Task or Out Turn Work (Labor output)

	Task or Out Turn Work The capacity of Doing work by skilled labor in the form of quantity per day is called task or out turn work. Some of the task of major construction activities has been listed below:
	Particulars of  Item	Qty	Unit	Per Day
A.	Brickwork
1	Brickwork in Lime or Cement Mortar ( Foundation & Plinth)	1.25	Cum	Per Mason
2	Brickwork in Lime or Cement Mortar (Super structure)	1	Cum	Per Mason
3	Brickwork in Mud Mortar ( Foundation & Plinth)	1.5	Cum	Per Mason
4	Brickwork in Mud Mortar (Super structure)	1.25	Cum	Per Mason
5	Brick in Cement or lime mortars in arches	0.55	Cum	Per Mason
6	Brick in Cement or lime mortars in Jack arches	0.55	Cum	Per Mason
7	Half Brick wall in Partition (115 mm)
B.	Stone Work
8	Course Rubble Stone Masonary in lime/cement mortar + dressing	0.8	Cum	Per Mason
9	Random Rubble Stone Masonary in lime/cement mortar + dressing	1	Cum	Per Mason
10	Ashlar Masonary in lime/cement Mortar	0.4	Cum	Per Mason
11	Stone  Arch Work	0.4	Cum	Per Mason
C.	Concrete Work
12	Lime concrete in foundation/ floor	8.5	Cum	Per Mason
13	Lime concrete in roof terracing	6	Cum	Per Mason
14	Cement concrete (1:2:4)	5	Cum	Per Mason
15	R.B. work	1	Cum	Per Mason
16	R.c.c work	3	Cum	Per Mason
D.	Plastering work
17	Plastering (12mm)with cement/ lime mortar	8	Cum	Per Mason
18	Pointing with Cement/ Lime mortar	10	Cum	Per Mason
E.	Whitewashing or Painting
19	Whitewashing or Colour Washing - 1 coat	200	sqm	per White Washer
20	Whitewashing or Colour Washing - 3 coats	70	sqm	per White Washer
21	Door / Windows painting or varnishing- 1 Coat	25	sqm	per painter
22	Painting large surface -1 Coat	35	sqm	per painter
23	Distempering - 1 coat	35	sqm	per painter
F.	Flooring
24	2.5 cm ( 1 inch) C.C. floor	7.5	sqm	Per Mason
25	Flagstone floor laying with lime/cemnt mortar excluding L.C.	10	sqm	Per Mason
26	Terazzo flooring (6mm thick mosaic work) over 2 cm thk Cement concrete (1:2:4)	5	sqm	Per Mason
27	Brick on edge in floor lime/cement mortar excluding L.c.	7	sqm	Per Mason
28	Brick flat floor lime/cement mortar excluding L.c.	8	sqm	Per Mason
G.	Door Frame
29	Timber Framing (Sal/ Teak wood)	0.07	cum	per carpenter
30	Timber Framing (Country wood)	0.15	cum	per carpenter
	D/W Shutters
31	Door/ window shutters panelled or glazed	0.15	sqm	per carpenter
32	Door/ window shutters battened	0.8	sqm	per carpenter
33	Sawing Hard  wood	4	sqm	per pair of sawers
34	Sawing Soft  wood	6	sqm	per pair of sawers
H.	Tiling
35	Single Allahbad/ Mangalore tiling	6	sqm	Per Tile layer
36	Double allahbaad tiling	4	sqm	Per Tile layer
37	Breaking of brick ballast
a	40 mm Gauge	0.75	Cum	Per Labor
b	25 mm Gauge	0.55	Cum	Per Labor
38	Breaking of  Stone ballast
a	40 mm Gauge	0.4	Cum	Per Labor
b	25 mm Gauge	0.25	Cum	Per Labor
I.	Dressing Work
43	Ashlar Stone dressing	0.7	cum	Per stone cutter
44	Flag stone dressing	1.5	sqm	Per stone cutter
J.	Earth Work
45	Earthwork in excavation in ordinary soil	3	cum	per labor
46	Earthwork in excavation in hard soil	2	cum	per labor
47	Excavation in rock	1	cum	per labor
48	Sand filling in plinth	4	cum	per labor

