Plastering

Activity Unit Labour Materialx
Time standard
(hour)
Skill Quantity Product
Wall plastering, internal, any surface, 
manually (std. thickness 1.5 cm)
m2 0.39
0.20
mason
labourer.
0.016 m3 internal lime-mortar
Ceiling plastering, any surface, 
manually
m2 0.49
0.15
0.31
mason
carpenter
labourer
0.004 m3
0.013 m3
internal lime-mortar
improved internal lime-mortar
Wall rendering, internal, any surface,
equipped
m2 0.26
0.12
mason
labourer
0.016 m3 internal lime-mortar
Ceiling rendering, any surface,
equipped
m2 0.42
0.18
mason
labourer
0.004 m3
0.013 m3
internal lime-mortar
improved internal lime-mortar
Water-proof wall plastering, at industrial 
buildings, thickness: 3x5 mm (3 coats)
m2 1.29
0.29
mason
labourer
0.018 m3 water-proof cement-mortar
External plastering, manually 
(lime-mortar rendering, stone-dust
mortar floating/covering)
m2 0.58
0.53
mason
labourer
0.02 m3
0.0075 m3
external improved lime-mortar
surfacing mortar
External plastering, equipped rendering m2 0.5
0.22
mason
labourer
0.02 m3
0.0075 m3
external improved lime-mortar
surfacing mortar
Scouring, terracotta (brick) surface
(lime- or cement-mortar)
m2 0.16
0.12
mason
labourer
0.0055 m3
0.0055 m3
external improved lime-mortar
or cement-mortar floating
Stippling 
(cement-mortar or cement-grout)
m2 0.12
0.08
mason
labourer
0.0055 m3
0.0055 m3
cement-mortar floating
or cement-grout
x See Appendices