Cement/sand screeds Table 15.2 shows a range of labour outputs for laying cement/sand floor screeds. The hours are again based on a squad consisting of 2 tradesmen and I labourer. Table 15.2 Range of labour outputs for cemenilsand floor screeds Deseription ‘Squad output Cement and sand screed wood float: 25mm thick 0.16-0.20 hours/m” 50 min thick 0.18-0.22 hours/m” 75mm thick 0.22-0.26 hours/m? Laying to slopes over 15° from horizontal per 25mm thickness 0.05-0.10 hours/m” Skirting 150mm high with radius cove at floor 0.23-0.27 hoursim Example 15.4 50mm work to floors: level Materials Washed sand per tonne £19.00 ‘Cement bagged, delivered to site per tonne £90.00 Unload and stack: I hourftonne at £6.50 £6.50 £96.50 Materials cost per m*= tonnes/m’ at cost/tonne: ‘Cement: 1.28 at £96.50 £123.52 Sand: 1.50 at £19.00 £28.50 Mix by volume: Tm? cement costs £123.52 3m’ sand costs £85.50 £209.02 Allow 208% shrinkage: therefore add 25% £52.26 Cost 4m of 1:3 mix Cost Im? of 1:3 mix Cost per m? at 50mm thick: £65.32 x 005 3.27 Wastage 5% £0.16Labour . ‘Squad of 2 tradesmen and | labourer will lay Im? in 0.2 hours: Labour cost per hour (2 x £8.00) + (I £6.50) =£22.50 Cost per m*: 0.2 x £22.50 Profit and oncost 20% Rate per Granolithic screeds £4.50 £7.93 £1.59 £9.52 Table 15.3 shows a range of labour outputs for laying granolithic floor screeds. The hours are again based on a squad consisting of 2 tradesmen and I labourer. Table 15.3. Range of labour outputs for granolithic floor screeds Description Squad output ‘Cement and granite screed steel trowel: 25mm thick 0.25-0,29 hours/m? 50mm thick 0,30-0.34 hours/m? 75mm thick 0,35-0.40 hours/m? Laying to slopes over 15° from horizontal per 25mm thickness Skirting 150mm high with radius cove at floor 0.05-0.10 hours/m? 0.28-0.33 hoursim Example 15.5 Granolithic; cement and granolithic, 2:5; 25 mm work to floors; level and to falls only <15° from horizontal; steel trowel finish Materials Granite chippings per tonne delivered to site in bulk. Cement bagged, delivered to site per tonne Unload and stack: | hour/ionne at £6.50 Materials cost per ynnesim® at costitonne ‘Cement: 1.28 at £96.50 Granite chippings: 1.60 at £21.00Mix by volume: ‘2m cement costs Sm° sand costs Allow 20% shrinkage: therefore add 25% Cost 7m? of 2:5 mix Cost Im? of 2:5 mix Cost per m? at 25mm thick: £74.11 x 0.025 Wastage 5% Labour ‘Squad of 2 tradesmen and 1 labourer will lay 1m? in 0.27 hours Labour cost per hour (2 £8.00) +-(I x £6.50) =£22.50 ‘Cost per m’: 0.27 x £22.50 Profit and oncost 20% Rate per Example 15.6 Granolithic; cement and granolithic, 2:5; 25mm wide, 150mm high skirting with 20mm radins cove next to floor; on brickwork or blockwork base. nm Materials Cost Im’ of 2:5 mix (Example 15.5): £74.11 Cost 1m skirting 150mm high x 25mm wide: £74.11 x 0.025 x 0.15 Cost to form cove: say Cost for temporary grounds: say Wastage 5% Labow ‘Squad of 2 tradesmen and 1 labourer will produce I m in 0.29 hours, including fixing and removing temporary grounds: Labour cost per hour (2 x £8.00)+(1 £6.50) = £22.50 Cost per m: 0.29 x £22.50 Profit