ESTIMATING AND COSTING QUIZ

Excavation in trenches for foundation

Rock cutting

All of these

Earth work in excavation

Lift and wall including landing

Area of the walls at the floor level

Internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area

Area of cantilevered porch

27,500 m³

26,000 m³

26,500 m³

27,000 m³

All listed here

Setting out of works

Site clearance

Steps in deep excavation

Square meters for volume

Cubic metre for area

Meter for length

Liter for capacity

None of these

(6 + 15) chains

(6 + 12) chains

(6 + 18) chains

All of these

Pipes are classified according to their sizes and quality

Pipes laid in trenches and pipes fixed to walls are measured separately

Cutting through walls and floors are included with the item

0.03 sqm

0.02 sqm

0.04 sqm

0.01 sqm

Flushing pipes

All listed here

Lavatory basins

Water closets

All of these

The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections

The mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections

The area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth