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LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

i) Exacavation & Earthworks

a) Excavation over areas
(Hard/dense soil), depth
for 1
upto 5 feet and removal
cu.ft
(upto 3 feet away from
edge).

1 Mazdoor

0.14

b) Excavation in
trenches (Soft/loose
soil) for founadtion not
exceeding 5 feet in
width and for shafts,
wells, cesspits and the
like, not exceeding 100
sft on plan, depth upto
5 feet and removal (upto
3 feet away from edge).

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.12

c) Extra over item (a)

for an additional depth
of 5 feet to 10 feet

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.025

d) Extra over item (b)

for an additional depth
of 5 feet to 10 feet

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.02

e) Extra over item (a)

and (b) for an
additional lead of 150
feet in any soil beyond
3 feet

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

5.5

f) Returning, filling
and ramming of
excavated earth in
layers not exceeding 6
inches in depth,
watering, well ramming
and levelling, lead upto
150 feet

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.055

Mate

Mate

Mate

Mate

Mate

Mate
Water Carrier

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

ii) Concrete Works

a) Mixing by hand at
banker, cement concrete
(with 1.5 inches graded
coarse aggregate) Lead
of concrete mix from
the place of mix to
place of deposit of
concrete is assumed up
to 100 feet where not
otherwise mentioned

0.23

Water Carrier

b) Mixing by hand at
banker, lime concrete
(with 1.5 graded brick

0.4

Water Carrier
Bullock with
Driver

ballast)
c) Mixing with mixer
machine at banker,
cement concrete (with
3/4" graded coarse
aggregate)

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.12

Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

d) Unreinforced concrete
in foundations
including mixing,
pouring, consolidating
and curing
i) Hand mixed cement
concrete

0.48

ii) Mixer mixed cement

concrete
for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.4

Mason
Water carrier
Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

ii) Concrete Works

iii) Hand mixed lime
concrete

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.64

Mason
Water Carrier
Bullock with
Driver

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.56

Mason
Water Carrier

e) Unreinforced concrete
under floors including
mixing, pouring,
consolidating and
curing:
i) Hand mixed cement
concrete

ii) Mixer mixed cement

concrete
for 1
cu.ft

iii) Hand mixed lime

concrete

f) Reinforced cement
concrete in-situ in
foundations, footings,
bases for columns, etc.,
excluding formwork and
reinforcement

for 1
cu.ft

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

1 Mazdoor

1 Mazdoor

0.40

0.64

0.48

Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Mason
Water Carrier
Bullock with
Driver
Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

ii) Concrete Works

g) Reinforced cement
concrete in situ in
suspended floors/roofs
excluding formwork and
reinforcement

h) Reinforced cement
concrete in situ in
chajjas up to 6 inches
in thickness excluding
formwork and
reinforcement
i) Reinforced cement
concrete in situ in
beams excluding
formwork and
reinforcement

j) Reinforced cement
concrete in situ in
columns, pillars in
ground floor excluding
formwork and
reinforcement
k) Reinforced cement
concrete in situ in
columns, pillars in
ground floor excluding
formwork and
reinforcement

for 1
cu.ft

for 1
cu.ft

for 1
cu.ft

for 1
cu.ft

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

1 Mazdoor

1 Mazdoor

1 Mazdoor

1 Mazdoor

0.56

0.80

0.68

0.80

0.80

Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

ii) Concrete Works

l) Reinforced cement
concrete in situ in
stairs excluding
formwork and
reinforcement

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.96

Mason
Water Carrier
Mixer Operator
Mixer Machine

iii) Brick Work (Straight walls) including scaffolding

a) Brickwork in walls
exceeding one brick
thick, in cement/lime
mortar

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.40

Mason
Water Carrier

b) Brickwork in walls,
one brick thick, in
cement/lime mortar

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.32

Mason
Water Carrier

c) Half-brick walls
(with or without hoop
iron reinforcement) in
cement mortar

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.15

Mason
Water Carrier

d) Tile work in superstructure in cement

mortar

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.40

Mason
Water Carrier

iv) Formwork
a) Fabrication and
erection with all
supports, struts, braces,
etc., and dressing with
oil as cleaning of
formwork
1) Rectangular columns
and walls

for 1
cu.ft

1 Carpenter

0.06
Mazdoor

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

iv) Formwork
a) Fabrication and
erection with all
supports, struts, braces,
etc., and dressing with
oil as cleaning of
formwork
2) Suspended
floors/roofs

