DCQ3182

BUILT UP RATE

PAINTING WORKS
AZIRAH BINTI ADNAN
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• Painting cost depends on the type of surface being painted, the type of paint used
and also how the painting was done. Materials needed for paint work include
undercoat, base coat and finishing coat and other materials such as shellac, putty and
so on. Paint coverage may vary depending on porosity and surface texture painters
painted and skills, the quality of the paint and the like. The tables below show the
amount of emulsion paint needed for an area of 100 square meters of surface.

Description Plastered surface (100m2)

First layer coat 8 liter

Second layer coat 8 liter

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• The tables below show the amount of oil paint and varnish needed for an area of 100
square meters of surface.

Type of surface (100m2)

Description
Wood Steel

Primer coat 8 liter 7 liter

Undercoat 7 liter 7 liter

Finish coat 7 liter 7 liter

Varnish 5.5 liter -

Cleaning wood 0.75 liter shellac -

Plugging wood 2kg putty -

Sand paper 10 pieces -

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• Labour output for paint 1 layer of oil paint (100m2) on wood and steel surfaces are
shown in the table below.

Painter (hour/100m2)
Description
Wood Steel
Cleaning wood 3 -

Plugging wood 3 -

Rubbing with sand paper 3 -

Applying primer coat 8 8

Applying undercoat 8 8

Applying finish coat 9 9

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• Labour output for applying emulsion paint (100m2) on plastered surfaces is shown in
the table below.

Description Painter (hour/100m2)

Applying primer coat 8 hour

Applying finish coat 9 hour

PAINTING ON WOOD SURFACE
PAINTING ON STEEL SURFACE
PAINTING ON PLASTERED SURFACE
VARNISH ON WOOD SURFACE