In previous costing videos and detailed articles, we told our viewers in detail about house construction costs for grey structure and finishing separately. We had many queries about the combined construction cost of a house. In this video and article we will tell our viewers briefly, without calculating quantities, about the overall 5 marla house construction cost. This article is just for the guidance of laymen who are interested in getting their house constructed on their own — as we have said before, we do not recommend a complete GREY + FINISH turnkey contract if you intend to get your house built by a construction company.
This article and video is dedicated to a 5 marla plot only. Per square foot construction cost of a smaller house is always higher compared to bigger houses, for various reasons. It is important to note that this article and video will briefly explain the complete 5 marla house construction cost — for detailed calculations you will have to refer to our previous costing videos in which we have explained grey structure and finishing cost separately, with quantities.
In this combined construction cost video for GREY + FINISH for a 5 marla house, the grey structure considered is of PREMIUM PLUS grade quality, without any compromise — as we have always recommended, even if you are on a tighter budget, there should be no compromise on grey structure quality. For finishing, we have explained cost for three different grades:
- Economical finish (B grade)
- Standard finish (A grade)
- Premium finish (A+ grade)
Sample project
The project considered for this costing is a 5 marla house with the following specifications:
- Ground floor
- First floor
- 150 sq.ft rooftop servant quarter
- Total 1,900 sq.ft covered area
- Normal depth of 5-6ft for foundations, from NSL till FFL
Disclaimer
- Possible ±5% variation is possible in the cost shown in the video.
- Rates applicable on brick structures only.
- Add Rs 150-200/sq.ft for frame structure construction.
- Skills required to achieve this cost: past experience, quality & honest labour, labour management skills, and quality, timely & cost-effective material procurement.
- Factors such as construction inexperience, unusual covered areas, frequent wear & tear, or fraudulent labour can affect this cost figure.
- Hiring a professional company will add a minimum figure of Rs 300/sq.ft as margin.
- Basement grey structure will cost a minimum of Rs 2,029/sq.ft.