Construction Man-hour Norms
| Description | Unit | Tradesman Hours | Labourer Hours | |
| Solid Plaster | ||||
| Render for wall tiling, cement and sand in one coat 13mm thick | m2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Cement render, one coat 13mm thick on | ||||
| Walls | m2 | 0.25 | 0.11 | |
| Soffits | m2 | 0.28 | 0.11 | |
| Columns | m2 | 0.42 | 0.18 | |
| Beams | m2 | 0.42 | 0.18 | |
| Hardwall plaster, two coats 16mm thick on | ||||
| Walls | m2 | 0.42 | 0.18 | |
| Soffits | m2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| Columns | m2 | 0.55 | 0.25 | |
| Beams | m2 | 0.55 | 0.25 | |
| Skim coat hardwall plaster on soffits | m2 | 0.22 | 0.08 | |
| Plaster cove | m | 0.15 | ||
| Plaster nosing | m | 0.15 |
Plastering Production Rates
| Task / Description | Slow | Ave | Fast | Units |
| Browning (undercoat), Internal Walls under 2.5m high | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | m2/hr |
| Browning (undercoat), Internal Walls over 2.5m high | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | m2/hr |
| Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns less than 100mm wide | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | m2/hr |
| Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns 100-200mm wide | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | m2/hr |
| Browning (undercoat), Reveals and Columns 200-300mm wide | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | m2/hr |
| Covings | - | 5.0 | - | m/hr |
| Skimming (topcoat), Internal Walls under 2.5m high | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | m2/hr |
| Skimming (topcoat), Internal Walls over 2.5m high | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | m2/hr |
| Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns less than 100mm wide | 12.6 | 13.8 | 15.4 | m2/hr |
| Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns 100-200mm wide | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.8 | m2/hr |
| Skimming (topcoat), Reveals and Columns 200-300mm wide | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | m2/hr |
| Plaster Board to Ceilings | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | m2/hr |
| Plastering Ceilings, 1 Bonding, 1 Skimming | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | m2/hr |
| Plastering Ceilings, Topcoat Skimming | 2.7 | 3.2 | 5.4 | m2/hr |
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