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For a feasibility study, your Insitu Concrete breakdown is 15% labour, 80% materials and 5% fixed costs,
and your Formwork breakdown is 80% labour, 20% materials and 0% fixed costs.

Description
Man Hours
Unit

Constants assume five uses of formwork.
Where the number of uses is less, the constants should be adjusted by the percentage shown:




  • Four uses
  • Add +2.5%


  • Three uses
  • Add +6.0%


  • Two uses
  • Add +12.5%


  • One use
  • Add +20.0%


    Rates include fabrication, fixing in place and striking.




    Formwork to sides of

    Surface Finish


    Column/pier foundations

    F1
    1.20
    hrs/m2

    Strip footing

    F1
    1.20
    hrs/m2

    Attached beam

    F4
    2.45
    hrs/m2

    Column

    F4
    2.90
    hrs/m2
    F1
    2.65
    hrs/m2

    Lintels and beams

    F4
    3.50
    hrs/m2
    F4
    3.25
    hrs/m2

    Wall

    F4
    2.60
    hrs/m2
    F1
    2.20
    hrs/m2

    Formwork to soffit of




    Suspended slab

    F4
    2.35
    hrs/m2
    F1
    2.00
    hrs/m2

    Stairs and landings

    F4
    4.00
    hrs/m2
    F1
    3.50
    hrs/m2

    Formwork to edges, vertical or horizontal




    0–100mm high

    F4
    0.75
    hrs/m

    100–200mm high

    F4
    0.75
    hrs/m

    200–300mm high

    F4
    1.00
    hrs/m

    Form groove




    25mm x 25mm


    0.17
    hrs/m

    Form rebate




    100mm x 50mm


    0.27
    hrs/m

    Form hole/opening in concrete 100/200mm thick, size:




    100mm x 100mm


    0.32
    hrs/item

    300mm x 300mm


    0.54
    hrs/item

    500mm x 500mm


    0.80
    hrs/item

    Form hole/opening in concrete 200/300mm thick, size:




    100mm x 100mm


    0.40
    hrs/item

    300mm x 300mm


    0.67
    hrs/item

    500mm x 500mm


    0.87
    hrs/item

    Tube formers, cardboard, including stripping




    300mm ID (internal diameter)


    1.27
    hrs/m

    500mm ID


    1.53
    hrs/m

    Spirally wound plastic tube, including stripping




    300mm ID


    1.34
    hrs/m

    500mm ID


    1.60
    hrs/m
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