CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE CALCULATOR

(BY ENGR. RONALD JOHN R. CAJILLA)

(JUST INPUT THE DATA INSIDE THE YELLOW CELL)
ITEM - I CONCRETING WORKS
A. DETERMINING THE VOLUME OF A CONCRETE
FOOTING FORMULA: VOLUME = L * W * T
CLASS A CONCRETE MIX
Enter Length L (M) 0.60 M
Enter Width W (M) 0.60 M
W T Enter Thickness T (M) 0.25 M
TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 0.09 CU.M.
Number of Foong Units 10.00 Units
TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 0.90 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 9.00 BAGS
L VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 0.50 CU.M.
VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 0.90 CU.M.

WALL FOOTING

T
L = LENGTH

FORMULA: W
VOLUME =L*W*T
CLASS A CONCRETE MIX
EnterLength LT (M) 32.00 M
Enter Width W (M) 0.30 M
Enter Thickness T (M) 0.15 M
TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 1.44 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 13.00 BAGS
VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 0.80 CU.M.
LT = TOTAL LENGTH/PERIMETER VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 1.50 CU.M.

FLOOR SLAB FORMULA: VOLUME = L * W * T

CLASS A CONCRETE MIX
EnterLength L (M) 6.00 M
T Enter Width W (M) 9.00 M
W
Enter Thickness T (M) 0.10 M
Enter Concrete Mix Design (CLASS) AA, A,or B b 1:3:6
7.5 0.5 1
TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 5.40 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 41.00 BAGS

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 VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 2.70 CU.M.
VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 5.40 CU.M.
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FLOOR SLAB - BY AREA

FORMULA: VOLUME = Floor Area* T
CLASS A CONCRETE MIX
T
Enter Floor Area A (SQ.M) 420.00 SQ.M
Enter Thickness T (M) 0.10 M
Enter Concrete Mix Design (CLASS) AA, A,or B B 1:3:6
TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 42.00 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 315.00 BAGS
Area
VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 21.00 CU.M.
7.5 0.5 1 VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 42.00 CU.M.

CONCRETE COLUMNS COLUMN DIMENSIONS:

RECTANGULAR
W1 Width 1 0.25 M
Width 2 0.25 M

W2

FORMULA: VOLUME = H * W1 * W2
H CLASS A CONCRETE MIX
Enter Height L (M) 1.22 M
VOLUME OF CONCRETE FOR EACH COLUME: 0.08 CU.M.

Number of Columns Units 10.00 Units

TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 0.76 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 7.00 BAGS
VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 0.40 CU.M.
VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 0.80 CU.M.

CONCRETE COLUMNS COLUMN DIMENSIONS:

CIRCULAR
D1 Diameter 0.30 M

AreaCirc 0.07 SQ.M.

FORMULA: VOLUME = H * AreaCirc

H CLASS A CONCRETE MIX

Enter Height L (M) 3.00 M

VOLUME OF CONCRETE EACH COLUMN: 0.21 CU.M.
Number of Columns Units 6.00 Units
TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 1.27 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 12.00 BAGS

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 VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 0.70 CU.M.
VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 1.30 CU.M.

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CONCRETE BEAMS

FORMULA: VOLUME = LT * W * D
CLASS A CONCRETE MIX
LT EnterTotalLength LT (M) 5.00 M
Enter Width W (M) 0.20 M
BEAM DIMENSIONS: Enter Depth D (M) 0.30 M
D TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 0.30 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 3.00 BAGS
VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 0.20 CU.M.
VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 0.30 CU.M.
W

CONCRETE STAIRS

TR EnterRiserHeight RH (M) 0.20 M

W EnterTreadRun TR (M) 0.30 M
Enter Stair Width W (M) 1.20 M
RH
Enter # of Steps N 7.00 Steps
Enter Stringer Thickness TS (M) 0.15 M

0.25 0.45 0.71

TOTAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE: 0.71 CU.M.

# OF CEMENT BAGS 7.00 BAGS
TS
VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 0.40 CU.M.
VOL. OF 3/4" GRAVEL CU.M. 0.80 CU.M.

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ITEM - II MASONRY WORKS
A. DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS USED
B. DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF CEMENT & VOLUME OF SAND FOR MORTAR & PLASTERING
Enter Wall Height H (M) 6.00 M
Enter Wall Length L (M) 20.00 M
EnterAreaofWindow AW (SQ.M.) 2.88 SQ.M
EnterAreaofDoor AD (SQ.M) 1.47 SQ.M.
Breakage Allowance % 5.00 %

TOTAL WALL AREA: 115.65 SQ.M.

