The capacity of doing work by an artisan or skilled labour in the form of quantity of work per day is

known as the task work or out turn of the labour.

The out-turn of work per artisan varies to some extent according to the nature, size, height,
situation, location, etc., In bigger cities where specialized and experienced labour is available the out-turn
is greater than small towns and country sides. In well organized work less labour is required.
The following may be taken as the approximate quantity of work or out turn or task for an average
artisan per day.
SNo. Particulars of items Quantity Per day
Brick work in lime or cement mortar in
1. 1.25Cu.m (45Cub.ft)per mason
foundation and plinth
Brick work in lime or cement mortar in
2. 1.00Cu.m (35Cub.ft)per mason
superstructure
Brick work in mud mortar in foundation
3. 1.50Cu.m (55Cub.ft)per mason
and plinth
4. Brick work in mud mortar in superstructure 1.25Cu.m (45Cub.ft)per mason
5. Brick in cement or lime mortar in arches 0.55 Cu.m (20Cub.ft)per mason
Brick in cement or lime mortar in jack
6. 0.55 Cu.m (20Cub.ft)per mason
arches
7. Half brick wall in partition 5.00Sq.M (50Sq.ft)per mason
Coursed rubble stone masonry in lime
8. 0.80Cu.m (30 Cub.ft)per mason
cement mortar including dressing
Random rubble stone masonry in lime or
9. 1.00Cu.m (35Cub.ft)per mason
cement mortar
10. Ashlars masonry in lime or cement mortar 0.40Cu.m (15Cub.ft)per mason
11. Stone arch work 0.40Cu.m (15Cub.ft)per mason
12. Lime concrete in foundation or floor 8.50Cu.m (300Cub.ft)per mason
13. Lime concrete in roof terracing 6.00Cu.m (200Cub.ft)per mason
14. Lime concrete 1:2;4 5.00Cu.m (175Cub.ft)per mason
15. RB work 1.00Cu.m (35Cub.ft)per mason
16. RCC work 3.00Cu.m (125Cub.ft)per mason
12mm (1/2) plastering with cement or lime
17. 8.00Sq.M (80Sq.ft)per mason
mortar
18. Pointing with cement or lime mortar 10.00Sq.M (100Sq.ft)per mason
19. White washing or colour washing coats 70.00Sq.M (700Sq.ft)per white washer
20. White washing or colour washing coats 200.00Sq.M (2000Sq.ft)per white washer
Painting or varnishing doors or windows
21. 25Sq.M (250Sq.ft)per painter
one coat
22. Coal tarring or soligum painting one coat 35.00Sq.M (350Sq.ft)per painter
23. Painting large surface one coat 35.00Sq.M (350Sq.ft)per painter
24. Distempering one coat 35.00Sq.M (350Sq.ft)per painter
25. 2.5cm(1’) CC floor 7.50Sq.M (75Sq.ft)per painter
Flag store floor laying with lime or cement
26. 10.00Sq.M (100Sq.ft)per painter
mortar excluding LC
 Brick on edge in floor lime or cement
27. 7.00Sq.M (70Sq.ft)per painter
mortar excluding LC
28. Brick bat floor as in above 8.00Sq.M (80Sq.ft)per painter
29. Timber framing sal or teak wood 0.07Cu.m (2.5Cub.ft)per carpenter
30. Timber framing sal or country wood 0.15Cu.m (5Cub.ft)per carpenter
Door and window shutters paneled or
31. 0.15Sq.M (7Sq.ft) per carpenter
glazed
Door and window shutters paneled or
32. 0.80Sq.M (0.80Sq.ft)per carpenter
battened
33. Sawing hard wood 4.00Sq.M (40Sq.ft) per pair of sawers
34. Sawing soft wood 6.00Sq.M (60Sq.ft) per pair of sawers
35. Single Allahabad tiling or Mangalore tiling 6.00Sq.M (60Sq.ft) per tile layer
36. Double Allahabad tiling 4.00Sq.M (40Sq.ft) per tile layer
Breaking of brick ballast 40mm (11/2”) (35Cub.ft)per labourer or
37. 0.75Cu.m
gauge breaker
(20Cub.ft)per labourer or
38. Breaking of brick ballast 25mm (1”) gauge 0.55Cu.m
breaker
Breaking of stone ballast 40mm (11/2”) (10Cub.ft)per labourer or
39. 0.40Cu.m
gauge breaker
(10Cub.ft)per labourer or
40. Breaking of stone ballast 25mm (1”) gauge 0.25Cu.m
breaker
41. Ashlars stone dressing 0.70Cu.m (25Cub.ft)perstonecutter
42. Flag stone dressing 1.50Sq.M (25Sq.ft)perstonecutter
43. Earthwork in excavation in ordinary soil 3.00Cu.m (100Cub.ft)per belder mazdoor
44. Earthwork in excavation in hard soil 2.00Cu.m (75Cub.ft)per belder mazdoor
45. Excavation in soil 1.00Cu.m (35Cub.ft)per belder mazdoor
Number of bricks laid by a mason in brick
46. 600 bricks per mason
work upto a height of 3m(10”)
Amount of work done by a mazdoor helper
47.
per day
Mix 3.00Cu.m (100Cub.ft)mortar per mazdoor
4000 nos to a distance of 15m (50”) per
Deliver brick
mazdoor
Deliver mortar 5.5Cu.m (200Cub.ft) per mazdoor
Re.0.50per (Rest.1.5%Cub.ft) of brick
48. Scaffolding cost for single storey building
Cu.m work.
Items 46, 47 and 48 are based on the committee report on rates and cost government of India.

