the gap. It is a simplification, not a developed flat pattern.
Girth: The total flat width of a profile. AFS's published maximum flat width is 48 in.
Assumptions log: A list kept with a draft section of every value, its unit, whose value it is and where it came from, so a reviewer can check each one.
Spec Match: AFS's comparison of what a specification asks for with AFS's catalog, limits and registers. Its rows read Match, Differs, Not offered or Evidence missing, and it is information for review, not an approval.