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHB: 1,518.00 PCS

MORTAR USING 4" CHB

# OF CEMENT BAGS 61.00 BAGS
VOL. OF S CREENED SAND CU.M. 5.10 CU.M.
MORTAR USING 6" CHB
# OF CEMENT BAGS 118.00 BAGS
VOL. OF S CREENED SAND CU.M. 9.80 CU.M.

PLASTER : 16mm thk Mix: 1:2

One face ohe wall only
# OF CEMENT BAGS 34.00 BAGS
VOL. OF FINE SAND CU.M. 1.90 CU.M.
PLASTER : 16mm thk Mix: 1:2
Two faces of the wall
# OF CEMENT BAGS 67.00 BAGS
VOL. OF FINE SAND CU.M. 3.80 CU.M.

RIPRAPING WORKS L
W1
Enter Height H (M) 2.00 M
Enter Width 1 W1 (M) 0.30 M
Enter Width 2 W2 (M) 0.60 M
Enter Length L (M) 20.00 M

Using: Stones ranging from 15 to 25 kgs with

H atleast 50% of stones weighing more than
20 kgs, & Class A Mixture

TOTAL SIDE AREA: 0.90 SQ.M.

TOTAL VOLUME: 18.00 CU.M.

VOL. OF BOULDERS CU.M. 18.00 CU.M.
# OF CEMENT BAGS 47.00 BAGS
VOL. OF SAND CU.M. 2.60 CU.M.
W2

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ITEM - III STEEL REINFORCEMENT
TH OF REINFORCING BARS FOR CHB IN ME
LENGTH
LENGTH vercal spacing
VERT. OF
OF SPACEING
SPACING HORIZON
VERTICAL LAYER
(CM) TAL
REIN./SQ.
REIN./

40 2.93 2 Layers 3.300

60 2.13 3 Layers 2.150

spacing
layer
80 1.6 4Layers 1.720

DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF BARS USED

Enter Wall Height H (M) 3.50 M

Enter Wall Length L (M) 10.00 M
Enter wall openings SQ.M 1.68 SQ.M.
Enter Constant Factor VERTICAL 2.13 60cm
Enter Constant Factor HORIZONTAL 2.15 3 layers
TOTAL WALL AREA: 33.32 SQ.M.
# OF VERTICAL BARS USED: 12.00 PCS @ 6M
# OF HORIZONTAL BARS USED: 12.00 PCS @ 6M
#16 TIE WIRE USED: 1.60 Kgs

FOOTING MATTING
Enter Foong Length L (M) 0.60 M
Enter Foong Width W (M) 0.60 M
Enter # of Bars along L # 4.00 Pcs
Enter Number of Bars along W # 4.00 Pcs
L Enter Number of Foong # 10.00 Units
Enter Clear Cover Cc (M) 0.050 M
Note: Standard Clear Cover for foong =0.05m to 0.075m

# of Bars
per Side Net. Length along L 0.50 M
W Net. Length along W 0.50 M
# OF REIN. BARS USED: 8.00 LHS
#16 TIE WIRE USED: 1.30 Kgs

Clear Cover

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CARPENTRY WORKS
Determining the total board foot of a lumber.
Enter Number of pieces # 100.00 PCS
Enter lumber Dimension W1(IN) 2.00 inches
W2(IN) 4.00 inches
L L(FT) 12.00 feet ()

TOTAL # OF LUMBER IN BD.FT Bd.. 800.00 BD.FT

W2

W1

Determining the total board foot of a round log

FORMULA: (D - 4)² x L
16

Enter Number of pieces # 1.00 PCS

Enter lumber Dimension D1(IN) 28.00 inches
L(FT) 20.00 feet ()

TOTAL # OF LUMBER IN BD.FT Bd.. 720.00 BD.FT

Determining the total lengths or pcs of a certain lumber from Bd..

Enter total Bd. : Bd.. 720

L Enter desired lumber dimension : W1(in) W2(in) L()
2 4 10

TOTAL # OF LUMBER IN PIECES/LENGTHS PCS 108.00 PCS

W2

W1

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NUMBER OF BOARD FOOT OF STUDS & NAILING JOIST PER SQUARE METER
SPACING IN CENTIMETER (CENTER TO CENTER)
Lumber size
in inches 30x30 30x60 40x40 40x60 60x60
1 x 2 4.103 3.147 3.189 2.686 2.268
2 x 2 8.198 6.293 6.379 5.373 4.594
2 x 3 12.284 9.440 9.569 8.060 6.898
2 x 4 16.414 12.592 12.758 10.746 9.195

Enter Length of Wall/Ceilling /Flooring L (M) 9.00 M

Enter Height of Wall/Ceilling/Flooring H (M) 3.00 M
Enter Constant Factor C 6.898
# OF BD.FT OF STUDS & NAILING JOIST USED: BD.FT 186.25 BD.FT.

