LABOUR REQUIREMENT FOR VARIOUS BUILDING WORKS:

The table below shows the recommended labour requirement for various civil
engineering/building/construction works:

Recommended
S.No. Description of work Unit Labour constant in Remarks
days.
1) Excavation over areas (hard/dense M3 Mate 0.06 _
soil),depth up to 1.5m and removal
(up to one meter from edge) Labour 0.62 _
2) Excavation in trenches (soft/ loose M3 Mate 0.05 _
soil),for foundations not exceeding
1.5m in width and for shafts, wells, Labour 0.50 _
cesspits and the like, not exceeding
10m3 and on plan, depth up to 1.5m
and removal(up to one meter away
from edge)
3) Returning, filling and ramming of M3 Mate 0.02 _
excavated earth in layers not
exceeding 20 cm in depth, watering, Labour 0.25 _
well ramming and leveling, lead up
to 50m Bhisti 0.02 _
3
4) Concrete : M Labour 0.50 _

Mixing by machine (mixer) at Bhisti 0.10 _

banker, cement concrete (with
20mm graded coarse aggregate) Mixer 0.07 _
operator
0.07 _
Mixer
5) Mixer mixed cement concrete M3 mason 0.10 _

Labour 1.63 _

bhisti 0.70 _

mixer 0.07 _
operator
0.07 _
mixer
0.07 _
vibrator
6) Reinforced cement concrete in situ M3 mason 0.17 The constants
in foundations, footings, bases for for items
 columns, etc excluding form work Labour 2.00 include
and reinforcement mixing,
bhisti 0.90 pouring,
consolidating
mixer 0.07 and curing.
operator This does not
0.07 include fair
mixer finish.
0.07
vibrator
3
7) Reinforced cement concrete in situ M mason 0.24 _
in suspended floors/roofs excluding
form work, and reinforcement. Labour 2.50 _

bhisti 0.90 _

mixer 0.07 _
operator
0.07 _
mixer
0.07 _
vibrator
3
8) Mortars : M Labour 0.75 Labour
required will
Mixing by hand, cement mortar of Bhisti 0.07 be
any mix/proportions approximately
same for
different mix
proportions.
9) Brick work (straight walls) : M3 mason 0.94 The constants
include labour
Brick work in walls exceeding one Labour 1.80 involved in
brick thick, in cement / lime mortar scaffolding.
bhisti 0.20
2
10) Brick work in walls, one brick thick, M mason 0.25 The constants
in cement/lime mortar could be
Labour 0.40 adopted for
brick work
bhisti 0.10 with any mix
or mortar.
11) Formwork : M3 Carpenter 0.25 _

a) fabrication and erection with all M2 Labour 0.20 _

supports, struts, braces, etc, and
dressing with oil as cleaning of M2
 formwork : Carpenter 0.23 _

1) rectangular column and walls Labour 0.20 _

2) suspended floors/roofs Carpenter 0.30 _

3) sides and soffits of beam Labour 0.20 _

12) Reinforcement: Quintal Bar bender 1.00 _

Bar reinforcement including cutting Labour 1.00 _

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
13) Plastering and pointing : M2 mason 0.08 _

a) 15mm thick cement plaster to M2 Labour 0.10 _

ceiling including mixing of mortar.
M2 bhisti 0.10 _
b) 15mm thick cement plaster on
brick walls (exterior) including mason 0.06 _
mixing of mortar
Labour 0.10 _
c) Tuck pointing to random rubble
masonry in cement mortar including bhisti 0.10 _
mixing mortar.
mason 0.10 _

Labour 0.15 _

bhisti 0.10 _
3
14) Damping proof course : M Mason 0.10 _

a) Laying damp proof course 40mm Labour 0.10 _

thick cement concrete including
form work and fair finishing to bhisti 0.01 _
edges and mixing.

Note: Bhisti means water carrier.