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THUMB RULES FOR GENERAL PRACTICE

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Sr.no. Material Building type Thumb rule Output quantity unit

1 Concrete Residential 0.45 to 0.5 A Cum

Commercial 0.4 to 0.5 A Cum
General 1.5 to 1.7 Cft / sqft Cft

2 Steel Residential(High rise) 4.5 to 5.5 A Kg

Residential(Small) 2 to 4 A Kg
Commercial 5 to 5.5 A Kg
General Practice 80-120 kg/ cum concrete kg

3 Brickwork General 1.2 to 1.4 A unit of 'A'

4 Bricks General 0.4 to 0.45 m3/m2 M3

5 Plaster General 2.3 to 2.6 m2/m2 M2

6 Cement Residential 4.5 to 6.5 bags/ m2 Bags

Commercial 5.5 to 7.5 bags/ m2 Bags

7 White wash General 4.7 to 5 m2/ m2 M2

8 Paint Internal 2.3 to 2.5 A unit of 'A'

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 External 1.5 to 1.8 A unit of 'A'

9 Formwork General 2.2 to 2.4 A unit of 'A'

10 Flooring General 0.8 to 1 A unit of 'A'

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Remark

A = Rcc area
A = Rcc area
Concrete consumption 1.5-1.7 cft per sqft

A = Rcc area in sqft

A = Rcc area in sqft
A = Rcc area in sqft

A = Rcc area

1 m3 = 500 bricks(apx.), Rcc area in m2, or

calculate on brickwork quantity

1:5 and 12 mm thick , Rcc area in m2, Plaster

for internal & External

Rcc area in m2
Rcc area in m2

Rcc area in m2

A = Rcc area, Incl. of ceiling, Toilet, All rooms

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A = Rcc area

A = Rcc area

A = Rcc area , Incl. of skirting and stair

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Sr.no. Location Steel requied

1 Footing 80 kg / m3

2 Plinth Beam 70 to 100 kg / m3

3 Lintel 100 kg / m3

4 Column 100 to 175 kg / m3

5 Beam 150 to 200 kg / m3

6 Stair 90 to 120 kg / m3

7 Slab
One way 80 Kg / m3
Two way 100 kg / m3
Square(4 to 6 m) 150 kg / m3
 Steel size Sr.no. Material Single storey

10 or 12 mm 1 Bricks (100 no.) 2.26A + 66.8

8 mm= 85%, 6mm = 15% 2 Cement (Tonnes) 0.153A + 0.57

10 or 12 mm = 85%, 3 Steel (kg) 21.3A-314

8 or 6 mm= 15%

12 or 16 or 25= 90%, 4 Sand (m3) 0.47 A- 7

6 or 8= 10%

12 or 16 = 85%, 6 mm= 15% 5 Coarse agregate 0.176A- 0.21

12 or 16 = 85%, 8 mm= 15%

8 mm = 70%, 6mm = 30%

8 mm = 100%
10 or 12 mm = 100%
 Remark

A= Rcc area im m2

Tonnes/ 50 kg= no. of bags

size 20 mm and less

Sr.no. Desc of work Labor

I Excavation

Excavation in hard dense soil Mate

1 depth upto 1.5 mtrs
Mazdoor

Excavation in trenches for Mate

2 foundation upto 1.5mtrs
Mazdoor

II Concrete

PCC in foundation including

1 mixing, transportion,
compaction and curing
mason
i Hand Mix Mazdoor
Bhisti
mason
Mazdoor
Bhisti
ii Machine Mix
Operator
Mixer
Vibrator
Mason
Maxdoor
Bhisti
RCC in foundation, footing etc.
2 Mixer
excluding reinforcement
operator
Mixer
Vibrator
Mason
lifazdoor
RCC for floors, suspended roof Bhisti
3 excluding form work and
reinforcement
 RCC for floors, suspended roof
3 excluding form work and Mixer
reinforcement operator
Mixer
Vibrator
Mason
lifazdoor
Bhisti
RCC for beam excluding form
4 Mixer
work and reinforcement
operator
Mixer
Vibrator
Mason
lifazdoor
RCC for columns, pillas on Bhisti
5 ground floors excluding form Mixer
work and reinforcement operator
Mixer
Vibrator