LABOUR (MAZDOOR) REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT WORKS

Extracts from the report on productivity projects in building industries issued by National Building
Organisation are given below:-
a) Earthwork per 28.30 Cu.m (12000Cub.ft)
1) Excavation in foundations, trenches etc., in ordinary soil including disposal up to 30m (100’) and
lift of 1.5m(5ft) –5 beldars and 4 mazdoors can do 28.30 Cu.m (1000Cub.ft) per day.
 2) Refilling excavated earth in foundations, plinth etc, including consolidation in 15cm(6”) layers-3
beldars, 2 mazdoors and ½ bhisti can do 28.30 Cu.m (1000Cub.ft) per day.
3) Disposal of surplus earth within a lead of 30m (100’)-1 mazdoor can do 2.83m3 (100 Cub.ft) per
day.

b) Cement concrete work per 2.83 Cu.m (100Cub.ft)

laying cement concrete – 2 beldars, 3 mazdoors, ¾ bhisti and ¼ mason, can do 2.83 Cu.m (100
Cub.ft) per day. ft3
c) R C C work:-
1) Laying reinforced concrete – 3 beldars, 3 mazdoors, 1½ Bhisti and ½ mason can do 2.83 Cu.m
(100Cub.ft) per day.
2) Centering and shuttering for flat surfaces – 4 beldars and 4 carpenters (II class) can do
9.6Sq.M(96Sq.ft) per day.
3)Reinforcement work for R C C –1 blacksmith or fitter and 1 beldar can bend and place in position 1
quintal (2 cwt) of steel per day.
d) Stone work per 2.83 Cu.m (100Cub.ft)-
Random rubble masonry with blue stone in foundations-3 masons, 3 beldars, 2 mazdoors and
1/4bhisti can do 2.83 Cu.m (100Cub.ft0 per day
e) Brick work per 2.83 Cu.m (100Cub.ft):-
First class brick work in 1:4 cement mortar in superstructure partition walls, junctions of roof,
parapet walls and string course – 2½masons,4½ mazdoors and 1/2 bhisti can do 2.83 Cu.m (100Cub.ft) per
day.
F) Wood work :-
1) For the frames of doors and windows –2 carpenters and 1 beldar can work 0.18 Cu.m
(6.40Cub.ft) of wood equivalent to door frames 7.5cm x 10m of 1.2m x 2.1m (3’x4’of
3’x11’x7’)size per day.
2) For paneled, glazed, etc, shutters-15 carpenters and 4 beldars can make and fix 4 shutters 40
mm thick of size 2.00m x 1.15m (1 ½ thick of size of 6’-9x 3’-9’) per day. Quantity of wood
per shutter – 0.075 Cu.m, ie2.66 Cub.ft.
g) Iron work :-
1) Fixing 40mm x 3mm=38cm(1 ½ “ x ½ ‘x 15”0 flat iron holdfasts-1 blacksmith (II class),
I mason and I beldar can fix 36 holdfasts per day.
2) Fixing 16mm dia. 5/3” dia) M S rods –1 blacksmith (II class), 2 carpenters (II class) and
3 mazdoors can fix 16.5m (54rft) per day.
h) Flooring: -
4cm thick (1 1/2 “)thick cement concrete flooring of 40Sq.M (400Sq.ft) require 5 masons,
4 beldars, 3 mazdoors and 1 bhisti per day for mixing laying and finishing.
I) Finishing :-
1) Plastering with any mortar 12mm (5”) thick – 3 masons, 3 mazdoors and 1 bhisti can plaster
40Sq.M (400a ft) per day.
2) White washing or colour washing (3 coats) – 1 white washer and 1 mazdoor can do 60Sq.M
(600Sq.ft) per day.
3) Painting two coats such as chocolate, red, grey, etc on wood are steel –3 Painters and
2 mazdoors can paint 10Sq.M (100Sq.ft) per day.
 LOAD FOR A TWO –BULLOCKS CART
Quantity or Number
Sr.No P articulars of materials On Kachcha Road On Pucca Road
1. Brick 19 cm x 9cm x 9cm 275nos 400nos
2. Brick ballast 0.85Cu. m (30Cu.ft) 1.10Cu . m (40Cu .ft)
3. Stone ballast 0.70Cu. m (25Cu.ft) 1.00Cu . m (35Cu .ft)
4. Kankar 0.85Cu. m (30Cu.ft) 1.10Cu . m (40Cu .ft)
5. Sand surkhi 0.85Cu. m (30Cu.ft) 1.10Cu . m (40Cu .ft)
6. Li me 1.10Cu. m (40Cu.ft) 1.40Cu . m (50Cu .ft)
7. Tiles ( Al l a h a b a d o r M an g a l o r e ) 275nos 400nos
8. Cement 15ba gs 20 bags
9. Steel 0.75 tonne 1 tonne
Note : A bullock can carry about one tonne load. The average speed for a bullock
cart may be taken as 3.20km (2 units) per hour and ¾ hour may be allowed for loading
and unloading. Taking 8 hours working per day, the number of trips per day, can be
calculated.
LOAD FOR TRUCKS
ON PUCCA METALLED ROAD –
Diesel Trucks 3tonners 5tonners 8tonners
Brick or Allahabad Tiles or Mangalore Tiles 1000 Nos 1500 Nos 1200 Nos
Cement, steel and other 3tonne 5 tonne 8 tonne
Heavy materials
Other materials – 2.83 Cu.m 4.20Cu.m 5.6Cu.m
Ballast, Kankar, grit Sand coal, etc., 100 Cu.ft (150Cu.ft) (200Cu.ft)
On kachcha earthen road the load will be less by 33 per cent.

