two room builidng by both methods of estimatiion

In this method, the wall along the length of room is considered to be longwall while
the wall perpendicular to long wall is said to be short wall. To get the length of long wall or
short wall, calculate first the centre line lengths of individual walls. Then the length of
long wall, (outside dimension) may be calculated after adding half breadth at each end to
its centre line length. Thus the length of short wall Measured into in and may be found bydeducting half breadth from its centre line length at each end. The length of long wall usually
decreases from earth work tobrick work in super structure while the short wall increases. These
lengths are multiplied by breadth and depth to get quantities.

2. TWO ROOMED BUILDING

3. 7.5 cm L.C. Terrace Over 13 cm R.C.C.

All Walls are of same section
Lintels over Doors. Windows and
Shelves are 15 cm thick R.B.

Doors D-1.20 m x 2.10 m
Windows W-1.00 x 1.50 m
Shelves S-1.00 m x 1.50 m

CROSS SECTION OF WALL ON AA. Fig. 2-6

4. Item| Particulars of i o
. | Items No. | Length |Breadth| Quantity] Explanatory note

Long wall, cre. length =4-

6+.30+2x 0. 10.60 m

Short and Inter walls, c c.

‘ e =
Earthwork in length =6+2x=> = 6.30 m
excavation in
foundation —
Long walls ...| 2 [11.70 m| 1.10 m | 1. É L = 10.60 + 1.10 = 11.70 m
Short walls ...| 3 | 5.20m|1.10m|1. a L = 6.30 - 1.10 = 5.20 m

Lime concretein
foundation —

Long walls ... 11.70 mj 1.10 m
Short walls ...

Length same for excavation

Quantity=3/10 of excavation

Ist class brick-

5. Ist class brick- cum
work in 1: 6
cement mortar
in foundation
and plinth —
Long walls —
Ist footing ...| 2 [11.40 m| 80m] .20m 3.65 |L = 10.60 + .80 = 11.40 m
2nd footing... | 2 |11.30m| .710m| .10m| 1.58 |L= 10.60 + .70= 11.30 m
3rd footing ...| 2 |11.20m| .60m| .10m 1.34 |L= 10.60 + .60 = 11.20 m
4th footing ...| 2 [11.10m| 50m] .10m 1.11 | L = 10.60 + .50 = 11.10 m
Plinth wall
above footing | 2 [11.00 m| .40m| .80m| 7.04 |L = 10.60 + .40 = 11.00 m
Short walls —
Ist footing ...| 3 | 550m) 80m] .20m| 2.64 |L = 6.30 - .80 = 5.50 m .
2nd footing... | 3 | 5.60m} .70m| .IOm| 1.18 |L = 6.30 -.70 = 5.60 m
3rd footing ...| 3 | 5.70 m| 60m] .10m 1.03 | L = 6.30 - .60 = 5.70 m
4th footing ...| 3 | 5.80 mj .50m | 10m] 0.87 |L= 6.30 - .50 = 5.80 m'
Plinth wall
above footing | 3 L = 6.30 - .40 = 5.90 m
Total | 26.10
cum

6. Damp proof
course
2.5 cm thick
cc, —
Long walls ..| 2

Short walls ... | 3

Lengths same as for plinth
wall in item 3.

Deduct door
sills

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7. Ist class brick-
work in lime
mortar in
superstructure

Long walls …
Short walls ...

Deduct —
Door openings
Window
openings
Shelves

Lintels over
doors
Lintels over
windows

Lintels over
shelves

10.90 m| .30 m
6.00 m| .30 m

1.20 m| .30 m
1,00 m! .30 m
1,00 m

27.47
22.68

L = 10.60 + .30 = 10.90 m
L = 6.30 - .30 = 6.00 m

Back of shelves 10 cm thick
wall.

Bearing 15 cm
Bearing 15 cm

Bearing 15 cm
cum

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