Cost to Build a House – Building Estimate

Cost to build a house is main thinking when you want to build your house. Estimation of Building is important because it gives the approximate similar value as per execution of construction work.

General estimated value and cost to build a house depends upon different factors:

• Size of plot and plinth area.
• Type of material uses like cement, sand, brick, steel, aggregate, fiber, plastic, timber etc.
• location and nearby presence of material and labour.
• Present market value of material and worker.
• Time of completion of building construction work.
• Contractor own the machinery and important useful items – if contractor have sufficient machinery which will be used in construction work, then time and money will be saved so efficiency of work will be better.

Every house plans have different approach so the estimation and cost to build a house is different.

Methods of Estimation of Building:

The estimation of building is done by using a suitable method like center line method or long and short wall method. The methods are suitable in different conditions.

center line is more suitable in closed body estimation eg circular, rectangular and long wall short wall is overall approach for for individual estimation.

Here We took a small example by which you can easily understand the logic and you can easily find out your cost to build a house.

WE HAVE A HOUSE PLAN OF 30X60 FEET

For the general estimate we have to check the standard of level used for different structural member. like size and height of footing, wall, gate, slab and all the material and basic scheduled rate of all the items.

As in the above image, we can easily find the material requirement to build a house. Here all the items are listed from bottom to top like PCC, foundation, flooring, door and window, lintel beam size, slab detailing, roofing and parapet etc.

From long wall and short wall method, we get the length of wall is 66.00 metres.

ITEM	UNIT	QUANTITY	.	RATE (per unit)	TOTAL
Excavation	cumec	66.00×0.60×0.75 =	27.72	190	5266.8
PCC	cumec	66.00X0.60X0.08	3.76	3007	11306.32
FOUNDATION Foundation	cumec	66.00X0.46X0.62	18.82	3265	61447.3
Filling (if any)	cumec	0	0	61	0
Flooring	Sqm	14.00×8.50-66.00×0.23	103.82	391	40593.62
DPC	Sqm	66.00×0.23	15.18	254	3855.72
Superstructure Brick	cumec	66.00×0.23×3.25 – gate deduct	44.35	3518	156023.3
Half Brick Masonry	Sqm	17.83	17.83	418	7452.94
Lintel RCC 1:1.5:3	cumec	66.00×0.23×0.20	3.04	5080	15443.2
Slab M20 1:1.5:3	cumec	14.00×8.50×0.15	17.85	5080	90678
Steel	Kg	2002	66	132132
Shuttering	Sqm	14.00×8.50-66.00×0.23+2×66.00×0.20	130.22	201	26174.22
Plaster	Sqm	Both surface- Gate deduct	476.12	126	59991.12
Color	Sqm	Distemper	476.12	62	29519.44
Roofing	Sqm	14.00×8.50-66.00×0.125	110.75	182	20156.5
3 DOOR 4’X7′	Sqm	3×1.22×2.14	7.83	2060	16129.8
2 DOOR 3’X7′	Sqm	2×0.92×2.14	3.94	2060	8116.4
5 WINDOW 3’X4′	Sqm	5×0.92×1.22	5.57	1476	8221.32
2 DOOR 2.5’X7′	Sqm	2×0.75×2.14	3.21	1476	4737.96
TOTAL = says 7 lacs	697245.96

So the total cost of the house is approx seven lakhs.

The measured items are changed according to house plan. House plan is depend on Vastu Shastra in India.

Base rate BSR is changed as per location and market value.

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