Unit of Measurement in Construction

Unit of Measurement in Construction 

a) For measuring work done

b) For Procurement of Materials

List of IS CODES

LIST OF IS CODES  : BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS)
A.	Carriage of Materials
	1	IS 4082	Stacking & storage of and components at site – Recommendations
	2	IS 1141	Seasoning of Timber – Practice
B.	Earth Work
	1	IS 632	Gamma – BHC (Lindane)
	2	IS 1200 (Pt 1)	Method of measurement of
	3	IS 1200 (Pt-27)	Method of measurement of (by Mechanical Appliances  )
	4	IS 4081	Safety code for Blasting drilling operation
	5	IS 4988 (Part IV)	Excavators
	6	IS 6313  (pt-II)	Anti Termite measures in -constructional)
	7	IS 6313(pt.-III)	Anti Termite Measures in existing buildings
	8	IS 6940	Methods of test for their formulations
	9	IS 8944	Chlorpyrifos emulsifiable concentrates
	10	IS 8963	Chlorpyrifos – Technical specifications
	11	IS 12138	Earth moving Equipments
C.	Mortars
	1	IS 269	Specification for 33 grade cement
	2	IS 383	Specification for coarse and from natural source for concrete.
	3	IS 455	Specification for Portland slag
	4	IS 460 (Part I)	Specification for test sieves: test sieves.
	5	IS 650	Specification for standard sand of cement
	6	IS 1269	Specification for 53 grade cement
	7	IS 1344	Specification for calcined clay
	8	IS 1489	Specification for Portland pozzolana
	9	IS 1542	Specification for sand for
	10	IS 1727	Methods of Test for
	11	IS 2116	Specification for sand for
	12	IS 2250	Code of practice for use of masonry Mortar.
	13	IS 2386 (Pt-I)	Method of test for concrete (Particle size and shape)
	14	IS 2386 (Pt-II)	-Do- Estimation of deleterious organic impurities.
	15	IS 2386 (Pt-III)	-Do- Specific gravity, density, and bulking.
	16	IS 3025	Method of sampling and water
	17	IS 3406	Specification for masonry cement.
	18	IS 3812 (Part I)	Specification for flyash for pozzolana in cement mortar and concrete and concrete
	19	IS 3812 (Part II)	Specification for flyash for admixture in cement martar and concrete and concrete
	20	IS 4031 (Part I to  Part XII)	Method of Physical test cement
	21	IS 4032	Method of chemical analysis cement.
	22	IS 8041	Rapid hardening Portland cement.
	23	IS 8042	Specification for white cement
	24	IS 8043	Hydrophobic Portland cement
	25	IS 8112	Specification for 43 grade cement
	26	IS 11652	Woven HDPE sacks for
	27	IS 11653	Woven polypropylene sacks for
	28	IS 12174	Jute synthetic union bags cement
D.	Concrete Work
	1	IS 383	Specification for coarse and from natural sources for concrete.
	2	IS 456	Plain and reinforced concrete of practice
	3	IS 516	Method of test for concrete
	4	IS 1199	Method of sampling and concrete
	5	IS 1200 (Part II)	Method of measurement of civil engineering work (concrete work)
	6	IS 1322	Specification for bitumen felt proofing and damp proofing.
	7	IS 1791	General requirements for batch mixers
	8	IS 2386	Method of test for concrete
	(a)	Part I -	Particle size and shape
	(b)	Part II -	Estimation of deleterious materials impurities
	(c)	Part III -	Specific gravity, density, voids bulking.
	(d)	Part IV -	Mechanical properties.
