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Description Remaks
1 Bulk Excavation
2 Concrete Finishing
3 Concrete Placement
4 Floor Finishes
5 Kerbs & Paving
6 Painting
7 Reinforcement Ratios
8 Roof Insulation
9 Screeding
10 Trench Excavation
11 Waterproofing
12 Basement Excavation'
13 Brickwork
14 Ceiling Finishes'
15 Concrete Mixing'
16 Grit Blasting'
17 Formwork
18 Plastering
19 Paintwork
20 Rule of Thumb
21 Wall Finishes
22 Tower Cranes
Construction Wet Trades -Blockwork
Ref Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
630 Thermalite Blockwork, under 100mm thick 1.8 2.5 3.2 m2/hr
631 Thermalite Blockwork, under 100-150mm thick 1.4 1.9 2.5 m2/hr
632 Thermalite Blockwork, over 150mm thick 1.2 1.6 2.1 m2/hr
633 Lightweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100mm thick 1.5 2.2 2.9 m2/hr
634 Lightweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100-150mm thick 1.4 1.9 2.1 m2/hr
635 Lightweight Concrete Blockwork, over 150mm thick 1.2 1.6 2.0 m2/hr
636 Heavyweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100mm thick 1.4 2.1 2.9 m2/hr
637 Heavyweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100-150mm thick 1.2 1.6 2.1 m2/hr
638 Heavyweight Concrete Blockwork, over 150mm thick 1.1 1.4 1.8 m2/hr
639 Face Finish, Raked Out - 71.4 - m2/hr
640 Face Finish, Bag Rubbed - 29.4 - m2/hr
641 Face Finish, Flush Pointing - 17.6 - m2/hr
655 Browning (undercoat), Internal Walls over 2.5m high 2.1 2.6 2.8 m2/hr
Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns less
656 than 100mm wide 9.9 10.0 10.1 m2/hr
Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns 100-
657 200mm wide 5.2 5.4 6.4 m2/hr
Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns 200-
658 300mm wide 3.3 3.6 3.9 m2/hr
659 Covings - 5.0 - m/hr
660 Skimming (topcoat), Internal Walls under 2.5m high 6.1 6.7 7.3 m2/hr
661 Skimming (topcoat), Internal Walls over 2.5m high 5.5 6.1 6.7 m2/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns less than
662 100mm wide 12.6 13.8 15.4 m2/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns 100-
663 200mm wide 7.7 8.3 9.8 m2/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns 200-
664 300mm wide 4.5 5.0 5.5 m2/hr
665 Plaster Board to Ceilings 3.2 4.5 5.5 m2/hr
666 Plastering Ceilings, 1 Bonding, 1 Skimming 1.1 1.7 2.4 m2/hr
667 Plastering Ceilings, Topcoat Skimming 2.7 3.2 5.4 m2/hr
Bridge Works -Paintwork
Ref Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
Simple Universal Beam Steel Bridge, paintwork to
966 all steel - 6.9 - m/day
Concrete Works -Reinforcement
Ref Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
405 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 6mm 40.3 38.4 36.5 hrs/tonne
406 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 8mm 28.2 26.9 25.8 hrs/tonne
407 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 10mm 22.5 20.6 20.1 hrs/tonne
408 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 12mm 16.9 16.3 15.4 hrs/tonne
409 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 16mm 12.0 11.5 10.9 hrs/tonne
410 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 20mm 9.2 8.6 8.2 hrs/tonne
411 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 25mm 6.9 6.7 6.5 hrs/tonne
412 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 32mm 5.7 5.5 5.2 hrs/tonne
413 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 40mm 5.3 5.1 4.9 hrs/tonne
414 Slabs/Foundations, steelfixing, 50mm 5.2 4.9 4.6 hrs/tonne
415 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 6mm 55.4 52.8 50.6 hrs/tonne
416 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 8mm 38.8 37.0 35.1 hrs/tonne
417 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 10mm 29.5 28.4 26.9 hrs/tonne