Enter total Bd. : Bd.. 186.25

Enter desired lumber dimension : W1(in) W2(in) L()
2 3 8
TOTAL # OF LUMBER IN PIECES/LENGTHS PCS 47.00 PCS

USING 1/4" ORDINARY PLYWOOD or 4' x 8' HARDIFLEX BOARD

TOTAL # OF 4'X 8 ' ORDINARY PLYWOOD USED (ONE SIDE) SHTS 10 Sheets
TOTAL # OF 4'X 8' ORDINARY PLYWOOD USED (TWO SIDES) SHTS 19 Sheets

# OF 1" CWNails Used for Boards (ONE SIDE) KGS 0.6 KGS
# OF 1" CWNails Used for Boards (TWO SIDES) KGS 1.1 KGS
# OF 2 1/2" CWNails Used for Joining the Studs together KGS 1.4 KGS

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ROOFING WORKS

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SideLapping 21/2 11/2

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Ls
Span

Projecon (Bulada)

Pitch

12

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DETERMINING THE DESIRABLE NUMBER OF SHEETS IF USING MORE THAN ONE SHEET
Raer L1 3.231099 Enter Span (Ls) M 3.00 M
Angle 0.422793 Enter Height (H) M 1.20 M
H2 0.40 Enter Projecon Width (Bulada) M 1.00 M
Raer L2 1.076766
# of pulins 8.00 Total Length of Raer M 4.31 M
USING ONLY TWO SHEETS
Roong Length 4.38 Total Roong Net Length M 4.38 M
1 2.40 Enter Roof Sheet Length 1 FT 8 FT
2.10 Enter Roof Sheet Length 2 FT 8 FT
2
Overlap 0.42 M 1.37 FT
OK Roof Sheet combinaon

USING THREE SHEETS

1
Roong Length 4.38 Total Roong Net Length M 4.38 M
2.40 Enter Roof Sheet Length 1 FT 8 FT
2
2.10 Enter Roof Sheet Length 2 FT 8 FT
3 2.10 Enter Roof Sheet Length 3 FT 8 FT
Overlap 1.41 M 4.62 FT
OK Roof Sheet combinaon
But not economical, cost you more money!
End Lapping must not be more than 2 
DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF ROOF SHEETS

SideLapping 21/2 11/2

EecveWidth 0.60 0.70
Enter Roong total with M 11.00 M
Total Roof Width
Enter Eecve Width M 0.70 M
USING ONLY TWO SHEETS
Number of the 1st Roof sheet used @ 8 feet long at one side only 16 Sheets
Number of the 2nd Roof sheet used @ 8 feet long at one side only 16 Sheets
Number of Umbrella Nails/Tekscrews 5 KGS

Note: Must mulply by two if the other side of the roof is similar

USING THREE SHEETS

Number of the 1st Roof sheet used @ 8 feet long at one side only 16 Sheets
Number of the 2nd Roof sheet used @ 8 feet long at one side only 16 Sheets

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SCAFFOLDINGS
PARTS OF SCAFFOLDINGS
1. Vercal Support
2. Base of Vercal Support
3. Horizontal Member
4. Diagonal Braces
5. Block and Wedges
6. Nails & Bolts
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COLUMN BEAM
Enter Column Height M 3.00 Enter Beam Length M 3.50
Enter # of Columns Units 10.00 Enter # of Beams Units 6.00
Total Column Height: 30.00 M. Ht. Total Beam Length: 21.00 M. Ht.

FLOORING
Enter Floor Area SQ.M. 80.00

QUANTITY OF LUMBER FOR SCAFFOLDING OR STAGING

Lumber Column Beam
Flooring
Size Vercal Horizontal Brace Vercal Horizontal
2" x 2" 141.00 630.00 351.00 84.00 98.70 488.00
2" x 3" 210.00 950.10 525.00 126.00 147.00 728.00
2" x 4" 280.50 1,267.50 700.50 168.00 196.35 968.00

Enter total # of Bd. of Lumber required: 224.40 Bd.

W1(in) W2(in) L()
2 4 8
Total Number of Lumber: 43.00 PCS
Total Number of #4 CWNails: 22.00 KGS