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Hi,

I am planning to build a house in mysore on a muda site - I checked with a local contractor - He tell me that it is around 2 Lakhs
for 10 feetx10 feet (this includes flooring) and basic contruction cost is around 1.6 lakhs as there is shortage of sand.

Can anyone advice me on this. Also, how can i verify what the contractor says is correct.
I am planning to meet another contractor and ask him for an estimate.

Advice me

I think 2lakhs / 100 sqft should include everything, ie , electrical, plumbing, flooring and even painting. It is true that the construction cost has gone up due to sand shortage and cement price hike.

Hi,
We are planning to construct house in mysore in Ananda Nagar.
The contractor is quoting 17500 with following specification ...

STRUCTURE:
• RCC Molded framed structure designed for columns, plinth beams, staircase, lintel, chejjas and roof slabs with beams.
• Structural steel to be used is either Indus or Tata steel brand
• Columns, beams, roof as per structural design for optimum load. (Thumb rule would be to use at least 2kg of steel per sft).
• Bed concrete should be of 1:4:8 and 4”thick
• PCC and RCC mix as per structural drawings specifications
• Staircase with waist slab 4” thick, riser 6.5”, tread 9”, with S.S handrails and Granite steps with bull nosing.
• Pergola/tile roof for second floor front elevation part of the house

WALLS:
• Roof top height will be 10’0” from plinth level.
• Solid blocks of good quality 6” for external walls resting on the plinth beam & 4” for partition walls.
• All partition walls are of 4” thick with concrete ribs at every 3’0” height.
• Height of parapet wall should be 4 ft. height and thickness 4”all around and WPC of C.C 1:3:6 with necessary slope and rain water pipes.

MASONARY WORK:

• Roof slab 5”thick (8mm & 10mm rods) and beams (16mm, 12 mm& 10mm rods) 12”deep or may vary as per structural engineer
• RCC plinth concrete 1:2:4 and thickness as per design.
• Solid block Masonry 6” works in CM 1:6 & 4” for partition walls.
• Cut lintels 4” deep, with 4 -10mm rods.
• Loft slab 1 no in each room 2”thick, 22”wide..
• AL round RCC Lintel beam proportion 1:2:4 as per design.
• Ceiling plastering in CM 1:4 after hacking the surface
• Inner wall plastering in CM 1:6 sponge finish
• External wall plastering in CM 1:6 sponge finish/ rough
FLOORING:
• Vitrified tiles of nano technology for floors 2x2 with skirting. (Base rate Rs 80/sft )
• Anti skid tiles for bathrooms.
• Providing and laying Heat resistance terracotta split tile on roof.
DOORS & WINDOWS:
• Main Door: Frame with section of 4”X 5” thk. Teak wood with 40mm thk. Teak wood shutter. Lock of Godrej make with door eye and brass fittings as per specification.
• Pooja Door: Frame with section of 3”X 5” thk. Teak wood with 32mm thk. Teak wood shutter.
• All other doors of Neem wood frame section of 3”X5” thk with commercial flush shutters or Honne or Second Teak
• All windows with Neem wood frame section of 3”X5” and shutters of Honne or Second Teak wood section 2”X1.25”with 4mm thk. Modi Float /Saint Gobain Glass with necessary powder coated fittings.
• Window Grill will be of 12mm bright hexagonal rods with ms flats in between.


KITCHEN:
• Kitchen top with black granite slab on conc. block walls 2” thick 22”wide with half bull nosing, branded SS sink , one hot and cold sink mixer , with 3 no 15 amp and 5 no 5 amp points.
• Provision for exhaust chimney, gas cylinder space, grinder, oven, fridge and water purifies shall be provided.
• 3’ high dadoing above the platform of 8”X12” Glazed ceramic tiles (Basic Rate Rs-60/-sft.) as per drawing and direction.
• Taps of Jaquar make for Kitchen 1 Nos.
TOILETS/ BATH ROOM:
• Toilet water proofing before & after piping in sunken slabs
• Jaquar Hand shower 100mm Dia Round for each bathroom
• One Wall mixer (2 in1) of Jaguar brand with provision for hand shower in each bathroom
• One Wash basin of Hind-ware Malibu make with one pillar cock for each bathroom.
• 2 pillar cocks , two Floor trap(bath section) and one Nahani trap for each bathroom.
• 7’ Height dadoing of 8”X12” Glazed tiles - Basic Rate Rs-60/-sft
• Kylis wall mounted star white closet wih flush valve for each bathroom
PLUMBING WORK:
Main plumbing lines from tank, 1 no per floor and then distributed internally
• CPVC hot and cold Pipes.
• Water supply lines 3/4” dia in CPVC
• PVC pipes for Rainwater & sewage pipes.
• Jaguar Fittings Regular Series.
• Provision for Solar and Geyzer in bathroom.
• Provision for solar water in kitchen.
• Direct water line to Kitchen and Utility area.
ELECTRICAL:
• Electrical PVC ¾” dia concealed conduit work both in slabs & walls (chasing) including heating, lighting, TV, phones & speaker points with provision for UPS for all lighting. (8-10, points per room)
• Wire: Finolex copper cable and VIP pipes
• Switches: Anchor ROMA with metal box.
• Distribution board with MCB lighting 2.5 square mm AEH – 4.00 square mm.
• Provision of AC Points.
• Provision of point to place UPS Equipment and two earthing piont.
• Provision for geyser in bathroom and water level controller for overhead tank and sump.
PAINTING:
• Birla Cement primer coat after preparing the surface
• Internal walls : Two coats of putty over on coat of primer.
• External walls : Asian paints Apex exterior with one coat primer.
• Door/Windows : Enamel paint for external openings with putty in wood primer and Melamine polish for internal openings
TERRACE:
• 4” thk parapet wall up to 4’-0” height all around and WPC of C.C 1:3:6 with necessary slope and rain water pipe.
• Water proofing
FABRICATION WORK:
• Providing outside/external staircase of MS, Hand rails at Rs. 100/- sqft for terrace
• Providing security door for Main door and terrace door
OVER HEAD TANK:
• Providing of Sintex water tank of capacity 1000 liters over 6’0” height platform

Thanks and Regards,
Satish

Hi,
Also advise you to meet an architect, finalize on floor plans and elevation get BOQ from them. Once you have these things in hand you will be in better position to negotiate with Contractors.

Regards,
Satish

Hi
Satish, Can you share the contractor details in a PM. I consulted a contractor who is quoting nearly 2 lakhs for the things that you mentioned.
He also told me Sand costs 40 thousand per load & he used manufactured sand.

When i checked - I see that it costs around 20K. Also, I wanted to check how much one can negotiate in these matters. (10%?) My nego skills are really bad.

I am planning to build a First Floor and i think that - The price should be less when compared to laying foundation. Hence Please advice
if building first floor costs less than ground floor?

Thanks for your help