Roof Coverings

Common labour factors for Roof Coverings.

For a feasibility study, your Metal Roofing breakdown is 25% labour, 75% materials and 0% fixed costs,
and your Butyl Roofing breakdown is 35% labour, 65% materials and 0% fixed costs.

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Roof Coverings
Description
Man Hours
Unit

Tile Roofing




Standard pattern concrete tile on 40mm x 25mm battens


0.30
hrs/m2

Ridge, hip verge tiles


0.25
hrs/m2

Standard pattern prefinished metal tile on 50mm x 50mm battens


0.20
hrs/m2

Ridge hip, barge covers, etc


0.15
hrs/m2

Sheet Roofing




Corrugated translucent glass fibre reinforced sheet


0.20
hrs/m2

Corrugated steel roofing on timber purlins


0.13
hrs/m2

Ribbed steel/aluminium sheeting on timber purlins


0.30
hrs/m2

Trough Section Steel Endura or similar


0.30
hrs/m2

Add extra for fixing to steel


0.02
hrs/m2

Add extra for Stripping protective film


0.03
hrs/m2

Add extra for Foam filler strip


0.03
hrs/m2

Flashings, Downpipes, Gutters




Cover or apron flashing, sheet steel/aluminum




  • 200mm-500mm girth

  • 0.45
    hrs/m
  • 500mm-800mm girth

  • 0.55
    hrs/m

    Metal Standing Seam Roofing




    Copper 610mm wide tray with 38mm double lock seam


    0.75
    hrs/m2

    Underlay and Netting




    50mm wire netting fixed to timber purlins


    0.05
    hrs/m2

    Building paper fixed to timber purlins


    0.04
    hrs/m2

    Synthetic Non woven underlays


    0.05
    hrs/m2

    Heavy duty flame retardant underlays


    0.06
    hrs/m2

    Membrane Roofing




    2 part torch on membrane


    0.50
    hrs/m2

    Flashings & Dressing Down – Torch on




    Flashing to ridge or hip 300mm girth


    0.30
    hrs/m

    Dressing down to Eaves Gutter incl 50mm turn down & anchor strip


    .020
    hrs/m

    Dressing down to Roof outlet


    0.60
    hrs/item

    Skirting – Torch on




    dressed over fillet & turned into groove or under flashing


    150 mm girth


    0.28
    hrs/m

    300 mm girth


    0.30
    hrs/m

    600 mm girth


    0.32
    hrs/m

    Butyl Rubber Roofing




    1 mm thick


    0.30
    hrs/m2

    1.5 mm thick


    0.35
    hrs/m2

    Flashings & Dressing Down – Butyl Rubber




    Flashing to ridge or hip 300mm girth


    0.28
    hrs/m

    Dressing down to Eaves Gutter incl 50mm turn down & anchor strip


    0.15
    hrs/m

    Dressing down to Roof outlet


    0.50
    hrs/item

    Skirting – Butyl Rubber




    dressed over fillet & turned into groove or under flashing

    dressed over fillet & turned into groove or under flashing




    150 mm girth


    0.25
    hrs/m

    300 mm girth


    0.28
    hrs/m

    600 mm girth


    0.30
    hrs/m

    Downpipe




    with metal brackets at 900mm centres




    Sheet steel 100mm dia


    0.30
    hrs/m

    PVC 100mm dia


    0.25
    hrs/m

    Bend or fitting to steel or PVC


    0.10
    hrs/item

    Eaves Gutter




      with metal brackets, straps at 900mm centres




    Standard sheet steel / aluminium


    0.35
    hrs/m

    Standard PVC


    0.30
    hrs/m

    Box Gutter




    sheet steel/aluminium, with metal straps/brackets at 900mm centres


    600mm-800mm girth


    0.60
    hrs/m

    1000mm-1200mm girth


    0.70
    hrs/m

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