Plastering Production Rates

Description		Unit	Tradesman Hours	Labourer Hours
Solid Plaster
	Render for wall tiling, cement and sand in one coat 13mm thick	m2	0.2	0.1
Cement render, one coat 13mm thick on
	Walls	m2	0.25	0.11
	Soffits	m2	0.28	0.11
	Columns	m2	0.42	0.18
	Beams	m2	0.42	0.18
Hardwall plaster, two coats 16mm thick on
	Walls	m2	0.42	0.18
	Soffits	m2	0.5	0.2
	Columns	m2	0.55	0.25
	Beams	m2	0.55	0.25
	Skim coat hardwall plaster on soffits	m2	0.22	0.08
	Plaster cove	m	0.15
	Plaster nosing	m	0.15

Task / Description	Slow	Ave	Fast	Units
Browning (undercoat), Internal Walls under 2.5m high	2.2	2.8	3.1	m2/hr
Browning (undercoat), Internal Walls over 2.5m high	2.1	2.6	2.8	m2/hr
Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns less than 100mm wide	9.9	10.0	10.1	m2/hr
Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns 100-200mm wide	5.2	5.4	6.4	m2/hr
Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns 200-300mm wide	3.3	3.6	3.9	m2/hr
Covings	-	5.0	-	m/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Internal Walls under 2.5m high	6.1	6.7	7.3	m2/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Internal Walls over 2.5m high	5.5	6.1	6.7	m2/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns less than 100mm wide	12.6	13.8	15.4	m2/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns 100-200mm wide	7.7	8.3	9.8	m2/hr
Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns 200-300mm wide	4.5	5.0	5.5	m2/hr
Plaster Board to Ceilings	3.2	4.5	5.5	m2/hr
Plastering Ceilings, 1 Bonding, 1 Skimming	1.1	1.7	2.4	m2/hr
Plastering Ceilings, Topcoat Skimming	2.7	3.2	5.4	m2/hr

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