I'm constructing my duplex + part basement in NRI layout and my contractor estimate is 1900 psft, my builtup is around 2500sft
so for me, compound wall, Water sump, Electricity meter charges, chimney, giysers are not included in above. I'm thinking 2.5 - 3lcs for these excludes
galaxy wrote:Thank you @swami_blr and other contributing members,
SInce I have got all the drawings and documents from the architect, I am now looking for a good contractor and have talked with few who have given me a quote of Rs 2000 per sqft, I have to meet few more. I wanted to know how much is the overall cost incurred per sqft for construction including material, so that I can ask for a competitive rate after adding contractor's margin and some buffer.
senapathigopi wrote:@Harshit
for a 6500 sft, your Architect's price is higher and looks to me as a commercial price.
Any Architects who is not available for you when you are in need is a waste of time, and hence cost too.
Contractor estimate 2300 psft is very high too even if he giving with woodwork, then "furniture" you meant wardrobes, modular kitchen, TV unit like that?
@senapathigopi, thanks for the response. Yes, furniture means all the wardrobes, modular kitchen etc. and it is not included in Rs 2300 per sqft. I have to again shell out money for that. So I have talking with another contractors who has quoted me around Rs. 2000 per sqft.
What should be an ideal rate per sqft considering I am planning for hollow clay brick cladding on 3 sides of the outer wall and marble/italian marble/granite for flooring on 3 of the floors (G+3).
I have a granite processing factory, but unfortuantely I do not have time to get things done by myself and have to hire a contractor who can take care of both material and labor.
No idea of costing on cladding, but marble/granite/tiles generally contractors will quote rates for any of these say market standard is 80/90 rs per sft.
hence cost increase or decrease in that will be born/taken by owner
eg:- for 1000 sft builtup area
if we choose 150/- as marble psft price, then 90*1000 = 90,000 will be born by contractor and 60*1000 = 60,000 willbe from owners pocket
galaxy wrote:
What should be an ideal rate per sqft considering I am planning for hollow clay brick cladding on 3 sides of the outer wall and marble/italian marble/granite for flooring on 3 of the floors (G+3).
Usually the Material Contractor keeps lot of Margin when taking the Construction Project, Also they use cheap materials if we don't monitor.
But anything above Rs 2000/Sqft is not justifiable for any Construction - Without Interiors.
As per my ongoing experience the Cost of Construction will be around Rs. 1800 per Sqft with Premium Materials as mentioned below.
Materials considered for Premium type Cost of Construction
Cement (Birla Super/ACC/Ultratech)
Steel (JSW/Indus/Tata Tiscon)
Bricks (Clay Wire Cut Red bricks/APCO Cement Blocks)
Wood (Burma Teak - For all Doors & Frames, Windows Shutters)
Flooring - Italian Marble(Range 350 Per Sqft + Labour 100/Sqft)
Wooden Flooring - (Range from Rs 100 - 400 Per sqft)
Plumbing - Ashirvad (CPVC) & Supreme (Sewage)
Electrical - Havells (Wires & MCB"s), Switches (Legrand/Panasonic Vision/Schneider)
Bathroom Wall Tiles - Somany/Kajaria/Nitco Range from 60 - 100/Sqft
Bathroom Fittings - Jaquar/TOTO (Shower Panel, Rain Shower, Taps, Commodes, Washbasin)
Railings - Jindal 304 (@900 - 1000 Sqft)
Grill Work (@ 120 Per Sqft) + Front Gate ( @ 650 - 700 For Cast iron or @800 for SS)
Water Proofing (Fosroc) - Bathroom & Terrace
For Wood work Interiors - Keep additional 15 Lakhs
(For 6 Bedrooms, 4 Cots, 4 TV Units, Beam Panelling, Corner Shelfs, Study Table, Modular Kitchen, Shoe rack, Cutlery Unit etc...)
Century/Green BWP Plywood - 125 Per Sqft
Century/Green Commercial/MR Plywood - 95 Per Sqft
Hettich - Channels & Baskets
Ebco - Inches
Rehau - Edge Binding
Inside Laminates - Marino (@ 575 Per Sheet 8x4)
Outside Laminates (Glossy/Textured/Matt finish) -Range from 4000 - 6000 persqft
Veneer Sheets - (Range from 100 - 250 Per Sqft)
Hope this helps in deciding the cost of Construction. Please feel to comments on the above materials list with cost if any differences found.
I think 1800 is very accurate as per your plan and materials used, In my experience interiors using ply and false ceilings are just the fancy things which are not durable for long run whatever quality you use, its for the showoffs. Now after construction of my new house i feel interiors are not worth the investments and old type of wooden are far better and solid strong. The maintenance and labor cost are also high in this ply wood type of interiors. 60+years old wooden wall-robe is so strong and better in my native, considering the plywood which has life of 10-15 years.
I don't think we are getting premium construction for 1800 psft.
I have contacted a builder recently and they are showing GST as a reason to increase the price, as they used to get some of the raw material without bill earlier.
I am attaching rough estimate received from them for 2500sqft construction area (G+1 on a 60X40 site), and the actual plan is not yet finalized. Please share your comments.
Thank you @Swamy, @Gopinath @Nagaraj @girish for your valuable feedback and time.
Your input will immensely help me and other members make the right decision while finalizing overall contractor's rate per sqft and selection of right material.
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