Mason

lifazdoor
RCC for staircases excluding Bhisti
6 form work and reinforcement Mixer
operator
Mixer
Vibrator

III Mortors

Mazdoor
1 Hand mixing of cement mortor
Bhisti

IV Brickwork

Mason
Brick masonry exceeding one
1 Mazdoor
brick thick in cement mortor
Bhisti
Mason
Brick masonry one brick thick in
2 Mazdoor
cement mortor
Bhisti
Mason
Brick masonry half brick thick in
3 Mazdoor
cement mortor
Bhisti

V Formwork
 Making and erection of
1 formwork including supports,
applying shuttering oil etc.

Vertical memers like columns, Carpenter

i walls etc
Mazdoor

Carpenter
ii Suspended floors / slabs
Mazdoor

Carpenter
ii Beam side and bottoms
Mazdoor

Reinforcement including
cutting, bending, placing and Bar Bender
VI binding with binding wire to
require position
Mazdoor

VII Plastering and pointing

Mason
Plaster to ceiling including
1 mixing – 15 mm thick Mazdoor
Bhisti

Mason
Plaster to external brick wall
2 including mixing – 15 mm thick Mazdoor
Bhisti

VIII Painting

washer
Three coat white washing on
1 new surface
Mazdoor

Distempering 3 coats on new washer

2 surface including priming coat
of white washing.

Mazdoor
Unit constant in days Work in one day (8
hrs)

0.06 16.7
m3
0.62 1.6

0.05 20
m3
0.5

0.1 10.0
m3 2.13 0.5
0.7 1.4
0.1 10.0
1.63 0.6
0.7 1.4
m3
0.07 14.3
0.07 14.3
0.07 14.3
0.17 5.9
2 0.5
0.9 1.1
m3
0.07 14.3

0.07 14.3
0.07 14.3
0.24 4.2
2.5 0.4
0.9 1.1
m3
m3
0.07 14.3

0.07 14.3
0.07 14.3
0.2 5.0
3 0.3
0.9 1.1
m3
0.07 14.3

0.07 14.3
0.07 14.3
0.23 4.3
3.5 0.3
0.9 1.1
m3
0.1 10.0

0.1 10.0
0.1 10.0

0.3 3.3

4.3 0.2
0.9 1.1
m3
0.07 14.3

0.07 14.3
0.07 14.3

1.33 0.8
m2
0.1 10.0

0.94 1.1
m3 1.8 0.6
0.2 5.0
0.25 4.0
m3 0.4 2.5
0.1 10.0
0.12 8.3
m3 0.2 5.0
0.07 14.3
 0.25 4.0
m3
0.2 5.0

0.23 4.3
m2
0.2 5.0

0.3 3.3
m2
0.2 5.0

1 1.0
Quintal

1 1.0

0.08 12.5
m2
0.1 10.0
0.1 10.0

0.06 16.7
m2
0.1 10.0
0.1 10.0

0.02 50.0
m2

0.01 100.0

0.08 12.5
m2

0.04 25.0
 Subject - Estimating and Costing
Topic - Task work per Day
Task Work

The capacity of doing work by an artesian or skilled labour in the form of quantity of
(eight hours) is known as task work.