3) Sides and soffits of

beams

for 1
s.ft

for 1
s.ft

1 Carpenter

0.17
Mazdoor

1 Carpenter

0.22
Mazdoor

v) Reinforcement
Bar reinforcement
including cutting to
length, hooked ends,
cranking or bending,
hoisting and placing in
any position, binding
with binding wire and
holding firmly so as
not to be disturbed
while placing and
ramming of concrete

for
1
Ton

1 Ironworker

80

a) 1/2" thick cement

plaster to ceiling
including mixing of
mortar

for 1
s.ft

1 Mason

0.06

Mazdoor
Water Carrier

b) 1/2" thick cement

plaster on brick walls
(exterior) including
mixing of mortar

for 1
s.ft

1 Mason

0.045

Mazdoor
Water Carrier

Mazdoor

vi) Plastering and Pointing

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

for 1
s.ft

1 Mason

0.06

Mazdoor
Water Carrier

1 Mason

0.06

Mazdoor
Water Carrier

for 1
s.ft

1 Mason

0.07

Mazdoor
Water Carrier

for 1
cu.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.16

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.09

Mason
Water Carrier

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.07

Mason
Water Carrier

vi) Plastering and Pointing

c) 1/2" thick cement
plaster on brick walls
(interior) including
mixing of mortar

d) Struck pointing to
for 1
brick work in cement
mortar including mixing s.ft
of mortar
e) Tuck pointing to
random rubble masonry
in cement mortar
including mixing of
mortar
vii) Mortars
a) Mixing by hand,
cement mortar of any
mix proportions

Water Carrier

viii) Flooring works

a) Laying of 1-1/2" to 2"
thick PCC in alternate
panels with side forms
and templates and
finished smooth
b) Laying of 1" to 1-1/2"
thick PCC in alternate
panels with side forms
and templates and
finished smooth

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Unit

Resource

1) Laying

for 1
s.ft

1 Mason

0.2

2) Cutting, Grinding
and Polishing

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.40

1) Laying

for 1
s.ft

1 Mason

0.2

2) Cutting, Grinding
and Polishing

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.5

Description of Work

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

viii) Flooring works

c) Laying of 2" thick in
situ terrazo flooring,
under layer 1-1/4" thick
cement concrete and top
layer of 3/4" thick
marble chips laid in
cement with divider
strips of glass/marble
to form panels/bays
including cutting,
grinding and polishing:
Mazdoor
Water Carrier
Grinding Machine

d) Laying of 3/4" thick

in situ terrazo
skirting/dado
underlayer 1/2" thick
cement plaster and top
layer 1/4" thick marble
chips laid in cement
including rounding of
junctions with cutting,
grinding and polishing:
Mazdoor
Water Carrier
Grinding Machine

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Unit

Resource

1) Laying

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.15

2) Cutting, Grinding
and Polishing

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.40

1 Painter

0.01

Description of Work

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

viii) Flooring works

e) Laying of 3/4" thick
terrazo/marble tile
flooring laid over 3/8"
thick cement mortar:
Mason
Water Carrier

Grinding Machine

ix) Paint works

a) White washing with
lime 3 coats on new
surface

for 1
s.ft

b) Two coats of color

wash over an undercoat
of white wash on new
surface

for 1
s.ft

1 Painter

c) Distempering with dry

distemper per 3 coats on
new surface including

Mazdoor

0.02
Mazdoor

1 Painter

0.06

for 1
s.ft

Mazdoor

priming coat of washing

d) Cement Based paint 2
or more coats on new
surface

for 1
s.ft

1 Painter

0.11

e) Cement wash 1 coat on

new surface

for 1
s.ft

1 Painter

0.015

Fixing of glass panes on

for 1
steel or wood work
s.ft
bedded with putty

1 Glazier

0.15

Mazdoor

Mazdoor

x) Glazing works

Mazdoor

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.

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LABOUR OUTPUT RATES PER HOUR FOR BUILDING WORK

Sr.
No.

Description of Work

Unit

Resource

Recommended Constant
in Hrs

Other resources
required

xi) Roofing
a) 3-4 inches thick
(average) mud phuska of
clay mixed with bhusa
at 1.5 kg/sft of clay on
roof laid to slope and
consolidated

for 1
s.ft

b) 3-4 inches thick mud

plaster and gobri
leaping with mud gobri
mortar over mud phuska

for 1
s.ft

c) One layer of brick

tile laid over gobri
leaping and grouted
with cement mortar
including mixing and
finished neat

for 1
s.ft

1 Mazdoor

0.15
Mason
Water Carrier

1 Mazdoor

0.007

1 Mazdoor

0.11

Mason
Water Carrier

CALCULATIONS
I.

Man-days =

(Quantity of work to be performed) X (Man-Hours from above table)

8 hrs per day

II. Resource required =

Man-days
Planned Duration (in days)

III. Resource output rate per day =

(Quantity of work to be performed)

Resource required X Planned Duration (in days)

Example: 1/2" thick cement plaster on brick walls (interior) including mixing of mortar.
Labour required = 1 Mason require 0.06 hrs to do 1 sft; for 70,000 sft:
I.

Mandays =

(70,000 sft X 0.06 hrs/sft)/8 = 525 man-days

II.

Masons required =

525 man-days / 45 planned days = 11.67 Nos = Say 12 Masons.

III. Mason output rate/day =

(70,000 sft)/(45 planned days X 12 Masons) = 130 sft per day

..

Reference: All the labour output constants have been taken from Indian Standard IS: 7272 (Part-I)-1974 , NORTH ZONE.