	(e)	Part V –	Soundness
	9	IS 2505	General requirements for concrete immersion type.
	10	IS 2506	General requirements for concrete screed board concrete vibrators
	11	IS 2645	Specification for integral water for cement mortar and concrete
	12	IS 3068	Specification for broken brick coarse aggregate for use in concrete.
	13	IS 3812	Specification for flyash for pozzolana and admixture in cement mortar and concrete.
	14	IS 4656	Specification for form vibrators
	15	IS 7861 (Part-I)	Code of practice for concreting (Part-I) recommended  practice for hot weather concreting.
	16	IS 7861 (Part–II)	Code of practice for concreting (Part-II) recommended.
	17	IS 9103	Specification for concrete admixtures
E.	Reinforced Cement Concrete Work
	1	IS 226	Structural Steel
	2	IS 432 (Part I)	Specification for mild steel tensile steel bars and hard drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement
	3	IS 432 (Part II)	Specification for mild steel tensile steel bars and hard drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement
	4	IS 456	Code of Practices for Reinforced concrete.
	5	IS 516	Method of test for concrete.
	6	IS 716	Specification for pentachlorophenol
	7	IS 1199	Method of sampling and concrete.
	8	IS 1200 (Part II)	Method of measurement of civil engineering work – concrete work
	9	IS 1200 (Part V)	Method of measurement of civil engineering work – concrete work work (Part 5- Form work)
	10	IS 1566	Specification for hard drawn fabric for concrete requirement.
	11	IS 1599	Method for bend test
	12	IS 1343	Code of Practice for
	13	IS 1608	Method for tensile testing products
	14	IS 1786	Specification for high strength and wires for concrete reinforcement.
	15	IS 1791	Specification for batch type
	16	IS 2502	Code of practice for fixing of bars for concrete
	17	IS 2751	Recommended practice for welding steel plain and deformed bars for reinforced construction.
	18	IS 4925	Batch plants specification for and mixing plant
	19	IS 4926	Ready – Mixed Concrete
	20	IS 6523	Specification for precast reinforced window frames
	21	IS 10262	Recommended guidelines for concrete
	22	IS 13311 (Part I)	Indian standard for non-destructive concrete. Method of test for ultrasonic pulse velocity
	23	IS 13311 (Part II)	Indian standard for non-destructive concrete. Method of testing by rebound hammer.
F.	Brick Work
	1	IS 712	Specification for building limes.
	2	IS 1077	Common burnt clay building
	3	IS 1200 (Part 3)	Method of measurements of
	4	IS 2212	Code of practice for (1st Revision)
	5	IS 2222	Specification for burnt clay bricks.
	6	IS 2849	Specification for non load partition blocks, (Solid and hollow types)
	7	IS 3495	Method of test for building bricks.
	8	IS 3812	Specification for fly ash as pozzolana and admixture.
	9	IS 4139	Specification of calcium silicate
	10	IS 4885	Specification for sewer brick
	11	IS 5454	Methods of sampling of bricks.
	12	IS 12894	Pulverized fuel ash lime
	13	IS 13757	Specification of burnt clay bricks.
G.	Stone Work
	1	IS 737	Specifications for wrought aluminium alloy, steel and strip for
	2	IS 1121 (Pt. I)	Methods of determination of strengths of natural building general engineering purpose.
	3	IS 1122	Methods for determination of of natural building stone
	4	IS 1123	Methods of identification of stones.
	5	IS 1124	Methods of test of water absorption, apparent, specific gravity and porposity of natural building stones.
	6	IS 1125	Methods of test of weathering of natural building stone
	7	IS 1126	Methods of test for durability of natural building stone
	8	IS 1128	Specification for Lime stone Tiles).
	9	IS 1129	Recommendations for dressing of stones.
	10	IS 1200 (Pt. IV)	Methods of measurements of Civil engineering works stone Masonry.
	11	IS 1197 (Pt. I)	Code of practice for rubble stone masonry
	12	IS 1597 (Pt. II)	Code of practice for ashlar stone masonry
	13	IS 1805	Glossary of terms relating quarrying and dressing
	14	IS 3620	Specification for latrite stone masonry