Task work per day by different artesian or labourer as per all india schedule of rate
S.No. Items Quantity Per Da
1 Excavation in ordinary soil 3.00 cu m
2 Excavation in hard soil 2.00 cu m
3 Excavation in rock 1.00 cu m
4 Sand filling in plinth 4.00 cu m
5 Brickwork in c.m upto plinth 1.25 cu m
6 ….. do…. But in superstructure 1.00 cu m
7 Brickwork in arch in c.m. 0.55 cu m
8 Brickwork in jack arches in c.m. 0.55 cu m
9 Half brick wall in partition in c.m. 5.00 sq m
10 Reinforced brickwork 1.00 cu m
11 Coursed rubble masonry n c.m. 0.80 cu m
12 Random rubble masonry in c.m. 1.00 cu m
13 Ashlar masonry in c.m. 0.40 cu m
14 Brickbat concrete in foundation 10.00 cu m
15 Brickbat concrete on terrace 6.00 cu m
16 Cement concrete 5.00 cu m
17 Reinforced cement concrete work 3.00 cu m

18 25 mm thick cement concrete for D.P.C. 12.50 sq m

6mm thick cement terrazzo flooring over
19 20 mm thick P.C.C (1:2:4) 5.00 sq m

Precast terrazzo mosaic tiles flooring in

20 c.m. or l.m. bedding of 25 mm thickness. 5.00 sq m
Precast terrazzo mosaic tiles skirting in 12
21 mm thick c.m. 3.20 sq m
22 Brick on edge flooring in c.m. 7.00 sq m
23 25 mm thick cement concrete flooring 12.50 sq m

24 12 mm thick cement plaster on brickwork 10.00 sq m

25 6 mm thick cement plaster on R.C.C. 10.00 sq m
26 Pointing with cement mortar 15.00 sq m

27 Three coats of whitewash or colourwash 60.00 sq m

28 One coat of whitewash or colourwash 200.00 sq m

29 Snowcem on plaster work 20.00 sq m
30 Three coats of oil painting 20.00 sq m
31 Pastic enamel painting 28.00 sq m
Fully paneled wodden doors and
32 windows 0.15 sq m

33 …..do… but battened doors and windows 0.80 sq m

34 Timber framing of sag,sal or teak wood 0.07 cu m

35 ….do….but country wood 0.15 cu m

36 Galvanized corrugated sheets for roof 10.00 sq m

37 Single manglore tilling 6.00 sq m
38 Double manglore tilling 4.00 sq m
No. of brick laid by amason in brickwork
39 upto a height of 3 m. 600 bricks
40 Amount of work done by male coolie
(1) Mix 3.00 cu m

(2) Deliever brick upto 15 m distance 400 nos.

(3) Deliever mortar 5.50 cu m

0.50 per cu
Scaffolding cost for single storey building m of brick
41 Re. work
and Costing
k per Day

our in the form of quantity of work per day

per all india schedule of rates

Quantity Per Day
100.00 cu ft Per coolie
75.00 cu ft Per coolie
35.00 cu ft Per coolie
140.00 cu ft Per coolie
45.00 cu ft Per mason
35.00 cu ft Per mason
200.00 cu ft Per mason
20.00 cu ft Per mason
50.00 cu ft Per mason
35.00 cu ft Per mason
30.00 cu ft Per mason
35.00 cu ft Per mason
15.00 cu ft Per mason
350.00 cu ft Per mason
200.00 cu ft Per mason
175.00 cu ft Per mason
125.00 cu ft Per mason

125.00 sq ft Per mason

50.00 sq ft Per mason

50.00 sq ft Per mason

32.00 sq ft Per mason

70.00 sq ft Per mason
125.00 sq ft Per mason

100.00 sq ft Per mason

100.00 sq ft Per mason
150.00 sq ft Per mason

600.00 sq ft Per painter

2000.00 sq ft Per painter

200.00 sq ft Per painter
200.00 sq ft Per painter
28.00 sq ft Per painter

15.00 sq ft Per carpenter

80.00 sq ft Per carpenter

2.50 cu ft Per carpenter

5.00 cu ft Per carpenter

100.00 sq ft Per carpenter

60.00 sq ft Per tile layer
40.00 sq ft Per tile layer

Per mason

100.00 cu ft Per coolie

Per coolie
200.00 cu ft Per coolie
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BRICKWORK