MATERIALS FOR DIFFERENT ITEMS OF WORKS

The requirement of materials for different items of works is as given below:-

Sr.
Par tic u la r s Q ua n tit y
No
B ri c ks (9” x 4 ½ “ x3 ” o r 20 x 10 x 500 00 no s pe r % C u. m
1. 135 0 no s for 1 00 C u . ft
10c m no mi nal s ize ) f or b ric k wor k (5 00no s.per C u. m)
30C u. m fo r
2. Dr y mo r t ar fo r b r ic k wo r k 30 % 30C u. ft for 1 00 C u. f t
100 C u. m
125 C u. m for
3. Sto ne for r ubb l e st o ne ma so nr y 1 25% 125 C u. ft for 100 C u. ft
100 C u. m
Dr y mo r t ar fo r r ubbl e s t one ma so nr y 42C u. m fo r
4. 42C u. ft for 1 00 C u. f t
42% 100 C u. m
B ri c ks for br i c k b all a st for li me 105 0C u. f t fo r 100 370 00C u. m f or
5.
con cre te C u. f t 100 C u. m
B ri c k ba t s or br ic k ba l l a st f or l i me 150 C u. m for
6. 150 C u. ft for 100 C u. ft
con cre te 100 C u. m
100 C u. m for
7. B ri c k ba ll as t for li me co nc r et e 100 C u. ft for 100 C u. ft
100 C u. m
Dr y mo r t ar fo r l i me co ncr et e I 35C u. m fo r
8. fo unda tio n a nd flo o r 35 % 35C u. ft for 1 00 C u. ft
100 C u. m
Dr y mo r t ar fo r l i me co ncr et e i n r oo f 45C u. m fo r
9. 45C u. ft for 1 00 C u. ft
te rra ci n g 45 % 100 C u. m
10 Materials for cement concrete 1:2:4
88C u. m fo r
a B al l as t or gr i t 88 % 88C u. ft for 1 00 C u. ft
100 C u. m
44C u. m fo r
b Sa nd 44 % 44C u. ft for 1 00 C u. ft
100 C u. m
22C u. m(60b a gs )
c Ce me n t 22 % 22C u. ft for 1 00 C u. ft
for 100 C u. m
Sr.
Par tic u la r s Q ua n tit y
No
1 1. M at eria l s for 2.5 c m ( 1” ) cc 1: 2 : 4 fl oor
2.40 C u. m for
a Sto ne gr i t 8C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 C u. m
1.20 C u. m for
b Sa nd 4C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 C u. m
2 ¼ C u. ft (2 ba gs) for 0.08 C u. m
c Ce me n t
100 C u. ft (2 4 ba gs ) f or 10 0 C u. m
420 00no s/ % C u. m
1 2. B ri c ks for R B wor k 120 0 no s for 1 00 C u . ft
(4 20 mp s.[ er c i,)
45C u. m fo r
1 3. Dr y mo r t ar fo r R B wor k 45 % 45C u. ft for 1 00 C u. ft
100 C u. m
2.00 C u. m for
1 4. Dr y mo r t ar fo r 12 m m (1 / 2) pl as ter i n g 6C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 sq m
0.60 C u. m for
1 5. Dr y mo r t ar fo r po i nt i n g in b ri c kwor k 2C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 sq m
10k g for
1 6. Li me fo r whi t e wa s hi ng one coa t 1kg for 100Sq . ft
100 sq m
6 ½ kg fo r
1 7. Dr y d i s te mpe r for i s t c o at 0.65 kg fo r 100 Sq. ft
100 sq m
5kg for
1 8. Dr y d i s te mpe r for 2 n d co at 0.50 kg fo r 100 Sq. ft
100 sq m
30k g for
1 9. S no w- C e m for I s t c oa t 3kg for 100Sq . ft
100 sq m
20k g for
2 0. S no w- C e m for 2 n d co at 2kg for 100Sq . ft
