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There is no such constant for labour output it differs from region to region but there are some thumb rules for labour constants.

Unit of Quantity
Labour(on the basis of 8 hours working per
S.No. Item Description
Qty day) (Nos.)

Head mason 1/4

Mason 2
1 Cement concrete in foundation 10 m3

Mazdoors 20

Head Mason(Mate) 1/2

Mason 3
2 R.C.C. (1:2:4) 10 m3

Mazdoor(ins. Bhisti) 23

Carpenter 1
Supplying, tting, xing and removing shuttering
3 7 m2
and staging Mazdoor 2

Bar binder 1
Reinforcement for R.C.C. work including cutting,
4 100 kg
bending and placing in position Mazdoor 1

5 Damp proof course 100 m2 Head Mason 1/2

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Mason 5
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Mazdoor 6

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1/2
Head Mason
First class brickwork in 9
Mason
6 10 m3
1: 6 in superstructure  
Mazdoor (2 nos as Bhisti)
20

1/2
Head Mason
10
Mason
7 Brick on edge ooring with cement mortar 1:3 100 m2
 
Mazdoor (1 no as Bhisti)
15

Head Mason 1

Mason 24

8 Ironite ooring (40mm thick) 100 m2

Mazdoor 27

Mazdoor for rubbing 3

Carpenter 1

Fitter (Blacksmith) 1/2

9 C.G.I. sheet on roof 10 m2

Mazdoor 2

9 m (1.8m Mason 1/2

10 H.C.I. rain water pipe xing

length 5no Mazdoor 21/2

1
Head Mason
10
12mm thk. cement plaster on brickwork in 1:6 or Mason
11 100 m2
any proportion  
Mazdoor (incl. 1 no. Bhisti)
15

Head Mason 1/2

Mason 10

12 Ruled Pointing (1:3) 100 m2

Mazdoor (incl. 1 no.  

Bhisti) 10

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Mazdoor (Helper) 2
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Painter 8.5
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14 Dry Distemper 100 m2
Mazdoor (Helper) 5.5

Painter 5.5

15 Plastic Emulsion paint on new work 100 m2

Mazdoor (Helper) 5.5

Painter 2.5

16 Primer coat on wood work/steel work 100 m2

Mazdoor (Helper) 2.5

Painter 5.5
Painting two coats over priming coat of new wood
17  
work/steel work Mazdoor (Helper) 5.5

Demolishing cement concrete (1:2:4/1:3:6)

18 10 m3 Mazdoor 23
including lead upto 50m

19 Demolishing R.C.C. work including lead upto 50m 10 m3 Mazdoor 33.5

Demolishing Brickwork in cement mortar including

20 stacking of serviceable material and disposal of 10 m3 Mazdoor 19.5
unserviceable materials within a lead of 50m

Mason 6
Removing mortar from and cleaning bricks and
21 10 m3
stacking cleaned bricks Mazdoor 25

Mason 1
Dismantling doors, windows shutters including
22 No.
chowkhats and stacking of material Mazdoor .20

Fitter 3

Supplying and xing 12mm/15mm dia G.I. pipe

Asstt. Fitter 4
23 with G.I. ttings and M.S. clamps including cutting 100 Rm
holes in walls and making good the same
Mazdoor (Beldar) 6

1
Fitter
2
Supplying tting and laying 25mm G.I. pipes with
Mazdoor
24 G.I. ttings including trenching and re lling for 100 Rm
 
external work
Mazdoor  (for trenching & re lling)
6

25 Laying, tting and xing 100mm dia G.I. pipes 20 Rm Fitter 1/2
including testing of joint, trench cutting for pipe
laying upto a depth of invert 90 cm and re lling, Asstt. Fitter 1
dressing etc.