1. Brick work in lime or cement mortar in foundation and plinth 1.25cu

2. Brick work in mud mortar in foundation and plinth 1.50cum (55cuft)
3. Brick work in lime or cement mortar in superstructure 1.00cum (35c
4. Brick work in mud mortar in superstructure 1.25cum (45cuft)per ma
5. Brick in cement or lime mortar in arches 0.55 cum (20cuft)per maso
6. Brick in cement or lime mortar in jack arches 0.55 cum (20cuft)per m
7. Half brick wall in partition 5.00sqm (50sqft)per mason 250 Bricks

STONE MASONARY

1. Coursed rubble stone masonry in lime cement mortar including dres

2. Random rubble stone masonry in lime or cement mortar 1.00cum (3
3. Ashlars masonry in lime or cement mortar 0.40cum (15cuft)per mas
4. Stone arch work 0.40cum (15cuft)per mason

CONCRETE

1. Lime concrete in foundation or floor 8.50cum (300cuft)per mason

2. Lime concrete in roof terracing 6.00cum (200cuft)per mason
3. Lime concrete 1:2;4 5.00cum (175cuft)per mason
4. R Brickwork 1.00cum (35cuft)per mason
5. Reinforced Cement Concrete work 3.00cum (125cuft)per mason

PLASTERING & POINTING

1. 12mm (1/2) plastering with cement or lime mortar 8.00sqm (80sqft)

2. Pointing with cement or lime mortar 10.00sqm (100sqft)per mason

PAINTING & WHITE WASHING

 1. White washing or colour washing coats 70.00sqm (700sqft)per white
2. White washing or colour washing coats 200.00sqm (2000sqft)per wh
3. Painting or varnishing doors or windows one coat 25sqm (250sqft)p
4. Coal tarring or soligum painting one coat 35.00sqm (350sqft)per pai
5. Painting large surface one coat 35.00sqm (350sqft)per painter
6. Distempering one coat 35.00sqm (350sqft)per painter
7. 2.5cm(1’) CC floor 7.50sqm (75sqft)per painter
8. Flag store floor laying with lime or cement mortar excluding LC 10.00
9. Brick on edge in floor lime or cement mortar excluding LC 7.00sqm (
10. Brick bat floor as in above 8.00sqm (80sqft)per painter

WOOD WORKS

1. Timber framing sal or teak wood 0.07cum (2.5cuft)percarpenter

2. Timber framing sal or country wood 0.15cum (5cuft)per carpenter
3. Door and window shutters paneled or glazed 0.15sqm (7sqft) per ca
4. Door and window shutters paneled or battened 0.80sqm (0.80sqft)p
5. Sawing hard wood 4.00sqm (40sqft) per pair of sawers
6. Sawing soft wood 6.00sqm (60sqft) per pair of sawers
7. Single allahabad tiling or mangalore tiling 6.00sqm (60sqft) per tile l
8. Double allahabad tiling 4.00sqm (40sqft) per tile layer

BRICK BALLAST

1. Breaking of brick ballest 40mm (11/2”) gauge 0.75cum (35cuft)per la

2. Breaking of brick ballest 25mm (1”) gauge 0.55cum (20cuft)per labo
3. Breaking of stone ballest 40mm (11/2”) gauge 0.40cum (10cuft)per
4. Breaking of stone ballest 25mm (1”) gauge 0.25cum (10cuft)per labo
5. Ashlar stone dressing 0.70cum (25cuft)perstonecutter
6. Flag stone dressing 1.50sqm (25sqft)perstonecutter

EXCAVATION

1. Earthwork in excavation in ordinary soil 3.00cum (100cuft)per belde

2. Earthwork in excavation in hard soil 2.00cum (75cuft)per belder maz
3. Excavation in soil 1.00cum (35cuft)per belder mazdoor

