Dec 2019 UPDATE: Rates of certain materials have increased hence overall per square foot cost has gone up. Latest video has been posted and click here to go to latest house construction grey structure cost article.

Aug 2018 UPDATE: Rates of certain materials have increased hence overall per square foot cost has gone up. Latest video has been posted and click here to go to latest house construction grey structure cost article.

Construction cost for grey structure construction of dream house

After discussing size and location of plot in previous episode, in this video we will discuss about construction cost. Costing and budgeting for house construction before starting the project is very important task to carry operations smoothly. One should have the basic idea about construction cost which can be helpful in making a roadmap for construction specially if onehttps://web.archive.org/web/20210423132533/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rkhmfDd1eI has budget constraints. Our team has calculated estimated per square foot costs for different materials required during grey structure construction of a house.

House construction can be done by two methods which should be known before going towards the construction cost of house:

Labor contract

A contract in which owner procures material and supervises labor on self help basis. A labor contractor is responsible for arranging required labor to carry out construction procedures. Construction cost is this case is all in hands of owner himself. Final cost of construction will depend upon how well the owner has managed construction process both in regards of material procurement and labor procurement. In this video we will discuss construction cost for this method.

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 Turnkey contract

This is a method or contract in which owner hires a professional company on lump sum or per square foot construction rate for a turnkey solution. Owner do not has to worry about the construction cost as the builder has agreed to provide him with all services within in predefined budget and cost. Owner only has to supervise if builder is carrying out the work as per the agreement or not. At the end of this video we will tell you how much a professional company charges for its services and how much per square foot you will have to pay extra than the cost that could have been if you build the house yourself.

 

 

Construction contract type: Labor rate contract

Construction grade: A grade compliance to all technical & engineering specifications

 

Sample project

10 Marla house construction cost (250 sq.yd)

Covered area 3400 sq.ft

Item wise per square foot cost calculations

Bricks 220 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

220 Rs x 3400 sq.ft=748000 Rs

Brick price           =8.5 Rs per piece

Quantity              =748000/8.5 = 88000 bricks

Crush 60 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

60 Rs x 3400 sq.ft=204000 Rs

Crush price       =70 Rs per c.ft

Quantity         =204000/70 = 2915 c.ft

Cement 175 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

175 Rs x 3400 sq.ft=595000 Rs

Cement price       =550 Rs/50kg bag

Quantity              =595000/550 = 1082 bags

Steel 175 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

175 Rs x 3400 sq.ft=595000 Rs

Steel price             =80 Rs/kg or 80000R s/ton

Quantity              =595000/80 = 7437 kg or 7.4 tons

Sand 35 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

35 Rs x 3400 sq.ft=119000 Rs

Sand price         =25 Rs/c.ft

Quantity             =119000/25 = 4760 c.ft

Labor contractor 260 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

260 Rs x 3400 sq.ft = 884000 Rs

Steel fixer 10 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

10 Rs x 3400 sq.ft = 34000 Rs

Plumbing contractor 15 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

15 Rs x 3400 sq.ft = 51000 Rs

Electric contractor 15 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

15 Rs x 3400 sq.ft = 51000 Rs

Other items

Electricity items 20 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

20 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 68000 Rs

Plumbing items 45 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

45 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 153000 Rs

Earth fill/Bharti 26 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

26 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 88400 Rs

Brick Tile 10 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

10 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 34000 Rs

Guard Salary 20 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

20 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 68000 Rs

Brick Ballast/Rorhi/Gravel 13 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

13 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 44200 Rs

AC Copper pipe 9 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

9 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 30600 Rs

Bitumen 4 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

4 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 13600 Rs

Electricity items 20 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

20 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 68000 Rs

Polythene sheet 3 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

3 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 10200 Rs

Mud 3 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

3 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 10200 Rs

Chips Aggregate 4 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

4 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 13600 Rs

Taxes 5 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

5 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 17000 Rs

Electricity bills 5 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

5 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 17000 Rs

Water boring 4 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

4 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 13600 Rs

Anti termite spray 4 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

4 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 13600 Rs

Random expenditures 10 Rs/sq.ft

Calculation:

10 Rs x 3400 sq.ft= 34000 Rs

Let us see what will be the total cost of Grey structure:

S#	Item	Cost per sq.ft	Total approximate price(Pak Rs)
1	Bricks	220	748000
2	Crush	60	204000
3	Cement	175	595000
4	Steel	175	595000
5	Sand	35	119000
6	Labor Cont	260	884000
7	Steel fixer	10	34000
8	Plumbing	15	51000
9	Electric	15	51000
10	Electric items	20	68000
11	Plumbing items	45	153000
12	Earth fill	26	88400
13	Brick tile	10	34000
14	Guard salary	20	68000
15	Brick ballast	13	44200
16	AC pipe	9	30600
17	Bitumen	4	13600
18	Polythene sheet	3	10200
19	Mud	3	10200
20	Chips	4	13600
21	Taxes	5	17000
22	Electric bills	5	17000
23	Boring	4	13600
24	Anti termite	4	13600
25	Random	10	34000
__	TOTAL COST	1150	3,910,000

 

In case your house is not 10 marla:

 

House size (marla)	Usual Covered Areas(sq.ft)	Total cost (Pak Rs)
8	2900	3,335,000
12	3600	4,140,000
20	5300	6,095,000

Disclaimer:

-Possible ±5% Variation is possible in cost shown in video
-Rates applicable on Brick structures only
-Add Rs 100-150 for frame structure construction
-Skills required to achieve this cost:
-Past construction experience
-Quality & honest labor
-Labor management skills
-Quality, timely & cost effective material procurement
-Factors such as construction inexperience, unusual
covered areas, frequent wear & tears, fraudulent labor
etc can effect this cost figure
-Hire professional company which will add a figure of 150 Rs/sq.ft
maximum as margin.
-Basement grey structure will cost minimum 1800 Rs/sq.ft (Basement costing article can be found in blogs section)

Aug 2018 UPDATE: Rates of certain materials have increased hence overall per square foot cost has gone up. Latest video has been posted and click here to go to latest house construction grey structure cost article.