Mazdoor (for laying and jointing)  

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Supplying, laying, jointing 100 dia stoneware pipes
Mason 1
with cement mortar 1:1
26 15 Rm
Mazdoor 2
(excluding earthwork etc)

Fitter (plumbing mistri)  

Wash basin with C.I. brackets, brass plug with

Mason 1/2
27 brass chain, waste pipe including cutting walls and each
making good the same
Mazdoor 1

1/2
Fitter plumbing mistri)
 
Mason
28 Sink each
1/2
Mazdoor
1

29 9” thick brick at soiling lled local sand 10 m2 Mazdoor 4/5

30 Earth work for road 10 m2 Mazdoor 3

Mazdoor
10 m3 7
 
Stone soiling for roads including packing with    
31
smaller stones With steam roller
20 m3  
(per day)

Mazdoor (for one layer 9

100 m2
Surface   dressing / bituminous carpeting on Mazdoor (for two layers)  
32
roads  

(Roller attendant staff is extra) 14

         

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Different Works

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S.No. Description of work Unit Labor consta
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Excavation over areas (hard/dense soil),depth up to 1.5m and removal (up to one meter
1 cum
from edge)

Mate 0.06

Labor 0.62

Excavation in trenches (soft/ loose soil),for foundations not exceeding 1.5m in width
2 and for shafts, wells, cesspits and the like, not exceeding 10m3 and on plan, depth up cum
to 1.5m and removal(up to one meter away from edge)

Mate 0.05

Labor 0.5

Returning, lling and ramming of excavated earth in layers not exceeding 20 cm in

3 cum
depth, watering, well ramming and leveling, lead up to 50m

Mate 0.02

Labor 0.25

Bhasti 0.02

Concrete :
4 Mixing by machine (mixer) at banker, cement concrete (with 20mm graded coarse cum
aggregate)

Labor 0.5

Bhisti 0.1

Mixer operator 0.07

Mixer 0.07

5 Mixer mixed cement concrete cum

Labor 1.63

Bhisti 0.7

Mixer operator 0.07

Mixer 0.07

Mason 0.1

Vibrator 0.07

Reinforced cement concrete in situ in foundations, footings, bases for columns, etc
6 excluding form work and reinforcement. (The constants for items include mixing, cum
pouring, consolidating and curing. This does not include fair nish.

Labor 2

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Mixer 0.07

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Vibrator 0.07

Reinforced cement concrete in situ in suspended oors/roofs excluding form work, and
7 cum
reinforcement.

Labor 2.5

Bhisti 0.9

Mixer operator 0.07

Mixer 0.07

Mason 0.24

Vibrator 0.07

Mortars:
8 Mixing by hand, cement mortar of any mix/proportions (Labor required will be cum
approximately same for different mix proportions.)

Labor 0.75

Bhisti 0.07

Brick work (straight walls):Brick work in walls exceeding one brick thick, in cement /
9 cum
lime mortar (The constants include labor involved in scaffolding.)

Mason 0.94

Labor 1.8

Bhisti 0.2

Brick work in walls, one brick thick, in cement/lime mortar. (The constants could be
10 sqm
adopted for brick work with any mix or mortar.

Mason 0.25

Labor 0.4

Bhisti 0.1

Formwork / Shuttering:
11 a) fabrication and erection with all supports, struts, braces, etc, and dressing with oil as Sqm
cleaning of formwork:

1) rectangular column and walls Carpenter 0.25

Labor 0.2

2) suspended oors/roofs Carpenter 0.23

Labor 0.2

3) sides and so ts of beam Carpenter 0.3

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Bar reinforcement including cutting to length, hooked ends, cranking or bending,
12 Quintal
hoisting and placing in any position, binding wire and holding rmly so as not to be
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Bar Bender 1

Labor 1

13 Plastering and pointing:

a) 15mm thick cement plaster

to ceiling including mixing of Sqm
mortar.

Mason 0.08

Labor 0.1

Bhisti 0.1

b) 15mm thick cement plaster

on brick walls (exterior) Sqm
including mixing of mortar

Mason 0.06

Labor 0.1

Bhisti 0.1

c) Tuck pointing to random

rubble masonry in cement Sqm
mortar including mixing mortar.

Mason 0.1

Labor 0.15

Bhisti 0.1

 Damping proof course:

14 a) Laying damp proof course 40mm thick cement concrete including form work and fair cum
nishing to edges and mixing

Mason 0.1

Labor 0.1

Bhisti 0.01

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