100 sq m
P ai nt r ead y mi x ed fo r p a i nt i n g o ne 10l tr for
2 1. 1/ 3 gl. for 1 00Sq. ft
coa t 100 sq m
10k g for
2 2. P ai nt ( st i f f) f or pa i nt i ng one coa t 1kg for 100Sq . ft
100 sq m
B ri c ks (20 x 10 x 1 0c m) for b ric k 500 0no s . fo r
2 3. 500 no s for 10 0 Sq. ft
fl oor or ha l f b r i c k wa l l 100 sq m
Dr y mo r t ar fo r b r ic k fl o or or ha l f 3.20 C u. m for
2 4. 12C u. ft for 1 00 Sq . ft
br ic k wa l l 100 sq m
B ri c ks (9” x 4 ½ “ x3 ”) for br ic k f la t 350 0no s . fo r
2 5. 350 no s for 10 0 Sq. ft
wo r k 100 sq m
2.25 C u. m for
2 6. Dr y mo r t ar fo r b r ic k fl a t f loo r 8C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 C u. m
B ri c ks (9” x 4 ½ “ x3 ”) re quir ed f or 325 0 no s . for
2 7. 325 no s for 10 0 Sq. ft
ho ne y co mb wa l l 100 sq m
2.5C u. m for
2 8. Dr y mo r t ar fo r ho n e y c o mb wa l l 8C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 C u. m
M at eria l s for 2 c m (3 /4 ” ) t hic k d a mp
2 9.
pr oof c o ur se o f 1 :2 c e m e nt mor tar
3C u. ft ( 2.5ba gs) for 0.90 C u. m (27 ba g s) fo r
Ce me n t
100 Sq. ft 100 C u. m
1.80 C u. m for
Sa nd 6C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 C u. m
Co mpo und or i mp er mo @ 1 kg p er b a g
2.5k g fo r 100S q . ft 27k g for 100 S q . m
of ce me n t
M at eria l s for 2.5 c m ( 1” ) cc 1: 1 ½ :3
3 0.
da mp proo f co ur s e
2.25 C u. m for
Sto ne gr i t 8C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 C u. m
1.13 C u. m for
Sa nd coa r se 4C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
100 C u. m
0.75 C u. m for
2½ C u. ft (2 ½ ba g s) f or
Ce me n t (2 21/2 ba g s)
100 Sq. ft
for 100 C u. m
Co mpo und or i mp er mo @ 1 kg p er b a g 22½ kg fo r
21/ 2 kg for 1 00 Sq . ft
of ce me n t 100 Sq m
B it ume n or a sp ha lt fo r p ai nt i ng o n D P 150 kg fo r
3 1. 15 k g fo r 100S q . ft
C or o n ro o f – 1 s t co at 100 Sq m
100 kg fo r
2 n d co at 10 k g fo r 100S q . ft
100 Sq m
3 2. G G I s hee t for roo f 128 Sq. ft for 100 Sq. ft 128 Sq m for 100 Sq m
Sr.
Par tic u la r s Q ua n tit y
No
115 Sq. m fo r
3 3. A G cor r u ga te d s he et fo r r oof 115 Sq. ft for 100 Sq. ft
100 sq m
T i mb er f or p a ne l l ed doo r s h utte r 4c m 4.5 C u. m for
3 4. 15C u. ft for 1 00 Sq . ft
(1 ½” ) t hi c k 100 C u. m
T i mb er f or b a tt e ned doo r s h utte r 4c m 4.0 C u. m for
3 5. 13C u. ft for 1 00 Sq . ft
(1 ½” ) t hi c k 100 C u. m
T i mb er f or p a ne l l ed & gla zed s hut t er 3.0 C u. m for
3 6. 11C u. ft for 1 00 Sq . ft
4c m ( 1 ½” ) t hi c k 100 C u. m
T i mb er f or f ul l y gl az e d s h ut t er 4 c m 2.0 C u. m for
8C u. ft for 10 0 Sq. f t
(1 ½” ) t hi c k 100 C u. m