	15	IS 3622	Sand stone (Slab &
	16	IS 4104 (Pt. I)	Code of practice for and veneers (Part I-Stone facing).
	17	IS 4101 (Part II)	Code of practice for and veneers: (Part II-Cement Concrete facing).
H.	Marble Work
	1	IS 1122	Method of test for TRUE specific gravity of natural
	2	IS 1124	Method of test for water absorption, apparent specific building stones. gravity and porosity of
	3	IS 1130	Marble (blocks, slabs and
	4	IS 4101 (Part 1)	Code of practice for and veneers: Stone facing.
	5	IS 3316	Specifications for structural granite
	6	IS 14223 (Part 1)	Polished Building Stones (Part-1)
I.	Wood Work and PVC Work
	1	IS 204 (Part I)	Specification for (ferrous bolt)
	2	IS 204 (Part II)	Specification for (non ferrous metals)
	3	IS 205	Specification for non ferrous hinges
	4	IS 206	Specification for Tee and
	5	IS 207	Specification for Gate and and eye
	6	IS 208	Specification for door handles
	7	IS 281	Specification for mild steel for use with pad locks
	8	IS 287	Recommendations for maximum permissible of timber used for different purpose
	9	IS 303	Specification for plywood for
	10	IS 362	Specification for parliament hinges
	11	IS 363	Specification for hasps and
	12	IS 364	Specification for fan light
	13	IS 401	Code of practice for timber
	14	IS 419	Putty for use on
	15	IS 451	Technical supply condition for
	16	IS 452	Specification for door spring type
	17	IS 453	Specification for double acting
	18	IS 707	Glossary of terms applicable technology and utilization
	19	IS 710	Specifications for Marine Plywood
	20	IS 723	Specification for steel counter wire nails.
	21	IS 729	Specification for drawer lock, lock and box locks
	22	IS 848	Specification for synthetic resin plywood (phenoic and amino plastic)
	23	IS 851	Specification for synthetic resin const. work (non structural in wood)
	24	IS 852	Specification for animal glue wood work purpose
	25	IS 1003 (Part I)	Specification for and glazed shutter Part I (door shutters)
	26	IS 1003 (Part II)	Specification for and glazed shutter Part II (window and ventilator shutter)
	27	IS 1141	Specification for code of seasoning of timber
	28	IS 1200 Part XIV	Method of measurement of civil engg work glazing.
	29	IS 1200 Part XII	Wood work and joinery
	30	IS 1328	Specification for veneered decorative
	31	IS 1341	Specification for steel butt
	32	IS 1378	Specification for oxidized copper
	33	IS 1566	Specification for hard drawn fabric
	34	IS 1568	Specification for wire cloth purpose
	35	IS 1658	Specification for hard drawn fabric
	36	IS 1659	Specification for block boards
	37	IS 1708 (Part 1 TO 18)	Testing of small clear timber
	38	IS 1734	Determination of density and
	39	IS 1823	Specification for floor door
	40	IS 1868	Specification for anodic coating and its alloy
	41	IS 2046	-do- Decorative thermosetting synthetic laminated sheet
	42	IS 2095	Specification for gypsum plaster
	43	IS 2096	Specification for asbestos cement
	44	IS 2202 (Pt I)	Specification for wooden flush solid core type (plywood face panels   )
	45	IS 2202 (Part II	-do- (Particle boards board face panels)
	46	IS 2209	Specification for mortice lock )
	47	IS 2380	Method of test for board and board for lignocelluloses material
	48	IS 2547	Specification for gypsum plaster
	49	IS 2753	Method for estimation of treated timber and in treating solutions.
	50	IS 2681	Specification for non-ferrous metal bolts use with pad locks
	51	IS 3087	Specification for wood particle density) for general purpose.
	52	IS 3097	Specification for veneered particle
	53	IS 3828	Specification for ventilator chain
	54	IS 3400 (Part II)	Method of test for (hardness)
	55	IS 3400 (Part IV)	Accelerated aging
	56	IS 3400 (Part IX)	Density
	57	IS 3564	Specification for door closer
	58	IS 3618	Phosphate treatment of iron for protection against corrosion
	59	IS 3813	“C” hooks for use
	60	IS 3818	Specification for continuous (Piano)
	61	IS 3847	Specification for mortice night
