25mm thick cement and sand (1:4) screeded bed; to floors on concrete base;

level and to falls only not exceeding 15 degree from horizontal

Notes/Assumptions
Rate per m2, machine mix

Cost of cement per ton delivered to site (20bags x RM20.40/bag) 408

Unloading (1.25ton/hour x RM8/hour) per ton 6.4
414.4
Materials
1 m3 cement 1.28ton/m3 x RM414.40/ton 530.43
4 m3 sand 1.52ton/m3 x RM62.30/ton 94.70
625.13
Add
Shrinkage 25% 156.28
781.41
Therefore, the cost of 1m3 of mix is RM781.41/5m3 156.28

Plants/Machineries
It is assumed that a portable diesel 34 Hours x RM 1.20/hour
type 10.7 rented at a rate of RM180/day, 2 general labour to
operate the mixer and 1 labour hour per day for cleaning and
maintaining the machine
Rental/Usage cost RM 180/8 hours 22.5
Labour 2 @ RM8.75/hour 17.5
Maintenance 1 hour @ RM 8/hour 8
48

Therefore the cost for plants/machineries per hour is RM48.00

and if the output of the mixer is 1.15m3/hour, then cost for
every 1m3 concrete ix will be RM48.00/1.15m3 41.74
198.02

Cost of 20mm thick plaster per m2 is RM198.02 x 0.02 3.96

Add
Wastage 5% 0.20
4.16

Labour
1 gang of 2 screeder and 1 gen worker is assumed to have
an output of 4m2 screeding per hour
2 screeder @ RM10.00/hour 20
1 gen worker @ RM8.75/hour 8.75
28.75

Cost of labour per m2 of plastering is RM31.25/5.5m2 5.23

9.39
Add
Overheads & Profit 20% 1.88
11.26 /m2
115mm thick brickwall in common bricks in cement and
sand (1:3) mortar

Notes/Assumptions
Rate per m2; mortar to be manually mix

Cost of cement and sand (1:3) mortar

Cost of cement per ton delivered to site (20bags x RM20.40/bag) 408.00

Unloading (1.25ton/hr x RM8/hr) per ton 6.40
414.40
Materials
1 m3 cement 1.28ton/m3 x RM414.40/ton 530.43
3 m3 sand 1.52ton/m3 x RM62.30/ton 94.70
625.13
Add
Shrinkage 25% 154.24
779.37
Therefore, the cost of 1m3 of mix is RM779.37/4m3 194.84

Labour
1 general worker requires 5 hours to manually mix 1m3 mortar
1 @ RM 8.75/hour @ 5 hours 43.75

Cost of mortar without

Overheads & Profit 238.59

Materials
65mm thick bricks delivered to site; 1000 bricks @ RM0.40/brick 400.00
Wastage 5% 20.00 420.00

0.30m3 mortar required for 1000 bricks

0.30m3 @ RM238.59 (calculated earlier) 71.58
491.58

Labour
1 gang of 2 bricklayer and 1 gen worker is assumed to have
an output of 110 bricks per hour
2 bricklayer @ RM11.25/hour 22.5
1 gen worker @ RM8.75/hour 8.75
31.25
Cost of labour for 1000 bricks is RM 31.25 @ 1000/110 284.09
Cost of materials and
labour for 1000 bricks 775.67

If there is 59 bricks for every 1m2 115mm thick brickwall, then

the total cost for each 1m2 brickwall is RM774.09 @ 59/1000 45.76

Add
Overheads & Profit 20% 9.15
54.91 /m2
20mm thick cement and sand (1:3) plainface plastering
to internal walls

Notes/Assumptions
Rate per m2, machine mix

Cost of cement per ton delivered to site (20bags x RM20.40/bag) 408

Unloading (1.25ton/hour x RM8/hour) per ton 6.4
414.4
Materials
1 m3 cement 1.28ton/m3 x RM414.40/ton 530.43
3 m3 sand 1.52ton/m3 x RM62.30/ton 94.70
625.13
Add
Shrinkage 25% 156.28
781.41
Therefore, the cost of 1m3 of mix is RM781.41/4m3 195.35

Plants/Machineries
It is assumed that a portable diesel 34 Hours x RM 1.20/hour
type 10.7 rented at a rate of RM180/day, 2 general labour to
operate the mixer and 1 labour hour per day for cleaning and
maintaining the machine
Rental/Usage cost RM 180/8 hours 22.5
Labour 2 @ RM8.75/hour 17.5
Maintenance 1 hour @ RM 8/hour 8
48

Therefore the cost for plants/machineries per hour is RM48.00

and if the output of the mixer is 1.15m3/hour, then cost for
every 1m3 concrete ix will be RM48.00/1.15m3 41.74
237.09

Cost of 20mm thick plaster per m2 is RM237.09 x 0.02 4.74

Add
Wastage 5% 0.24
4.98

Labour
1 gang of 2 plastere and 1 gen worker is assumed to have
an output of 5.5m2 plastering per hour
2 plastere @ RM11.25/hour 22.5
1 gen worker @ RM8.75/hour 8.75
31.25

Cost of labour per m2 of plastering is RM31.25/5.5m2 5.68

10.66
Add
Overheads & Profit 20% 2.13
12.79 /m2
Prepare and apply 1 coat primer and 2 finishing coats
of emulsion paint on internal wall

Notes/Assumptions
Rate per m2

Materials
10 litres primer required for 100m2
1 coat @ 10 litres @ RM 63.00/5 litres 126
8 litres emulsion paint required for 100m2
2 coats @ 8 litres @ RM 133.00/5 litres 425.6 551.6

Labour
1 coat primer 16 Hours
2 coats emulsion paint @ 9 hours/coat 18 Hours
34 Hours x RM11.25/hour 382.5
934.1

Plants/Machineries
Brushes/Rollers 34 Hours x RM 1.20/hour 40.8
974.9

Add
Overheads & Profit 20% 194.98

Cost of painting 100m2 surface area of internal wall 1169.88

Build up rate per m2 11.70/m2