Shuttering (auxiliary structures)

Activity Unit Labour Material
Assembly Dismantle Skill Quantity Product
Time standard 
(hour)
First built Rebuilt
Wall shuttering, double sided, 
vertical or lean surface
m2 0.47
0.1
0.13
0.04
carpenter
labourer 
0.029 m3
0.0143 m3
0.0049 m3
0.0014 m3
plank
lagging strip
Wall shuttering, double sided,
bent surface
m2 0.99
0.24
0.26
0.07
carpenter
labourer
0.0366 m3
0.0044 m3
0.0018 m3
0.0061 m3
0.0004 m3
0.0002 m3
plank
board
log (bar)
Wall shuttering, single sided,
vertical or lean surface
m2 0.38
0.09
0.1
0.02
carpenter
labourer
0.0282 m3
0.0111 m3
0.0193 m3
0.0128 m3
0.0048 m3
0.0011 m3
0.0015 m3
0.0006 m3
plank
board
log (bar)
lumber
Wall shuttering, single sided,
bent surface
m2 0.95
0.24
0.2
0.05
carpenter
labourer
0.034 m3
0.044 m3
0.0182 m3
0.0053 m3
0.0033 m3
0.0009 m3
plank
log (bar)
lumber
Column shuttering, 
rectangular, cylindric or polygonal
m2 1.07
0.25
0.27
0.07
carpenter
labourer
0.042 m3
0.0251 m3
0.007 m3
0.0025 m3
plank
rib
Column shuttering,
non-uniform cross section
m2 0.83
0.21
0.22
0.06
carpenter
labourer
0.059 m3
0.027 m3
0.0098 m3
0.0027 m3
plank
rib
Shuttering pier or sleeve foundation,
frustum (conic/pyramid) surface
m2 0.64
0.16
0.16
0.04
carpenter
labourer
0.055 m3
0.027 m3
0.0092 m3
0.0027 m3
plank
board
Shuttering beams, ring-beams,
with support, below 6 m height
m2 1.3
0.32
0.38
0.09
carpenter
labourer
0.0515 m3
0.0335 m3
0.045 m3
0.0154 m3
0.0086 m3
0.0034 m3
0.003 m3
0.008 m3
plank
board
log (bar)
lumber
Shuttering beams, ring-beams,
without support, above 6 m height
m2 0.85
0.21
0.23
0.06
carpenter
labourer
0.046 m3
0.0335 m3
0.0078 m3
0.0034 m3
plank
board
Shuttering slab, with support,
below 6 m height
m2 0.83
0.21
0.24
0.06
carpenter
labourer
0.04 m3
0.019 m3
0.026 m3
0.012 m3
0.0066 m3
0.002 m3
0.0026 m3
0.0012 m3
plank
board
log (bar)
lagging strip
Shuttering slab, without support,
above 6 m height
m2 0.38
0.09
0.11
0.03
carpenter
labourer
0.032 m3
0.019 m3
0.012 m3
0.0053 m3
0.002 m3
0.0012 m3
plank
board
lagging strip
Shuttering slab-and-girder,
with support, below 6 m height
m2 0.98
0.24
0.27
0.07
carpenter
labourer
0.045 m3
0.0111 m3
0.0311 m3
0.0075 m3
0.0011 m3
0.0031 m3
plank
board
log (bar)
Shuttering slab-and-girder,
without support, above 6 m height
m2 0.63
0.16
0.17
0.04
carpenter
labourer
0.0335 m3
0.0101 m3
0.012 m3
0.0056 m3
0.001 m3
0.0012 m3
plank
board
lagging strip
Assembling metal-plate system-shuttering m2 0.21 0.07 shutt.fitter 1.2 m2 0.0048 m2 shuttering
Assembling large-panel system-shuttering m2 0.38 0.12 shutt.fitter 1.2 m2 0.006 m2 shuttering
Assembling support structure and work
platform for wall and column shuttering, 
above 3,0 m height
m2 0.42
0.16
0.12
0.04
carpenter
labourer
0.038 m3
0.04 m3
0.02 m3
0.0026 m3
0.0013 m3
0.0007 m3
log (bar)
board
plank
Planing any plank (shuttering board) m2 0.3 carpenter - - -
Planing edge for/at joints/bonds m 0.05 carpenter - - -
Stair (flight) shuttering, with support,
below 6 m height
m2 1.08
0.36
0.32
0.08
carpenter
labourer
0.066 m3
0.008 m3
0.0022 m3
0.011 m3
0.0008 m3
0.00023 m3
plank
board
log (bar)