The earnings of a daily wage earner are mainly based on the actual working days. A daily wage earner can perform both work for which he/she is compensated daily on the basis of working days and work for which he/she is compensated hourly on the basis of working hours. To learn more on the minimum wages of workers set by Ministry of Labour, Government of India; click the link: https://labour.gov.in/minimum-wages-central-sphere
Kindly note that daily wages workers are controlled by various labour only contractor. Individual workmen has specific or multi skills based on their experience. Commonly the workmen bring in their own hand-tools but in some cases they may need your assistance, like Mortar Pan, Safety PPEs etc. Always enquire regarding the requisite hand tools before providing an order.
Labour Contractors are one of the important players of core house construction works. A smart Labour contractor keeps roughly 3-4 works in hand annually, with labour strength of 20-30 Numbers. They also procure and provide shuttering materials for site. A core house contractor typically receive work orders keeping in mind various factors and critical works involved in a site; like location, foundation type, Plinth level etc. Based on the working condition they charge on roof covered area basis. Typically sand filling, Low roof, Pilling works, Parapet, designer exterior plaster works are charged extra.
Upto Plinth Level- Rs.60-100/ Plinth Area (varies as per cities)
Super structure- Rs 180-240/ Roof area (Varies as per Cities)
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Pilling Works includes manual Auger based boring and DMC based boring of various diameter and depth. Its a critical job required for foundation base, in case of swampy or loose soil conditions. Generally a pilling contractor provides equipment and its allied services of bore holes, reinforcement tying, shuttering & Concreting. Pilling works for buildings mostly involve in-situ casting. Hidden charges may include one sided equipment mobilisation cost, Concrete mixture hiring etc.
Auger Boring
250 MM diameter - Rs.250-300/ Rmt (varies as per cities)
300 MM diameter - Rs 300-350/ Rmt (varies as per cities)
350 MM diameter - Rs 400-450/ Rmt (varies as per cities)
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Earth Works involves Manual foundation excavation works in moderate soil conditions for residential buildings like simplex, duplex, low rise apartments etc. Check the soil test reports before ordering. As in case of extremely hard strata soil conditions you may need Breaker, chipper equipment. Same in case of extremely loose clay soil condition, pilling is preferable.
Helper- Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
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Brick/ Block Masonry Works includes standard brick/ block work of custom width for sub structure, Super structure in all types of Buildings. As per latest trends clients prefer using Flyash Bricks and Autoclaved Aerated Blocks in bricks/ block works. Always brief the architectural floor and working plans to the mason or contractor before initiating the work. You can visit www.civilcenter.in to book such architectural services. This will help in reducing the re-works at site.Such works also involves work at height, which may involve scaffolding works. So plan accordingly.
Mason- Rs. 500-700 (varies as per cities)
Helper- Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
Note: Always ask price including Fooding & transportation cause that’s a hidden charges.
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Plaster & Punning Works includes mixture of cement, sand and water of appropriate ratio for both exterior and interior wall. For work at height it is recommended to use standard scaffolding materials locally used. For erection of scaffolding materials, help of specialised skilled workmen must be taken. Punning works are mixture of cement and water of equal proportion used in case of beam and lintel Bearings, even used for concrete shelves.
Mason- Rs. 500-700 (varies as per cities)
Helper- Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
Note: Always ask price including Fooding & transportation cause that’s a hidden charge.
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Concreting works includes PCC and RCC Concreting of footings & bases, Plinth beams, Columns, Shear wall, Floor base metalling, Beams and Slabs. Such works are done in group. Specialised gang are available for concrete preparation, transport, placing, ramming and levelling of concreting. Based on the quantity and area you can select the strength of the gang. Also they need to be equipped with Concrete Mixture Machine, Concrete pump and Vibrator machine.
Supervisor- Rs. 600-800 (Varies as per cities)
Mason- Rs. 500-700 (varies as per cities)
Helper- Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
Note: Always ask price including Fooding & transportation cause that’s a hidden charges.
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Note: Most of the time concreting works like slab casting, are done at night. So they may charge in measurement basis.
Scaffolding Works ensures a safety platform for facilitating work at height. It also includes preparation of ladder for facilitating workers movement. Some workmen are skilled in Bamboo based scaffolding and some are skilled in cuplock and other heavy duty scaffolding systems. For residential buildings most of the clients prefer Bamboo/ Ballah scaffolding.
Semi Skilled Workers - Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
Note: Always ask price including Fooding & transportation cause that’s a hidden charge.
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Formwork Carpentry Works are quite a skilled job in shaping the desired structure. Such works are done by highly skilled workmen. It involves cutting, making and erection of shuttering boards for footing, columns, beams and slab. It also involves critical shuttering of Staircase as well.
Carpenter- Rs. 600-900 (varies as per cities)
Helper - Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
Note: Always ask price including Fooding & transportation cause that’s a hidden charge.
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Reinforcement works includes decoiling, straightening, cutting, bending, tying and erecting of TMT Bars of designed grade and shape for various structural members. Such workmen are catagorised under highly skilled catagory.
Fitter- Rs. 600-900 (varies as per cities)
Helper - Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
On measurement basis they charge Rs. 5-8 per Kg of reinforcement they have erected at site. Contracting works on item rate basis
Note: Always ask price including Fooding & transportation cause that’s a hidden charge.
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Repair Works includes minor works like structural crack repair, small brickworks, re-plaster, waterproofing works etc. Note: for critical works we recommend consulting a expert in such works.
Mason- Rs. 500-700 (varies as per cities)
Helper- Rs. 350 - 500/ Day (varies as per cities)
Note: Always ask price including Fooding & transportation cause that’s a hidden charge.
8:30 AM-5:30 PM