	62	IS 4835	Specification for polyvinyl acetate adhesive for wood
	63	IS 4948	Specification for welded steel for general use
	64	IS 4992	Specification for rebated mortice
	65	IS 5187	Specification for flush bolts
	66	IS 5509	Specification for Fire Retardant
	67	IS 5930	Specification for mortice latch
	68	IS 6318	Specification for plastic wire
	69	IS 6607	Specification for rebated mortice type)
	70	IS 6760	Specification for sloted counter wood screws.
	71	IS 7196	Specification for hold fast
	72	IS 7534	Specification for sliding locking use with pad lock
	73	IS 7638	Wood/lignocellulosic based panel products for sampling
	74	IS 8756	Specification for mortice ball use in wooden almirah
	75	IS 9308 (Part II)	Specification for mechanically extracted (Mattress coir fibres)
	76	IS 9308 (Part III)	-do- Decorated coir fibre
	77	IS 11215	Moisture content of timber products method of determination
	78	IS 12049	Dimensions and tolerance relating based panel materials
	79	IS 12406	Specification for medium density
	80	IS 12817	Specification for stainless steel
	81	IS 12823	Specification for wood products Boards
	82	IS 14616	Specifications for laminated veneer
	83	IS 14842	Specification for coir veneer general purposes
	84	IS 14856	Specification for glass fibre (FRP) panel type door
	85	IS 14900	Specifications for transparent float
J.	Steel Work
	1	IS 63	Whiting for paints and
	2	IS 198	Varnish gold size
	3	IS 228	Structural steel (Standard quality)
	4	IS 277	Specification for galvanized steel and corrugated)
	5	IS 800	Code of practice for structural steel in general in steel construction
	6	IS 806	Code of practice for steel Tubes in general building construction
	7	IS 808	Dimensions for Hot rolled columns, channel and angle sections
	8	IS 812	Glossary of terms relating and cutting metals
	9	IS 813	Scheme of symbols for
	10	IS 814	Covered electrodes for manual welding of carbon and carbon manganese steel
	11	IS 816	Code of practice for metal arc welding for general construction in mild steel
	12	IS 817	Code of practice for testing of metal arc welders
	13	IS 818	Code of practice for healthy requirements in electric and gas welding and cutting operations
	14	IS 822	Code of procedure for welds
	15	IS 823	Manual for metal arc mild steel
	16	IS 1038	Steel doors, windows and
	17	IS 1081	Code of practice for glazing of metal (Steel and aluminium) doors, windows and ventilators
	18	IS 1148	Hot rolled steel rivet 40 mm diameters) for structural purposes
	19	IS 1161	Steel tubes for structural
	20	IS 1182	Recommended practice for radiographic fusion welded butt joints in steel plates
	21	IS 1200- (Pt. VIII)	Method of measurements of and iron works
	22	IS 1363 Part I	Haxagon head bolts, screws, of product grade C (Hexagon Head
	23	IS 1363 Part II	Haxagon Head Bolts, screws of product Grade ‘C’ bolt)
	24	IS 1363 Part-III	Haxagan Head Bolts, screws of product grade ‘C’
	25	IS 1367	Technical supply conditions for fasteners
	26	IS 1599	Method for bend test
	27	IS 1608	Metallic materials – Tensile Ambient Temperature.
	28	IS 1821	Dimensions for clearance holes and screws
	29	IS 1852	Rolling and cutting tolerance rolled steel products
	30	IS 1894	Method for tensile testing tubes
	31	IS 1977	Structural steel (ordinary quality)
	32	IS 2062	Hot Rolled low, medium tensile structural steel
	33	IS 2074	Ready mixed paint, air zinc chrome priming
	34	IS 4351	Specification for steel door
	35	IS 4454 (Part I)	Steel wires for mechanical drawn unalloyed steel wire.
	36	IS 4711	Methods for sampling of tube and fittings.
	37	IS 4736	Hot – dip zinc mild steel tubes
	38	IS 4923	Hollow Steel Sections for - Specification
	39	IS 6248	Metal rolling shutters and
	40	IS 7452	Specification for hot rolled for doors, windows and ventilators.
K.	Flooring
	1	IS 269	Specification for 33 grade Cement
	2	IS 401	Code of practice for timber
	3	IS 451	Technical supply conditions for
	4	IS 455	Specification for portland slag
	5	IS 661	Code of practice for of cold storages
