Typical Construction Labor Hours and Bare Cost by Components

labor bare cost

labor bare cost

labor hours

labor bare cost

labor hours

labor bare cost

labor hours

labor bare cost

labor hours

Division

single family house

town house

town house

apt. buil -ding

apt. building

office buil -ding

office building

department store

department store

1

general requirements (administration)

0

0

485

0.003

151

0

0

2

site construction (excavation drainage)

0.03

0.037

101

0.004

592

0.008

506

0.019

1320

3

concrete

0.031

0.03

89

0.091

10868

0.141

8294

0.147

9007

4

masonry

0.051

0.054

161

0.041

5257

0.075

4988

0.08

5299

5

metals (structural framing, etc.)

0

0

5050

0.049

5075

0.053

2117

0.047

2522

6

wood and plastic

0.269

0.229

199

0.006

735

0.007

411

0.006

378

7

thermal & moisture protection

0.101

0.085

119

0.018

2448

0.026

1700

0.066

4631

8

doors & windows

0.062

0.052

782

0.058

6771

0.03

1590

0.021

1294

9

finishes (plaster, ceiling, flooring, paint)

0.317

0.323

71

0.239

29772

0.151

9048

0.27

18693

10

specialties

0

0

0.004

256

0

11

equipment

0

0

0

0

12

furnishings

0

0

0

0

13

special construction

0

784

0.003

165

380

14

conveying systems (elevators, etc.)

0

0

0

0.073

7077

0.1211

5714

0

0

15

mechanical (plumbing, HVAC, etc.)

0.087

0.097

216

0.286

30710

0.178

7680

0.161

9148

16

electrical

0.057

0.066

138

0.123

12271

0.199

9665

0.177

9085

Poor Africa popular (but professional) construction costs

unit

unit costs

quantity used (/m3 wall produced)

cost/m3 wall produced

propor tion

unskill daily labor wage

3.07

cement

bag

9.76

0.28

2.68

0.18

foreman wage/day

17.72

sand

m3

8.47

0.03

0.29

0.02

skilled construction labor/day

17.54

aggregate

m3

24.96

0.01

0.22

0.01

cement cost/50kg

13.35

6mm re-bar

m

0.26

0.63

0.17

0.01

sand cost/t

30.98

binding wire

kg

1.55

0.25

0.39

0.03

soil cost/t

12.78

motocycle tubes

each

0.03

1.25

0.04

0

machine cost

696.98

polythene

m2

0.25

1.25

0.31

0.02

cost/m2 wall large size soil/cement compacted

11.72

basin

each

3.1

0.13

0.39

0.03

cost/m2 wall large size sandcrete blocks

7.81

24" inner tube

each

2.44

0.13

0.3

0.02

cost/m2 wall large size burnt bricks

16.87

labor skilled

day

6.24

0.44

2.73

0.18

cost/m2 wall large size quarry stone

12.22

labor unskilled

day

3.13

1.63

5.08

0.34

Housing cost

1 1/2" pipe

m

1.73

0.44

0.76

0.05

Components

proportion

US$ 2009

1 1/4" pipe

m

1.74

0.4

0.69

0.05

wood structure

0.32

10.58

1 1/2" tee

each

2.53

0.13

0.32

0.02

roof cover

0.19

0.96

1/2" pipe

m

0.23

0.03

0.01

0

carpentry

0.13

0.64

wood (2.2)

m

0.47

0.01

0.01

0

hygiene equipment

0.04

0.18

wood screw

each

0.03

0.25

0.01

0

finish

0.05

0.23

labor skilled

6.24

0.06

0.39

0.03

transports

0.08

0.4

Construction non productive labor

14.77

tool

0.02

0.1

construction

0.40

Construction national Sectors

legal work

0.02

0.1

administrative delays

0.20

year construction production/ capita

proportion GNP

labour cost index

technical direction

0.17

0.84

inefficiency of methods

0.40

France

12435

0.1

113

cost by m3 volume of construction

14.03

rlabour restrictions and other

0.15

Germany

17555

0.1

124

private times

0.05

Italy

10972

0.1

inappropriate temperature conditionning

0.06

Great Britain

7315

0.1

100

relative energetic gain

0.08

Russia

2194

0.1

Turquia

5120

0.1