418 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 12mm 23.4 22.4 21.9 hrs/tonne
419 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 16mm 16.6 15.8 15.1 hrs/tonne
420 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 20mm 12.4 11.9 11.3 hrs/tonne
421 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 25mm 9.9 9.2 8.7 hrs/tonne
422 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 32mm 6.8 6.6 6.2 hrs/tonne
423 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 40mm 6.1 5.9 5.6 hrs/tonne
424 Beams/Columns, steelfixing, 50mm 6.1 5.9 5.6 hrs/tonne
425 Walls, steelfixing, 6mm 41.2 40.8 39.1 hrs/tonne
426 Walls, steelfixing, 8mm 29.2 28.6 27.4 hrs/tonne
427 Walls, steelfixing, 10mm 22.7 22.0 21.2 hrs/tonne
428 Walls, steelfixing, 12mm 17.6 17.3 16.9 hrs/tonne
429 Walls, steelfixing, 16mm 12.4 12.2 11.8 hrs/tonne
430 Walls, steelfixing, 20mm 9.4 9.2 8.7 hrs/tonne
Concrete Works -Reinforcement
431 Walls, steelfixing, 25mm 7.4 7.2 7.0 hrs/tonne
432 Walls, steelfixing, 32mm 7.0 6.8 6.4 hrs/tonne
433 Walls, steelfixing, 40mm 6.4 6.1 5.9 hrs/tonne
434 Walls, steelfixing, 50mm 5.3 5.1 4.8 hrs/tonne
435 Staircases, steelfixing, 6mm 48.9 48.0 45.5 hrs/tonne
436 Staircases, steelfixing, 8mm 34.4 33.6 31.9 hrs/tonne
437 Staircases, steelfixing, 10mm 26.6 25.8 24.3 hrs/tonne
438 Staircases, steelfixing, 12mm 20.9 20.4 19.5 hrs/tonne
439 Staircases, steelfixing, 16mm 14.6 14.4 13.8 hrs/tonne
440 Staircases, steelfixing, 20mm 11.3 10.8 10.5 hrs/tonne
441 Staircases, steelfixing, 25mm 8.6 8.4 8.2 hrs/tonne
Quick Reference -Rule of Thumb
Ref Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
1 Site Investigation Pre Drilling 5.0 4.0 3.0 days/no
2 Ground Excavation, Hydraulic Backhoe - 50.0 - m3/day
3 Bored Piling, 25-70m deep 10.0 8.0 6.0 days/no
4 Formwork Fixing - 12.0 - m 2
/day
Tonnes/da
5 Reinforcement Fixing - 0.7 - y
6 Concrete Placement - 16.0 - m3/day
7 Scaffold Erection, Steel Falsework - 140.0 - m3/day
8 Blockwork Laying - 7.0 - m2/day
9 Plastering and Rendering - 12.0 - m2/day
10 Blockwork Laying 7.0 12.0 17.5 m2/day
11 Stonework Cladding - 5.1 - m2/day
12 Window Glazing - 1.5 - m2/hr
13 Granolithic Flooring - 4.5 - m2/hr
14 Floor Screeding - 4.5 - m2/hr
15 Floor Screeding - 60.0 - m2/day
16 Ceramic Wall Tiling - 1.5 - m2/hr
Architectural Builders Work and Finishes -Wall Finishes
Ref Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
708 Mosaic Tiling, 0.045x0.045m - 1.1 1.5 no/hr
Clay, quarry Tiles, Window Cills, setout
709 and level - 55.5 - m/hr
Clay, quarry Tiles, Window Cills, fix,
710 grout and clean - 1.5 - m2/hr
Ceramic Tiles 150x150mm,
711 Ledges/Upstands 20.4 27.1 32.0 no/hr
Ceramic Tiles 150x150mm, Areas
712 under 1.5m2 per room 0.9 1.0 1.2 m2/hr
Ceramic Tiles 150x150mm, Areas of
713 1.5-2.5m2 per room 1.4 1.6 1.9 m2/hr
Ceramic Tiles 150x150mm, Areas over
714 2.5m2 per room 1.5 1.7 2.1 m2/hr
Ceramic Tiles 150x150mm, Extra Over
715 for Cutting - 41.6 - no/hr
Ceramic Tiles 108x108mm,
716 Ledges/Upstands - 62.5 - no/hr
Ceramic Tiles 108x108mm, Areas
717 under 1.5m2 per room 1.0 1.3 1.5 m2/hr
Ceramic Tiles 108x108mm, Areas of
718 1.5-2.5m2 per room 1.6 1.8 2.1 m2/hr
Ceramic Tiles 108x108mm, Areas over
719 2.5m2 per room 1.7 1.9 2.2 m2/hr
Ceramic Tiles 108x108mm, Extra Over
720 for Cutting - 125.0 - no/hr
721 Ceramic Tiles, Grouting Works 2.2 2.5 2.6 m2/hr
Scaffolds and Crainage -Tower Cranes
Ref Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
345 Erect and Setup 50m gib - 11.0 7.5 days
346 Dismantle 50m gib - 10.0 - days
Lifting, Reinforcement Bins and Cages,
347 1st 15m lift - 3.2 - mins/lift
Lifting, Reinforcement Bins and Cages,
348 above 1st 15m lift - 0.5 - mins/15m
seconds/
349 Lifting, Crane Tracking Time - 3.3 - m