Estimating

Method of Estimation:
1. Long and short wall method or separate method
2. Centre line method

Material analysis for 100 cft (10” wall) Brick work – Ratio: 1:4

Size of Brick without mortar – 9.5 X 4.5 X 2.75 inch = 117.65 cubic inch = 0.068 cft

Size of Brick with mortar – 10 X 5 X 3 inch = 150 cubic inch = 0.087 cft

Mortar for each brick – (0.087 – 0.068) = 0.019 cft

100
No of bricks for 100 cft works – = 1150 nos
0.087
Volume of mortar = 1150 X 0.019 = 21.85 cft
Wastage for frog mark, bats, closer etc about 15% and increase in volume of mortar about 33%. So multiply the
hardened volume by 1.5.

Dry Volume = 21.85 X 1.5 = 32.775 cft ≈ 35 %

Ratio - 1:4 (Cement: Sand)

Sum of ratio – 5

32.775  1
Cement - = 6.55 cft = 4.5 bags
5
32.775  4
Sand - = 26.22 cft
5

Material analysis for 100 sft (5” wall) Brick work – Ratio: 1:4

Size of Brick without mortar – 9.5 X 2.75 inch = 26.125 square inch = 0.18 sft

Size of Brick with mortar – 10 X 3 inch = 30 square inch = 0.20 sft

Mortar for each brick – (0.087 – 0.068) = 0.019 cft

100
No of bricks for 100 sft works – = 500 nos
0.2

Mortar for each brick = 0.019 cft

Volume of mortar = 500 X 0.019 = 9.5 cft

Dry Volume = 9.5 X 1.5 = 14.25 cft
Ratio - 1:4 (Cement: Sand)
Sum of ratio – 5

14.25  1
Cement - = 2.85 cft = 1.95 bags
5
14.25  4
Sand - = 11.4 cft
5

Material analysis for 100 cft RCC work – Ratio: 1: 2: 4

Volume of work = 100 cft

Dry Volume = 100 X 1.54 = 154 cft ( 50% ± 5% for )

Ratio = 1:2:4
Sum of Ratio = 7

154  1
Cement - = 22 cft = 15 bags
7
154  2
Sand - = 44 cft
7

Coarse Sand = 22 Cft

Fine Sand = 22 Cft

154  4
Chips = = 88 Cft
7

Material analysis for 100 sft Plaster Work – Ratio: 1:4

0.5  100
Volume of work = = 4.16 cft
12
Dry Volume = 4.16 X 1.5 = 6.25 cft

Ratio - 1:4 (Cement: Sand)

Sum of ratio – 5

6.25  1
Cement - = 1.25 cft = 0.85 bags
5
6.25  4
Sand - = 5 cft
5