and oncost 20% Rate perm £247.04 £168.00 £415.04 £103.76 £518.80 £74.11 £1.85 £6.08 £8.02 £1.60 £9.62 £6.53 £7.20 flat £8.64Ceramic and quarry tiling Table 15.8 shows a range of labour outputs for tiling. The hours are again based on a squad consisting of 2 tradesmen and 1 labourer. Table 15.8 Range of labour outputs for tiling Description Ceramic wall tiles 5.5 mm thick: 150 x 150mm 100 x 100mm Quarry tiles to floors 16mm thick: 225 225mm, 150 x 150mm 150 x 150mm cove skirting Example 15.17 Squad hours per 100 m? 038-043 0.35-0.40 135-145 128-135 173-185 Ceramic tiles: plain white glazed; butt joints; fixing with adhesive: grouting horizontal and vertical joints with anti-fungal cement; 150 x 150 5.5 mm units to walls on plaster base; >300 mm wide Materials Tiles supplied in packs of 18 tiles at £6.30 per pack Area covered by 100 tiles: 100 x 0.152 x 0.152=2.31 m* (2mm joints) Cost of 100 tiles: (100/18) x £6.30 Unload and stack 100 tiles (5.55 packs) in 6 minutes: 0.1 x £6.50 Adhesive: 0.6 litres at £0.98 per litre ‘Cement grout: 0.5kg at £0.83 per ke Wastage 5% Labour ‘Squad of 2 tradesmen and 1 labourer will fix 100 tiles in 1.10 hours: Labour cost per hour (2 x £8.00) + (1 x £6.50) = £22.50 Cost per 100 tiles: 1.10 x £22.50 Profit and oncost 20% Cost per 100 tiles Rate per m® £75.88/2.31 m? £35.00 £0.65 £0.59 £0.42 £36.65 £1.83 £24.75 £63.24 £12.65 £75.88 £32.84Example 15.18 Quarry tiles; butt joints; including 100mm bed of cement, sand moctar 1:3, jointing and pointing with cement, sand mortar 1:3; to floors level or to falls less than or equal to 15; 150. 150.x 16mm units; plain; symmetrical pattem;>300 mm wide. a Materials Tiles supplied in packs of 10 tiles at £7.20 per pack Area covered by 100 tiles: 10) < 0.154 x 0.154 =2.37m? (4mm joints) Cost of 100 tiles: (100/10) x£7.20 £72.00 Unload and stack 100 tiles (10 packs) in 15 minutes: 0.25 x £6.50 £1.68 Mortar bed for 100 tiles at 10mm thick: 0.0237 m° at £65.32/m* £1.55 Mortar grout: say 0.005m° at £65.32/m* £0.33 £75.90 Wastage 5% £3.78 Labour ‘Squad of 2 tradesmen and I labourer will fix 100 tiles in 1.25 hours: Labour cost per hour (2 £8.00) + (I x £6.50) = £22.50 Cost per 100 tiles: 1.25 x £22.50 £28.13 £107.40 Profit and oncost 20% £21.48 Cost per 100 tiles: £128.88 Rate per m*: £128.88/2.37 £54.34Example 15.19 Quarry tiles skirting; butt joints; including 100mm bed of cement, sand jointing and pointing with cement, sand mortar 1:3; to floors; «150 x 150 x 16mm units; round top, cove base. Materials Skirting tiles cost £1.02 each Length covered by 100 tiles: 100 x 0.154 = 15.40m Cost of 100 tiles: 100 x £1.02 Unload and stack 100 tiles in 15 minutes: 0.25 x £6.50 Mortar bed for 100 tiles at 10mm thick: 0.0237 m* at £65.32/m? Mortar grout: say 0.005m° at £65.32/m° Wastage 5% Labour ‘Squad of 2 tradesmen and | labourer will fix 100 tiles in 2.25 hours: Labour cost per hour (2 x £8.00) +(1 x £6.50) = £22.50 Cost per 100 tiles: 2.25 x £22.50 Profit and oncost 20% Cost per 100 tiles Rate per m?: £193.68/15.40m £102.00 £1.63 £1.55 £0.33 £105.50 £5.28 £50.63 £161.40 £32.28 £193.68 £12.58