AP-329

QUANTITY & ESTIMATION

Interactive Discussion # 2

AR.ANNUJJ SETH
Choose an appropriate unit of measurement for the length of the
CD.

•Millimetres
•Miles
• Inches
•Kilometres
•Metres
Choose an appropriate unit of measurement for the height
of the giraffe

•Millimetres
•Miles
• Inches
•Kilometres
•Metres
Choose an appropriate unit of measurement for the area of the
football field

•Square kilometre
•Square mile
•Square yard
•Square inch
Choose an appropriate unit of measurement for the height of
the streetlight

•Millimetres
•Miles
• Inches
•Kilometres
•Feet
Choose an appropriate unit of measurement for the length of
the paper clip

•Millimetres
•Miles
• Inches
•Kilometres
•Feet
Choose an appropriate unit of measurement for the length of
the dining table.

•Millimetres
•Miles
•Kilometres
•Feet
It may be defined as standards for measurement which is

accepted at a particular level.

The principle of units of measurements in architecture normally consists the
following

a) Single units work like doors, windows, trusses etc., are expressed in
numbers.
b)Works consisting of linear measurements involving length like cornice,
fencing, hand rail, bands of specified width etc., are expressed in running
metres
c)Works consisting of real surface measurements involving area like plastering,
white washing, partitions of specified thickness etc., and are expressed in
square meters
d)Works consisting of cubical contents which involve volume like earth
work, cement concrete, Masonry etc are expressed in Cubic metres.
Units used in Architecture

HECTARE

ACRE

KANAL

MARLA

SQ. YARD

SQ. METER

SQ. FEET
Relationship in the units

1 Hectare = 2.48 Acres

1 Acre = 8 Kanal = 4840 Sq Yard = 43560Sq.ft

1 Kanal =20 Marlas = 605 Sq Yard = 5445 Sq. ft

1 Marla= 30.25 Sq. Yard =272.251 Sq. ft

1 Sq. Yard = 9 Sq. ft = .836 Sq. metre

1 Yard = 3 ft

1 Yard = .91 metre

1 Sq. Meter =10.76 Sq. Feet (1metre = 3.28 ft)

Now The Question is:-

If I have to construct a house on a plot size of 100 sq. yards

then in which unit will I pay the contractor for the following
works????

Excavation
Foundation
Brickwork
Plastering
Doors and windows
Painting
Glass works etc.
Sl. Units of Units of
Particulars of item
No. measurement payment
1 Earthwork
1.Earthwork in excavation
2. Earthwork in filling in foundation
CUM Per CUM
trenches
3.Earth work in filling in plinth
2 Concrete
1. Lime concrete in foundation
2.Cement concrete in lintels
3.RCC in slab CUM Per CUM
4.Cement concrete or RCC in chujja,
sunshade
5. Lean concrete in roof terracing (thickness
SQM Per SQM
specified)
6. Cement concrete bed
7.Reinforced concrete sunshade (specified CUM Per CUM
width and height)
3 Damp proof course (DPC) – thickness mentioned SQM Per SQM
4 Brick work
1.Brickwork in foundation
2.Brickwork in plinth CUM Per CUM
3.Brickwork in super structure
4.Thin partition walls SQM Per SQM
5.Brickwork in arches CUM Per SQM
6.Reinforced brickwork CUM Per CUM
5 Stone work
1. Stone masonry CUM Per CUM
6 Wood work
Per
1. Doors and windows frames or chaukhats,
CUM CUM
rafters beams
2.Shutters of doors and windows (thickness
SQM Per SQM
specified)
3.Doors and windows fittings (like hinges,
Each Per Each
tower bolts, sliding bolts, handles)
7 Steel work
1.Steel reinforcement bars etc in RCC and
reinforced brick work
2.Bending, binding of steel reinforcement Per
Quintal
3.Rivets, bolts and nuts, anchor bolts, lewis Quintal
bolts, holding down bolts
4.Iron hold fasts
5.Iron railing (height and types specified) RM Per RM
6.Iron grills SQM Per SQM
8 Roofing
1. RCC and RB slab roof (excluding steel) CUM Per CUM
2. Lean concrete roof over and inclusive of
tiles or brick or stone slab etc (thickness
specified) SQM Per SQM
3. Centring and shuttering formwork
4. AC sheet roofing
9 Plastering, pointing and finishing
1.Plastering – cement or lime mortar
(thickness and proportion specified)
2.Pointing
3.White washing, colour washing, cement
washing, (number of coats specified) SQM Per SQM
4.Distempering (number of coats specified)
5. Painting, varnishing (number of coats
specified)
10 Flooring
1. 25mm cement concrete over 75mm lime
concrete floor (including lean concrete)
2. 25mm or 40mm cement concrete floor SQM Per SQM
3.Doors and window sills (CC or cement
mortar plain)
 Rain water pipe / plain pipe
11 RM Per RM
Steel wooden truss
12 Each Per each
Glass panels (supply)
13 SQM Per SQM
Fixing of glass panels or cleaning
14 Each Per Each
Assignment

What is the importance of measuring units in Architecture?

How many Kanal makes one Acre?

How many Sq. Feet make a Sq. Yard?

In which units do we measure Earthworks and Plastering,

pointing and finishing?