LABOUR REQUIREMENT FOR VARIOUS BUILDING WORKS
ABOUR REQUIREMENT FOR VARIOUS BUILDING WORKS:
The table below shows the recommended labour requirement for various civil engineering/building/construction works:
S.No.
|
Description of work
|
Unit
|
Labour
|
Recommended constant in days.
|
Remarks
|
1)
|
Excavation over areas (hard/dense soil),depth up to 1.5m and removal (up to one meter from edge)
|
M3
|
Mate
Labour
|
0.06
0.62
|
_
_
|
2)
|
Excavation in trenches (soft/ loose soil),for foundations not exceeding 1.5m in width and for shafts, wells, cesspits and the like, not exceeding 10m3 and on plan, depth up to 1.5m and removal(up to one meter away from edge)
|
M3
|
Mate
Labour
|
0.05
0.50
|
_
_
|
3)
|
Returning, filling and rammingof excavated earth in layers not exceeding 20 cm in depth, watering, well ramming and leveling, lead up to 50m
|
M3
|
Mate
Labour
Bhisti
|
0.02
0.25
0.02
|
_
_
_
|
4)
|
Concrete :
Mixing by machine (mixer) at banker, cement concrete (with 20mm graded coarse aggregate)
|
M3
|
Labour
Bhisti
Mixer operator
Mixer
|
0.50
0.10
0.07
0.07
|
_
_
_
_
|
5)
|
Mixer mixed cement concrete
|
M3
|
mason
Labour
bhisti
mixer operator
mixer
vibrator
|
0.10
1.63
0.70
0.07
0.07
0.07
|
_
_
_
_
_
_
|
6)
|
Reinforced cement concrete in situ in foundations, footings, bases for columns, etc excluding form work and reinforcement
|
M3
|
mason
Labour
bhisti
mixer operator
mixer
vibrator
|
0.17
2.00
0.90
0.07
0.07
0.07
|
The constants for items include mixing, pouring, consolidating and curing. This does not include fair finish.
|
7)
|
Reinforced cement concrete in situ in suspended floors/roofs excluding form work, and reinforcement.
|
M3
|
mason
Labour
bhisti
mixer operator
mixer
vibrator
|
0.24
2.50
0.90
0.07
0.07
0.07
|
_
_
_
_
_
_
|
8)
|
Mortars :
Mixing by hand, cement mortar of any mix/proportions
|
M3
|
Labour
Bhisti
|
0.75
0.07
|
Labour required will be approximately same for different mix proportions.
|
9)
|
Brick work (straight walls) :
Brick work in walls exceeding one brick thick, in cement / lime mortar
|
M3
|
mason
Labour
bhisti
|
0.94
1.80
0.20
|
The constants include labour involved in scaffolding.
|
10)
|
Brick work in walls, one brick thick, in cement/lime mortar
|
M2
|
mason
Labour
bhisti
|
0.25
0.40
0.10
|
The constants could be adopted for brick work with any mix or mortar.
|
11)
|
Formwork :
a) fabrication and erection with all supports, struts, braces, etc, and dressing with oil as cleaning of formwork :
1) rectangular column and walls
2) suspended floors/roofs
3) sides and soffits of beam
|
M3
M2
M2
|
Carpenter
Labour
Carpenter
Labour
Carpenter
Labour
|
0.25
0.20
0.23
0.20
0.30
0.20
|
_
_
_
_
_
_
|
12)
|
Reinforcement:
Bar reinforcement including cutting to length, hooked ends, cranking or bending, hoisting and placing in any position, binding wire and holding firmly so as not to be disturbed while placing and ramming of concrete
|
Quintal
|
Bar bender
Labour
|
1.00
1.00
|
_
_
|
13)
|
Plastering and pointing :
a) 15mm thick cement plaster to ceiling including mixing of mortar.
b) 15mm thick cement plaster on brick walls (exterior) including mixing of mortar
c) Tuck pointing to random rubble masonry in cement mortar including mixing mortar.
|
M2
M2
M2
|
mason
Labour
bhisti
mason
Labour
bhisti
mason
Labour
bhisti
|
0.08
0.10
0.10
0.06
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.15
0.10
|
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
|
14)
|
Damping proof course :
a) Laying damp proof course 40mm thick cement concrete including form work and fair finishing to edges and mixing.
|
M3
|
Mason
Labour
bhisti
|
0.10
0.10
0.01
|
_
_
_
|
Note: Bhisti means water carrier.
