Building your dream home is not a piece of cake. There are so many steaming topics that are to be catered to. When someone wanted to start a house construction project, one question bothers the most: the labor rate in the construction industry. It plays a vital role to achieve what you actually desired. The majority of people are unaware of the market wage for grey structural labor in the building of houses. Let’s figure out together what exactly is contained in the grey structure.
Points in Agreement
One should always keep the following information in mind while starting the project of signing the contract for the labor services to construct the house.
- There must be details of Civil Items and services Included in a Written Construction Agreement and the Excluded services should be elaborated on point by point as well.
- Plumbing work till the grey structure, as per the map and architectural drawing, is included or not, as is house labor, and whether or not outside work is included must be negotiated beforehand. As this is the job of a plumber and most are offered separately.
- Boundary wall according to the drawing and elevation, all outside P.C.C. work is finished, and all underground water and septic tanks are included. Only the top slab’s dimensions will be measured.
- It should also be settled whether the shutters were included in the labor cost or not and what if there is a double-height area in your drawings what would be the extra charges? Afterward, it is important to decide, what sort of shuttering they’ll employ while building wood paella or steel shuttering.
- The contract should include steel binding, and there won’t be any additional fees for the steel on lentil slabs, as it is essential to complete the grey structure.
- Then the question arises of Store and kitchen countertops, making window shades, and taking measurements will be part of the task in the grey building labor construction, much like with lentil slabs. However, it is usually constructed at half of the labor rate.
- When the grey building is finished, the main gate installation is charged an additional fee because it requires extra effort and specialists to do so.
- Construction work is a labor-intensive task in Pakistan as well. It’s good if you believe you can handle things, but you never know how difficult it might be. They’ll make numerous faults when building your home or undertaking other construction work.
- You should only ever work with reputable companies to avoid wasting your time and money. Alliance Solutions is one of the most cost-effective and efficient service providers in this construction industry.
Measurement of the Grey Structure at Home Labor Rate
- slab-like lentils from edge to edge (30 × 20 example): 600
- If the windows have any shading, it is also considered to be a covered area. The average window shade is 1.5 feet wide. It is also charged at half of the labor cost.
- The same labor rate applies to all tanks, water tanks, and septic systems. Roof plaster is also excluded because, in modern times, everyone is prepared to install fake ceilings, which would incur an additional cost.
Though it is an evolving market, especially in current circumstances, where there is political and economic instability, contractors are reluctant to even give quotation rates. But in the city of Lahore, Alliance Solutions offers all civil services at a very reasonable rate between Rs.450/- to Rs.480/-. Listed below are the jobs that are covered under this rate:
- All Masonry work is done in accordance with the drawing (10.5-foot height).
- Brickwork
- The C.C. slab (as per drawing specification including beams)
- Water leveling P.C.C. cemented flooring (as per drawing specification)
- Plasters outside and inside but not the roof (roof will not plasters)
- Plastering the staircase (extra charges for the metal staircase)
- Plaster and chips in the underground water tank and septic tank
- Elevation shaping as shown in the drawing (or 3D)
- Boundary wall according to drawing
- The door’s installation base
- Door jambs (inclusive of shades)
- Installation of metal safety grill windows alone
- Installing pillars for the main gate
- Complete roof covering and thermal insulation (plastic, coal tar, tiles, etc.)
- Included in this Agreement is Steel (No Extra Charges)