Guide to Calculate Construction Area Cochin

Elements that comprise the construction Cost:

Primarily the basic factors of any construction are, Building material, Labor, Contractor’s Fee. Apart from these major factors a few minor but equally important factors are : Approval fee of Govt departments for, plan approval, Electricity, and sewerage approval, in some places water meter is also installed for consumption of water, bore well, Underground Sump, Compound wall and Gate etc are also to be considered. Cost may change and add to the existing cost by selecting Interior designs, some wood work especially are very cost incurring, false ceiling, or modular kitchen, and wardrobes, these are generally are not a part of the construction cost, however these can be discussed as a package, while selecting the design at the time of finalizing the contract.

Note:Keeping in vision of future scope of expansion sometimes the people are requesting additional columns for further construction of additional floors in future time, if this be the case the cost may vary based upon the number of columns and beams additionally requested by the client. The major portion of the construction cost variant is because of the nature of Bricks and Sand used, also plastering quality varies based on the proportion of cement and sand used. The finishing materials like electrical cabling and fixtures and switches, MCB’s and sockets used can vary the price. The same goes with plumbing installation like WC's, Wash Basins, Taps, Hot & Cold Mixers, Bathroom Flooring / tiling on the walls, exhaust fans, and they type of ventilation selected. The kitchen finishing can also affect the cost based upon the choice or Granite / Kadappa Stones / artificial Granite / or other variety of stones or Granite Cladding Tiles.

Transport & Handling

The higher the height of construction proportionally the cost also varies, as the height to which the material is required to be transported and utilized and the risk associated with such construction activity. Of note: the bulk portion of the construction materials are manufactured at a far of distance and need to be transported to the site of construction and utilization therefore some of the cost is added to the transportation factor. Demolition: is another factor when it comes to adding or extending the existing the floors a portion of the older structure may be needed to be demolished, the debris coming out of them may be needed to be disposed far off from the site of construction.

Labor Charges

Is the second most cost involved in construction activity, it starts the very moment the construction activity is commenced starting from making markings on the land and excavations, digging till the finishing aspect of the construction.