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 Construction Man-hour Norms

Description   Unit Tradesman Hours Labourer Hours
Acrylic, prepare and apply two coats        
  Walls m2 0.2  
  Ceilings and soffits m2 0.25  
  General timber/metal surfaces m2 0.23  
Enamel, prepare and apply two coats        
  Walls m2 0.3  
  Ceilings and soffits m2 0.32  
  General timber/metal surfaces m2 0.3  
  Polyurethane, prepare and apply two coats to general m2 0.18  
  timber surfaces      
  Stain, prepare and apply two coats to general timber m2 0.2  
  surfaces      
  Add 50% for painting/staining to joinery and windows      
Paper hanging, prepare and hang on        
  Ceilings m2 0.34  
  Walls m2 0.3  

 

Planning Production Rates

Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
Prepare Walls - 14.2 - m2/hr
Prepare Doors - 12.5 - m2/hr
Prepare Door Frames - 25.0 - m/hr
Burn Off / Heat Strip Paintwork - 1.1 - m2/hr
Internal Timber, 1 coat primer before fixing, generally - 6.7 - m2/hr
Internal Timber, 1 coat primer before fixing, timber lengths - 20.0 - m/hr
Internal Timber, knot, 1 primer, stop, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss - 1.7 2.1 m2/hr
Internal Timber, touchup primer, 1 undercoat, 1 coat gloss - 3.1 3.8 m2/hr
Internal Timber, polyurethane varnish, 2 coats - 3.3 - m2/hr
Internal Timber, polyurethane varnish, 3 coats - 2.2 - m2/hr
Internal Timber, linseed oil to hardwood, 2 coats - 3.6 - m2/hr
External Timber, windows and frames - 2.4 - m2/hr
External Timber, knot, 1 primer, 2 undercoats, 1 coat gloss, - 1.5 - m2/hr
External Timber, touchup primer, 2 undercoats, 1 coat gloss, - 2.0 - m2/hr
External Timber, 2 coats wood preservative - 4.0 - m2/hr
External Timber, 3 coats polyurethane varnish - 2.0 - m2/hr
Internal Walls, 2 coats emulsion to plaster - 8.0 - m2/hr
Internal Walls, 2 coats emulsion to brick/blockwork - 6.0 - m2/hr
Internal Walls, 1 mist, 2 coats emulsion to plaster - 6.0 - m2/hr
Internal Walls, 1 mist, 2 coats emulsion to brick/blockwork - 4.5 - m2/hr
Internal Walls, 1 primer, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss to plaster - 2.3 - m2/hr
Internal Walls, undercoat to door frame - 20.0 - m/hr
Internal Walls, gloss to door frame - 16.5 - m/hr
Internal Walls, undercoat to door - 7.1 - m2/hr
Internal Walls, gloss to door - 6.2 - m2/hr
External Walls, 2 coats sandtex to render/concrete - 2.5 - m2/hr
External Walls, 2 coats sandtex to brick/blockwork - 2.0 - m2/hr
External Walls, 1 sealer, 2 emulsion to render/concrete - 2.0 - m2/hr
External Walls, 1 sealer, 2 emulsion to brick/blockwork - 1.7 - m2/hr
Floors, epoxy paint - 2.9 - m2/hr
Ceilings, emulsion paint, 2 coats - 6.1 - m2/hr
Ceilings, emulsion paint, 3 coats - 5.0 - m2/hr
Ceilings, textured paint - 4.2 - m2/hr
Ceilings, artex finish - 4.1 - m2/hr
Internal Steelwork, 1 primer, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss 1.3 2.4 - m2/hr
External Steelwork, 1 primer, 2 undercoats, 1 gloss 0.9 1.7 - m2/hr
Guttering Steelwork, 1 coat primer, 2 undercoats, 1 gloss - 2.5 - m/hr

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