Number of bricks laid by a mason in brick work upto a height of 3m(10

Scaffolding cost for single storey building RS.0.50per cum (Rest.1.5%cu

Amount of work done by a mazdoor helper per day

1. Mix 3.00cum (100cuft)mortar per mazdoor

2. Deliver brick 4000 nos to a distance of 15m (50”) per mazdoor
3. Deliver mortar 5.5cum (200cuft) per mazdoor
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r in foundation and plinth 1.25cum (45cuft)per mason 600 Bricks

tion and plinth 1.50cum (55cuft)per mason 750 Bricks
r in superstructure 1.00cum (35cuft)per mason 475 Bricks
ructure 1.25cum (45cuft)per mason 600 Bricks
ches 0.55 cum (20cuft)per mason 270 Bricks
ck arches 0.55 cum (20cuft)per mason 270 Bricks
(50sqft)per mason 250 Bricks

me cement mortar including dressing 0.80cum (30 cuft)per mason

me or cement mortar 1.00cum (35cuft)per mason
mortar 0.40cum (15cuft)per mason

r 8.50cum (300cuft)per mason

cum (200cuft)per mason
uft)per mason

3.00cum (125cuft)per mason

or lime mortar 8.00sqm (80sqft)per mason

r 10.00sqm (100sqft)per mason
oats 70.00sqm (700sqft)per white washer
oats 200.00sqm (2000sqft)per white washer
ows one coat 25sqm (250sqft)per painter
coat 35.00sqm (350sqft)per painter
0sqm (350sqft)per painter
50sqft)per painter

ement mortar excluding LC 10.00sqm (100sqft)per painter

nt mortar excluding LC 7.00sqm (70sqft)per painter
m (80sqft)per painter

07cum (2.5cuft)percarpenter
d 0.15cum (5cuft)per carpenter
or glazed 0.15sqm (7sqft) per carpenter
or battened 0.80sqm (0.80sqft)percarpenter
per pair of sawers
per pair of sawers
tiling 6.00sqm (60sqft) per tile layer
sqft) per tile layer

2”) gauge 0.75cum (35cuft)per labourer or breaker

gauge 0.55cum (20cuft)per labourer or breaker
/2”) gauge 0.40cum (10cuft)per labourer or breaker
gauge 0.25cum (10cuft)per labourer or breaker
uft)perstonecutter
)perstonecutter

soil 3.00cum (100cuft)per belder mazdoor

2.00cum (75cuft)per belder mazdoor
er belder mazdoor

ick work upto a height of 3m(10”) 600 bricks per mason

ng RS.0.50per cum (Rest.1.5%cuft) of brick work.

of 15m (50”) per mazdoor

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WATER IN
NOMINAL MIX PROPORTION LITRE PER CEMENT
BAG
WATER SAND AGGREGATE
CEMENT (CUM) (CUM)
RATIO W/C RATIO X BY
50 BY NO.
GRADE CEMENT F.A. C.A. WEIGHT OF BAGS
(KG)
Note : Derived for 1 cum Morter and Concrete, assumption:1% air content and without wastage

1 1 – 0.25 12.5 1015 20.3 0.71 –

CEMENT MORTER PROPORTION FOR BRICKWORK, PLASTER ETC

1 1.5 – 0.28 14 815 16.3 0.855 –

1 2 – 0.3 15 687 13.74 0.963 –

1 2.5 – 0.35 17.5 585 11.7 1.023

1 3 – 0.4 20 505 10.1 1.06 –

1 4 – 0.53 26.5 395 7.9 1.106 –

1 6 – 0.7 35 285 5.7 1.197 –

1 8 – 0.9 45 220 4.4 1.232 –

M25 1 1 2 0.3 15 560 11.2 0.392 0.784

M20 1 1.5 3 0.42 21 395 7.9 0.414 0.828

M15 1 2 4 0.55 27.5 310 6.2 0.434 0.868

M10 1 3 6 0.75 37.5 215 4.3 0.452 0.904

M7.5 1 4 8 0.95 47.5 165 3.3 0.462 0.924

M7.5 1 4 8 0.95 47.5 165 3.3 0.462 0.924
Activity Area
Material Labor