DCQ5192 ESTIMATING 2

WOOD WORK

Types of timber
Grading of timber (A,B, C)
Sawn or wrought timber
Timber type of treatment
Type of connection - mechanical
fasteners required : bolt, gusset,
gang nails

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Type of Works Hours

Wall plate 18
Floor and ceiling joist 24
Roof Joist 42
Purlins, tiles, struts 36
Partitions 48

QUESTION
Roof trusses, pitched, sawn timber 25 x 125 mm,
treated timber.

Data :
Timber RM 2000.00/m3 delivered
Nails RM 15.00/kg
Carpenter RM 10.00/hour
Labourer RM 8.00/hour

Data for 1m3 timber :

Nails 1.6kg/1m3
Loading output 2hr/1m3
Fixing output 42hr/1m3
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Roof trusses, pitched, sawn timber 25 x 125 mm,

treated timber.
i) Materials

Synthesis : 3
1m timber @ RM 2000.00/m3 2000.00 RM RM
Nails 1.6kg @ RM 15.00/kg 24.00
i) Materials 2024.00
Data : Allow for waste (10%)
1m3 timber @ RM 2000.00/m3
202.40
2000.00
2226.40
Timber Labour2000.00/m3
Nails 1.6kg RM delivered
i)
@ RM
Unloading
15.00/kg 24.00 _______
Nails RM
1m3 @ 215.00/kg
hour/m3 @ RM 8.00/hr 16.00 2024.00
Allow for
Carpenter RM waste
Fixing (5%)
10.00/hour 101.20
3 3
1m @ 42 hour/m @ RM 10.00/hr 420.00

Labourer RM 8.00/hour 436.00

i) Labour Cost to supply and fix 1m3 timber 2662.40

Unloading 16.00
Data for 1m3
1m3 @ 2 hour/m3
timber
Therefore, :
@ RM 8.00/hr
Cost of 1 m length 25 x 125 mm timber
Nails
Fixing 1.6kg/1m3
= 0.025 x 0.125 x RM 2,467.04 7.71
1m 3

Loading
1m3 @ output
42 hour/m 3@2hr/1m3
Overhead & profit RM 10.00/hr
25% 420.00
1.93

Cost/m 9.64
Fixing output 42hr/1m3 436.00
Cost to supply and fix 1m3 timber 5 2561.20

Roof trusses, pitched, sawn timber 25 x 125 mm,

treated timber.
Synthesis : RM RM
Data :
Therefore,
Timber RM 2000.00/m3 delivered
Nails
Cost of 1 m length RM 15.00/kg
25 x 125 mm timber
Carpenter RM 10.00/hour
= 0.025 x 0.125 x RM 2,561.20
Labourer RM 8.00/hour
8.00
1m3
Data for 1m3 timber
Overhead & profit : 15% 1.20
Nails 1.6kg/1m3
Loading output 2hr/1m3 Cost/m 9.20
Fixing output 42hr/1m3

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QUESTION
Built up rate for 1m length plywood partition double layer
3m high x 0.15m thick, assume partition structure @ 1m
length x 3m high partition @ RM 300.00

Data :
Plywood RM 2500.00/m3 delivered
Nails RM 20.00/kg
Carpenter RM 10.00/hour
Labourer RM 8.00/hour

Data for 1m3 timber :

Nails 2.5kg/1m3
Loading output 2hr/1m3
Fixing output 48hr/1m3
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