Shs60m can build a 3 bedroomed house, a look at the cost breakdown

For Shs60m or slightly over, one can get themselves a decent three bedroomed self-contained house, fully complete and finished.

Nile Post together with our partners First Village and Technical Construction Company did the maths on what you would need to have such a project executed.

Setting out, one would require at least Shs500,000, this would help prepare the site for the substructure.

Substructure

At least 6000 bricks are needed at this level if each brick costs Shs280 that would cost one around Shs1.6m.

About 4 trips of lake sand (Shs800,000), 3 trips of river sand (Shs540,000), 4 trips of hardcore (Shs800,000), 3 trips of aggregate (Shs720,000) and 40 bags of cement (Shs1,120,000).

It is also important to buy the Anti termite, about 2 litres (Shs40,000) and 2 pieces of DPM (Shs160,000).

Foundation

For a proper execution on the foundation, you need to dig in up to about Shs8m on the higher end.

Below is an estimated breakdown;

bricks---9000@280=2,520,000sh

Lake sand---6forwad trips@200,000sh=1,200,000sh

River sand---3trips @180,000sh=540,000sh

Cement ---65bags@28000=1,820,000sh

Aggregates---2trips forward @240,000sh=480,000sh

Y12 iron bars---25pcs@26000=650,000sh

R8 bars---18pcs@15000sh=270,000sh

Rings ---10bundles@4000sh=40000sh

Hoop iron---1roll@40000=40000sh.

Binding wire---1roll@100,000sh=100,000sh

Kirundu timbers ---20pcs@7000=140,000sh

Kalitunsi---25pcs@3500=87500sh

Nails 5"---5kg@5000=25000sh

3"---5kg@5000=25000sh

Roofing

versatile iron sheets---68pcs@65000=4,225,000sh

Valleys---6pcs@20,000sh=120,000sh

Ridges ---12pcs@25000=300,000sh

Nails.6"---10kg@5000=50,000sh

5"---25kg@5000=125,500sh

4"---10kg@5000=50,000sh

3"---25kg@5000=125,000sh

Roofing nails---30kg@6000=180,000sh

Rubber washer---5pkts---6000=30,000sh

Timber

principal rafters ---75pcs@7000=525000sh

Tie beams---70pcs@8500=560,000sh

Struts and ties---50pcs@7000=350,000sh

Under purlins---50pcs@8500=425000sh

Wall plates ---25pcs@8000=200,000sh

Fascia board ---20pcs@15000=300,000sh

TOTAL ROOFING =7,565,000sh

Ceiling

Timber

4*2---70pcs@7000=490,000sh

3*2---60pcs@5000=300,000sh

EML(8*2)---15bundle@25000=375000sh

Nails2"---10kg@5000=50,000sh

1.5kg---10kg@5000=50,000sh

Cement ---5bags@28000=140,000sh

Sand---1trip elf@140,000=140,000sh

TOTAL CEILING =1,545000sh

Shutters

metallic windows fully finished with burglars,loovers and locks ---6 of size 5*5ft@400,000=2,400,000sh

Size 1.5*1.5ft toilet windows---4@150000=600,000sh

FRONT DOOR

size 9*8ft---1@1300,000sh=1300,000sh

BEHIND DOOR ---1@350,000=350,000sh

TOTAL SHUTTERING =4,650,000sh

Wooden internal doors

Door frame---10@150000=1,500,000sh

Dooors---10@300000=3000,000sh

TOTAL WOODEN DOORS =4,500,000sh

Internal finishing

Plaster and floor screed

Cement ---20bags@28000=700,000sh

River sand---3trips forward @180,000sh=540,000sh

Lake sand---200,000sh---200,000sh

Tiles

floors tiles---130SM@28000=3,640,000sh

Wall tiles ---60SM@28000=1,680,000sh

Adhessive cement 15@20,000=300,000sh

Grout---30@6000=180,000sh

Strips---10pcs@8000=80,000sh.

Spacer---5pkts@3000=15000sh

TOTAL INTERNAL FINISHES =7,235,000sh

Painting

Undercoat paint---5cans@50000=250,000sh

Vinyl paint---3cans@200000=600,000sh

Supergloss oil paint---40ltrs@11500=460,000sh

Sanding paper ----1roll@80000=80,0000sh

Filler----5kg@8000=40,000sh

Thinner---10ltrs@6000=60,000sh

Brushes----5@5000=25,000sh

Rollers----3@10000=30,000sh

Total painting =1,545,000sh

External finishing

Cement---20Bags@28000=560,000sh

Sand river ---3forward@180000=540,000sh

Sand lake---1forward@200000=200,000sh

Under coat---5cans@50000=250,000sh

Weather guard ---3cans@260,000=780,000sh

Solvent thinner ----5ltrs@5000=10,000sh

Scar folds ----200,000sh

Electrical installations

Conduits 3.1"---40pcs@3000=120,000sh

Conduits 1"----15pcs@3500=52,500sh

MK boxes single -----10pcs@3000=30,000sh

MK boxes double -----10pcs@3500=350,000sh

Wall brackets ----15pcs@2000=30,000sh

Connectors----10bars@5000=50,000sh

Lamp holders-----15pcs@3000=45,000sh

Cables 1.5mm----150m@3000=450,000sh

Cables 2.5mm----80m@3500=280,000sh

Earthing ----800,000sh

Sockets single ---10@3000=30,000sh

Sockets double -----10@4000=40,000sh

Bulbs & roses -----15@25000=375,000sh

Accessories -------400,000sh

Plumbing

WHB complete ----4@300,000=1,200,000sh

WC complete -----4@350000=1,400,000sh

Toilet roll holders ---4@50000=200,000sh

Toilet rails---- 4@100,000=400,000sh

Polished glass mirrors-----4@150,000=600,000sh

Soap dish----4@50000=200,000sh

Double bowl kitchen sink-----1@350,000=350,000sh

PPR Pipes 3.2-----20pcs@15000=300,000sh

PPR pipes 1"---10pcs@17000=170,000sh

PPR fitting -----1,500,000sh

PVC pipe 4----10pcs@35000=350,000sh

PVC pipe 2.2----8pcs@10000=80,000sh

Galley traps----4pcs@15000=60,000sh

Floor traps-----6pcs@10000=60,000sh

Solvent cement ----2Tins@5000=10,000sh

PVC elbows 4"-----6pcs@1000=6000sh

TVC tee doors 4"----4pcs@15000=60,000sh

PVC bend 2.2-----10pcs@6000=60,000sh

PVC tee door 2.2-----6pcs@7500=45000sh

TOTAL PLUMBING =5,761,635sh

TOTAL :51,516,600sh

Labour is 25% of the BOQ=12,879,150sh

TOTAL BOQ=64,395,750SH

The quotation has been compiled with help from First Village Technical and Construction Company.