	6	IS 702	Specification for industrial bitumen
	7	IS 1124	Method of test for water absortion, apparent specific gravity and porosity of natural building stones
	8	IS 1130	Specification for marble (blocks, tiles)
	9	IS 1141	Code of practice for timber
	10	IS 1200-(Part XI )	Method of measurement of Civil Engineering work (Part 11) paving, floor finishes, dado and skirting
	11	IS 1237-	Edition 2.3 Specification for flooring tiles
	12	IS 1322	Specification for bitumen felts proofing and dampproofing
	13	IS 1443	Code of practice for finishing of cement concrete flooring tiles
	14	IS 1489 (Part-I)	Specification for portland pozzolana flyash based
	15	IS 1489-(Part II)	Specification for Portland pozzolana II) calcined clay based
	16	IS 1580	Specification for bituminous compounds proofing and caulking purpose
	17	IS 2114	Code of practice for terrazzo floor finish
	18	IS 2571	Code of practice for cement concrete flooring
	19	IS 3622	Specification for sand stone Tiles)
	20	IS 3670	Code of practice for timber floors
	21	IS 4457	Acid and/or alkali Resistant
	22	IS 5318	Code of practice for hard wood parquet and wood block floors
	23	IS 5766	Code of practice for burnt clay brick floor
	24	IS 8041	Specification for rapid hardening
	25	IS 8042	Specification for white portland
	26	IS 8043	Specification for hydrophobic portland
	27	IS 8112	Specification for 43 grade cement
	28	IS 12330	Specification for sulphate resisting
	29	IS: 13630 (Part-1 TO 15)	Methods of Testing of
	30	IS 13712	Specification for ceramic tiles; characteristic and marking
	31	IS 15622	Specification for pressed ceramic
L.	Roofing
	1	IS 73	Specification for paving Bitumen
	2	IS 277	Galvanised steel sheets (plain
	3	IS 651	Glazed stoneware pipes and
	4	IS 702	Specification for industrial bitumen
	5	IS 1199	Methods of sampling and concrete
	6	IS 1200 (PT.IX)	Method of measurements of civil engineering works: Part – 9 Roof covering ( including cladding)
	7	IS 1200 (PTX)	Method of measurements of civil engineering works: Part -10 ceiling and lining
	8	IS 1230	Cast iron rain water fitting
	9	IS 1367 (PT -13)	Technical supply conditions for fasteners pt.13 hot dip galvanized coating on threaded fasteners
	10	IS 2095 (PT-1)	Gypsum plaster boards (Pt.1) plaster boards
	11	IS 2115	Code of practice for finish: mud phuska
	12	IS 2633	Method of testing uniformity on zinc coated articles
	13	IS 2645	Specification for integral water for cement mortar and concrete
	14	IS 3007 (PT.1)	Code of practice for asbestos cement sheets: part- 1 corrugated sheets
	15	IS 3007 (PT.2)	Code of practice for asbestos cement sheets part- 2 semicorrugated sheets
	16	IS 3087	Particle boards of wood lignocellulogic materials (medium density) for general purposes – specifications
	17	IS 3144	Methods of test for thermal insulation materials
	18	IS 3346	Method of the determination conductivity of thermal insulation materials
	19	IS 3348	Specification for fibre insulation
	20	IS 3384	Specification for bitumen primer proofing and damp proofing
	21	IS 4671	Expanded polystyrene for thermal
	23	IS 5688	Methods of test of type and pipe covering type thermal insulations
	24	IS 6598	Cellular concrete for thermal
	25	IS 7193	Specification for glass fibre tarpitch & bitumen felts (Amendment
	26	IS 8183	Bonded mineral wool
	27	IS 10192	Specifications for synthetic resin fibre (SRBGF) for electrical purposes.
	28	IS 13592	Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) soil and Waste discharge system for inside and outside building.
	29	IS 14753	Specifications for polymethyl Methacrylate sheets
	30	IS 14862	Fibre cement flat sheets
	31	IS 14871	Specifications for products in cement – Long corrugated or Asymmetrical section sheets and fittings for roofing and

CPWD Specifications

Specifications for products in cement – Long corrugated or Asymmetrical section sheets and fittings for roofing and            References  (Click to see ) BIS