Brickwork Rate Build-Up
Brickwork Rate Build-Up
Brickwork Rate Build-Up
2. BRICKWORK
- Stockbrick
- Facekbrick
- Brickwork Sundries
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First edition 2018
BRICKWORK
Mortar Mixing
Use 30% compression factor, therefore 1.3
There are 33 litres in one bag of cement. Therefore 33l/1000=0.033m3
Bag of Cement - R85.00
m3 of Sand - R280.00
A mortar team of two labourers mixes a 1m3 of a 1:5 mix ratio of in 3 hours. Calculate the rate for mortar mixing
on site, assuming that one semi-skilled labourer costs R45.00/hr, and unskilled costs R35.00/hr.
Material
1 part cement x 0.217 = 0.217 /0.033 = 6.67 7 bags x R 85.00 = R 595.00
5 part sand x 0.217 = 1.083 = 1.08 m3 x R 280.00 = R 303.33
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Material
898.33 {R595.00 + R303.33}
Waste 5% 44.92 {R898.33 x 5%}
943.25 {R898.33 + R44.92}
Labourers
Semi-skilled 135.00 {R45.00 x 3hrs}
Unskilled 105.00 {R35.00 x 3hrs}
240.00
Oncost 30% 72.00 {R240.00 x 30%}
Labour Cost per Shift 312.00 {R240.00 + R72.00}
312.00
1 Given Production per m3
312.00 {R312.00 / 1}
A team of bricklayers lay 600 bricks per day in a half brick wall. One skilled labourer costs R55.00/hr, one semi-skilled
costs R45.00/hr and one unskilled costs R35.00/hr. Calculate the rate per m2 for a half brickwall.
Material
Ready Mix Mortar 1200.00
Waste 10% 120.00 {R1200.00 x 10%}
1320.00 {R1200.00 + R120.00}
1000 bricks as delivered
to site 2500.00
Waste 50% 1250.00 {R2500.00 x 50%}
3750.00 {R2500.00 + R1250.00}
Labourers
1 skilled 440.00 {R55.00 x 8hrs}
1 semi-skilled 360.00 {R45.00 x 8hrs}
1 unskilled 280.00 {R35.00 x 8hrs}
1080.00
Oncost 30% 324.00 {R1080.00 x 30%}
Labour Cost per Shift 1404.00 {R1080.00 + R324.00}
600 Given Production per day
Labour Cost per brick 2.34 {R1404.00 / 600}
52 No. of bricks in 1m2
Cost of labour for 52 bricks 121.68 {R2.34 x 52 bricks}
A team of bricklayers lay 600 bricks per day in a one brick wall. One skilled labourer costs R55.00/hr, one semi-skilled
costs R45.00/hr and one unskilled costs R35.00/hr. Calculate the rate per m2 for one brick wall.
Material
Ready Mix Mortar 1200.00
Waste 10% 120 {R1200.00 x 10%}
1320.00 {R1200.00 + R120.00}
1000 bricks as delivered
to site 2500.00
Waste 50% 1250.00 {R2500.00 x 50%}
3750.00 {R2500.00 +R1250.00}
Labourers
1 skilled 440.00 {R55.00 x 8hrs}
1 semi-skilled 360.00 {R45.00 x 8hrs}
1 unskilled 280.00 {R35.00 x 8hrs}
1080.00
Oncost 30% 324.00 {R1080.00 x R324.00}
Labour Cost per Shift 1404.00 {R1080.00 + R324.00}
600 Given Production per day
Labour Cost per brick 2.34 {R1404.00 / 600}
104.00 No. of bricks in 1 m2
Cost of labour for 104 bricks 243.36 {R2.34 x 104 bricks}
Face Brick
A team of bricklayers lay 450 bricks per day in a face brick wall. One skilled labourer costs R55.00/hr, one semi-skilled costs
R45.00/hr and one unskilled costs R35.00/hr, and a semi-skilled labourer does 30m2 of jointing per day. Allow a production
rate of 600 bricks per day fro the stock brick.
Material
Ready Mix Mortar 1200.00
Waste 10% 120 {R1200.00 x 10%}
1320.00 {R1200.00 + R120.00}
1000 bricks as delivered to
site 2500.00
Waste 50% 1250.00 {R2500.00 x 50%}
3750.00 {R2500.00 +R1250.00}
Labourers
1 skilled 440.00 {R55.00 x 8hrs}
1 semi-skilled 360.00 {R45.00 x 8hrs}
1 unskilled 280.00 {R35.00 x 8hrs}
1080.00
Oncost 30% 324.00 {R1080.00 x 30%}
Labour Cost per Shift 1404.00 {R1080.00 + R324.00}
600 Given Production per day
Labour Cost per brick 2.34 {R1404.00 / 600}
52 No. of bricks in 1m2
Cost of labour for 52 bricks 121.68 {R2.34 x 52}
Labour + Material Cost 338.95 {R217.27 + R121.68}
Extra over for facebrick
Material
Ready Mix Mortar 1200.00
Waste 10% 120 {R1200.00 x 10%}
1320.00 {R1200.00 + R120.00}
Labourers
Jointing
1 semi-skilled 360.00 {R45.00 x 8hrs}
Oncost 30% 108.00
Labour Cost per Shift 468.00 {R360.00 + R108.00}
30 Given Production per day
m2 per day for jointing 15.60 {R468.00 / 30}
Brickwork
1 skilled 440.00 {R55.00 x 8hrs}
1 semi-skilled 360.00 {R45.00 x 8hrs}
1 unskilled 280.00 {R35.00 x 8hrs}
1080.00
Oncost 30% 324.00 {R1080.00 x 30%}
Labour Cost per Shift 1404.00 {1080.00 + R324.00}
450 Given Production per day
Labour Cost per brick 3.12 {R1404.00 / 450}
52.00 No. of bricks in 1m2
Cost of labour for 52 bricks 162.24 {R3.12 x 52}
Total labour cost per shift 177.84 {R15.60 + R162.24}
Labour + Material Cost 484.44 {R306.60 + R177.84}
Brickforce
A team of two labourer lay 20m of brickforce in 1 hour. One skilled labourer
cost of R55.00/hr and one semi-skilled costs R45.00/hr. Calculate the rate per m
for 75mm wide brickforce, bedded in mortar.
Material
Cost of brickforce per roll 39.00
Cost of brickforce per m 1.95 {R39.00 / 20m}
Waste 5% 0.10 {R1.95 x 5%}
Total cost per material 2.05 {R1.95 + R0.10}
Labour
Skilled Labourer 55.00 {R55.00 x 1hr}
Semi-skilled 45.00 {R45.00 x 1hr}
100.00
Oncost 30% 30.00 {R100.00 x 30%}
Labour Cost per Task 130.00 {R100.00 + R30.00}
130.00
20 Given Production
6.50 {R130.00 / 20m}
1 Earthworks 953,644.53
2 Concrete 54,683.20
3 Reinforcement 111,382.22
4 Brickwork 60,189.23
TOTAL 1,179,899.19
REFERENCES
R.D Buchan, FW Fleming & FEK Grant, Estimating for Builders and Surveyors,
Butterworth ISBN 0750642718