Measurements in

Estimating

Rajat Mishra
Asst. Professor
Civil Engineering Department
 Units of measurement & Units of
payment

• The unit of different works depend on their

nature, size & shape.
• In general, the units of different item of work
are based on the principals mentioned further
:-

Cont.
• Mass, voluminous and thick works shall be taken
in cubic unit or volume. the measurements of
length, width and height or depth shall be taken
to compute the volume or cubic contents

• Shallow,thin and surface works shall be taken in

square unit or in area. the measurement of length
and width or height shall be taken to compute the
area.
•Long and thin work is taken in running unit.

•Piece work, job work is taken in number.

EARTHWORK
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT
Earth Work

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS Measure Payment

•Earth filling under floors cu.m % cu.m

•Rock excavation cu.m %cu.m

•Puddle clay core cu.m %cu.m

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS Measure Payment

•Surface dressing and leveling,etc. Sq. m per sq. m

•cutting of trees no per no.

•Sand filling cu m per cu m

Concrete
 CONCRETE

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payments

•Cement concrete 1:4:8 in

foundation cu m per cu m

•Plain cement concrete 1:2:4 cu m per cu m

•R.C.C chajja and sun shade cu m per cu m

PARTICULAR OF ITEMS measure payments

•Precast cement concrete cu m per cu m

• Cement concrete jali work sq. m per sq. m

• Cement concrete bed plates cu m per cu m

BRICK WORK
 BRICK WORK

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• First class burnt bricks in mud

mortar in foundation and plinth cu m per cu m

• First class burnt bricks in mud

mortar in super structure cu m per cu m

 PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• First class B.B in cement mortar 1:5

in foundation and plinth cu m per cu m

• First class B.Bin cement mortar 1:5 in

superstructure cu m per cu m

First class B.B in cement mortar 1:6 in

foundation and plinth cu m per cu m

STONE WORK
 STONE WORK

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Coursed rubble masonry in mud

mortar in foundation and plinth cu m per cu m

• Coursed rubble masonry in mud

mortar in super structure cu m per cu m

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Coursed rubble masonry in lime

mortar 1:3 in foundation and plinth cu m per cu m

•Coursed rubble masonry in cement

mortar 1:7 in foundation and plinth cu m per cu m

•Coursed rubble masonry in cement

mortar 1:7 in super structure cu m per cu m

ROOFING
 ROOFING

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• R.C.C slab roofing cu m per cu m

• R.B slab roofing cu m per cu m

• First class mud roofing sq m per sq m

•Second class mud roofing sq m per sq m

 PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Third class mud roofing sq m per sq m

•Expension joint metre per m

• Allahabad tile roofing sq m per sq m

• Eave board sq m per sq m

FLOORING
 FLOORING

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Conglomerate floor 2.5 cm thick of

cement concrete 1:2:4 over 7.5 cm lime

concrete sq m per sq m
PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Flate brick flooring in cement over

10cm thick cement concrete 1:6 :18
over 10 cm thick sand filling sq m per sq m
•Brick on edge flooring over 10 cm
thick line concrete over 10 cm sand
filling sq m per sq m
 PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Dry brick on edge flooring with

sand grouting over consolidating

earth sq m per sq m

• Toping of cement concrete 1:2:4 sq m per sq m

• Terrazo flooring over 10 cm thick

cement concrete 1:2:4 over sand sq m per sq m
FINISHING
 FINISHING

PARTICULARS OF ITEM measure payment

•Mud plaster 12.5 mm thick sq m per sq m

• Cement plaster 12.5 mm thick 1:4 sq m per sq m

• Cement plaster 12 mm thick 1:5 sq m per sq m

• Lime plaster 12.5 mm thick sq m per sq m

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Gobri leeping sq m per sq m

• Cement pointing 1:2 (deep) sq m per sq m

• Cement pointing 1:2 (flush) sq m per sq m

• Cement pointing 1:3 (flush) sq m per sq m

PAINTING
 PAINTING

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Painting doors and windows (3 coat) sq m per sq m

• Painting doors and windows (2 coat) sq m per sq m

• Varnishing 2 coats sq m per sq m

• Solignum painting 2 coats sq m per sq m

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Coal tarring (no. of coats specified sq. m per sq. m

• Removing of paint or varnish sq. m per sq. m

WOOD WORK
 WOOD WORK

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Deodar wood wrought framed in

beams and battened and fixed in

position sq m per sq m

•Doors, windows and almirah of

any type sq m per sq m

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Sawing of timber sq m per sq m

• Ballies(dia. Specified) metre per m

• Deodar wood panelled and glazed

doors or windows complete and

fixed in position sq m per sq m

STEEL WORK
 STEEL WORK

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Expended metal (size specified) sq m per sq m

• Iron work in trusses quintal per quintal

•Threading in iron cm per cm

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

Welding cm per cm

Rivets, bolts and nuts quintal per quintal

Boring holes in iron no. per no.

Barbed wire fencing metre per m

 MISCELLANEOUS

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Ornamental cornice metre per m

•Jungle clearance sq m per sq m

•Silt clearance cu m per cu m

•Glazing sq m per sq m
 PARTICULAR OF ITEMS measure payment

•Glazed panes (supply) sq m per sq m

•Renewing glass panes no. Per no.

•Fixing of glass panes no. Per no.

 MATERIALS

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Supply of bricks 1000 no. Per 1000 no.

• Supply of cement bag per bag

• Supply of sand cu m per cu m

 PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Supply of surkhi cu m per cu m

• Supply of brick ballast cu m per cu m

• Supply of steel quintal per quintal

• Supply of bitumen tonne per tonne

 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Wiring in the building for all types

of electric filling such as bulb, plug,

fan, point, power plug , etc. each each

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Supply of installated electric wire metre per m

• Supply of bare electric wire quintal quintal

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGG.
 PUBLIC HEALTH ENGG.

PARTICULAR OF ITEMS measure payment

•Supply of water closet no. per no.

•Supply of intercepting trap no. per no.

•Supply of wash hand basin no. per no.

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

• Supply of bib cock no. Per no.

• Supply of stop cock no. Per no.

• Supply of water metre no. Per no.

• Supply of C.I pipes metre per m

ROADS
 ROADS

PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Preparation of sub grade for soling

coat sq m % sq m

• Collection of bricks of soling coat

including stacking and consolidating

2.5 cm thick layers of clay cu m per cu m

 PARTICULARS OF ITEMS measure payment

•Brick on end edging on both sides

with bricks and labour complete rm rm

•Collection of bajri screened and

stacked cu m cu m
Lets Start Measuring…