SUMMARY FOR

COST
ESTIMATING
MATERIALS
MUHAMMAD FAIZAN YOUSUF
This document includes cover for different structural
members, hook length for the reinforcement, and other
miscellaneous techniques to cope up the difficulties
occurred during cost estimation.

NED UNIVERSITY OF
ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLGY
KARACHI

Table of Contents
MISCELLINIOUS: ............................................................................................................................................ 3
FOR CEMENT BAGS: ...................................................................................................................................... 3
CEMENT WET WEIGHT: ................................................................................................................................. 3
FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PLASTER: ..................................................................................................... 3
CONCRETE (CEMENT VOLUME) .................................................................................................................... 3
BEAMS: ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
COLUMNS:................................................................................................................................................. 3
FOOTINGS: ................................................................................................................................................ 3
SLABS:........................................................................................................................................................ 3
FOUNDATION: ........................................................................................................................................... 4
EXCAVATION: ................................................................................................................................................ 4
BLOCK MASONARY:....................................................................................................................................... 4
Mortar joint:.............................................................................................................................................. 4
Other method: .......................................................................................................................................... 4
RATIO FOR CONCRETE: ................................................................................................................................. 4
LEAN: ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
FOOTING/PLINTH BEAM/COLUMN/SLAB/PROJECTIONS: ........................................................................ 4
REINFORCEMENT: ......................................................................................................................................... 4
COVER: ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
HOOK LENGTH:.......................................................................................................................................... 4

MISCELLINIOUS:
PROJECTIONS FOR WINDOWS AND DOOR LENGTH : 1 ft on both sides.
HEIGHT OF ROOM: 10 ft.
PROJECTION DEPTH: 0.5ft
LINTEL: 0.5ft.

FOR CEMENT BAGS:

1.25cft/bag.

CEMENT WET WEIGHT:

1:2:4/1:4:8 CONCRETE = multiply by 1.5 (means 50%xtra)

External and Internal plaster = multiply by 1.2 (means 20%xtra)

FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PLASTER:

multiply by 1.25 for wet weight.

Wastage for wall = 30%
Wastage for ceiling = 20%

CONCRETE (CEMENT VOLUME)

BEAMS:

Wastages =5%

COLUMNS:

Wastages = 5%

FOOTINGS:

Wastages = 5%

SLABS:

Wastages = 8%

FOUNDATION:

Wastage = 5%

EXCAVATION:

Working space = 6

BLOCK MASONARY:
Mortar joint:
Wastage = 2%
Add 3/8 to every dimension of a block for volume.
Total volume of block = 0.382 ft3.

Other method:
Wastage = 20%
Total volume of block = 0.333 ft3.

RATIO FOR CONCRETE:

LEAN:
1:4:8

FOOTING/PLINTH BEAM/COLUMN/SLAB/PROJECTIONS:
1:2:4

REINFORCEMENT:
COVER:

Footings: 1.5
Beams: 1
Slabs: 0.5" mm or not less than diameter of the bar.
Staircase: 0.5 mm
Water retaining structures : 1.5

HOOK LENGTH:

COLUMN = 12 or 0.5ft
Footing = 1ft.