How much does it cost to build a one storey house?

 

How much does it cost to build a one storey house?

People want to live in their own house even if they are young. In Kathmandu Valley, there are many people who usually build houses on three / four / five acres of land. The process of building a house here is cumbersome, and it can be difficult to estimate how much it will cost to build a house.  

Here we have prepared the cost estimate details of a four-room house that can be built in Kathmandu from eight hundred to one thousand square feet (on three / four / five acres of land).

We have prepared this statement after talking with engineers and technicians of various construction companies. 

The cost of building a house is determined by the desire and need. Some may take years to complete, depending on their budget and income. For example: this year, to lay the foundation. Slope and difficult lifting next year. Next year, including painting, kitchen. Or someone may be in a hurry to finish in a few months. Similarly, the cost varies depending on the type of material used except the essentials.

Cement, bricks, gravel-sand, poles, windows, doors, pipelines, electricity, etc. are essential materials. Tiles, marble, paint, modular kitchen, sanitary, false ceiling, lights, parking are additional. Apart from this, houses can also be built.

Only the essentials are mentioned here.

Maps and design:

It is not possible to dig the foundation of a house without passing a map in the municipality. So first of all you have to do the work of mapping and design. When making a map with the facilitation of a municipal engineer, almost everyone's house looks the same. But once the important work of life moves forward on the basis of the map, there is no question of compromise.

A good map helps to estimate the cost and time spent at home. While building a house, it is necessary to plan and design so as not to spend more than double the budget. 

It costs at least one lakh and at most two lakh rupees to make a map of a one-storey house. The price is also determined based on the experience of the engineer and the credibility of the construction company. When designing the interior with 3D, you have to pay an additional fee of Rs 100 per square foot.

Contractor Wages:

You need to find a contractor before you can start building a house. This is very important as the construction will start only after the wage agreement is signed.

The practice of contracting is different in different parts of the country. Speaking of the Kathmandu Valley, there are two types of contracts for the construction of private houses on the basis of square feet and construction materials. 

When awarding a contract on the basis of square feet, after the slope of the first floor is completed, the area occupied by the roof, veranda and the roof at the top of the window is measured. The contractor charges between Rs 400 and Rs 500 per square foot as per the contract of construction and construction. If the size of an entire roof is one thousand square feet, the contractor has to pay five lakh rupees per floor. 

Similarly, according to the rate of construction materials, the money is paid by maintaining different rates for laying foundations, lifting pillars, sloping and laying mortars. Here you have to pay as soon as the work is done. In this too, the amount is decided according to mutual understanding. 

This is only the wages paid by the contractor. The material must be purchased by the householder. The cost is determined by the time it takes to work on both of these contracting systems, the place of work, the type of work, and so on. Having to build a house faster than usual, having to transport construction materials over long distances, or having a complex or new design can increase wages. 

Cement:

When estimating the amount of cement to be used in a one-storey house, one should pay attention to the size of the pillars and beams placed in the house. Similarly, the size of the mortar also determines the cost of cement. Cement costs less than a five-inch mortar than a nine-inch mortar. Similarly, having nine pillars is less and having twelve pillars is more costly. 

For a house to be built in 800 to 1000 square feet, a maximum of 300 bags of OPC should be estimated. Similarly, about 300 bags of PPC are used for joints, plaster and finishing. Combined, it takes about six hundred bags of cement.  

At present, the factory price of OPC is Rs. 750 to Rs. 800 per 50 kg bag. Similarly, PPC is available from Rs. 650 to Rs. 700 per bag. 

In this regard, OPC costs from two lakh 25 thousand to two lakh 40 thousand rupees. Similarly, PPC should be estimated at around two lakh five thousand rupees. Thus, up to four lakh and fifty thousand rupees is spent on both types of cement. 

Bricks:

According to the technician, it is better to apply nine inches of mortar on the foundation and first floor of the house. As the foundation needs to be strengthened and the first floor is relatively moist, it is recommended to apply thick mortar. 

The number of bricks in any house can be found by calculating the height and thickness of the mortar. The size of the windows and doors varies the cost of the bricks. Each room has a standard size (six feet long and four feet wide) with two windows and a door, and a nine-inch wall is estimated to have about 28,000 bricks. 

At present, the number one brick in Kathmandu costs up to Rs 18 per ship. In this way, one has to buy bricks worth Rs 500,000 in a one-storey house.

Ballast:

The most essential material in construction is gravel-sand. The cost of 14-15 tipper ballast-sand for a one-storey house has to be estimated. Under normal circumstances, it costs around four lakh rupees. 

Dhading's black ballast costs Rs 28,000 per tipper to reach the construction site. Similarly, double habitation sand now reaches the construction site at a cost of Rs 28,000.

Even plain sand for plaster. But sloping, double-dwelling sand is considered to be fine. Finishing, the size of the mortar determines the cost of sand. When the price is up and down, the cost is more or less the same. 

Dundee:

When constructing any structure, the cost of the poles is determined by the pillars, inner walls, etc. According to the technician, the foundation should be at least five feet deep from the ground. Lifting the pillar from the jug takes more than one hundred and twenty five kilos per pole. 

About five and a half tons (five thousand five hundred kilos) of rods are required for the beams to be placed along the foundation, DPC beams, bottom and top of the window, beams for the first floor slope, ladders and slopes. 

The price of Dundee has gone up in the last few weeks. In the market, a kilo of Dundee costs from Rs 115 to Rs 120. Therefore, one has to invest around six lakh to six lakh fifty thousand rupees in Dundi for the house. 

Wooden windows and doors:

Although expensive, wooden windows and doors are always designed to give the desired design, size and quality, reusable and durable features.

A four-room house should have at least seven doors, including the main door, toilet and back. Similarly, at least nine windows are required in each room and one in the toilet.

Sal wood starts from five thousand five hundred rupees per cubic foot. When using the right quality wood, you have to pay around five thousand rupees for one door. In the same way, if it is four times a year, it will cost seven to eight thousand rupees.

In the same way, not only the square in the window but also the wood with the glass frame has to be calculated. Here, the same window costs about 9,000 rupees worth of wood. 

According to this, using medium quality wood in the window-door squares costs around Rs. 120,000. Even if you put glass in the windows, you have to put stairs on the doors. 

Up to one lakh should be spent to keep the same door of suitable design in the main door. But even in twenty-five thousand there is a good door. The inner doors can be placed in five-seven thousand different designs. 

According to the above information, the cost for window-door squares and stairs is from two lakh to two lakh and fifty thousand rupees. The cost of window glass should be added separately. 

Pipe connection and tank:

When building a house, pipes are used for four purposes - drinking water, sanitation water, sewerage and electricity pipes. When building a house with only four rooms, all these pipes should be estimated to cost around one lakh and fifty thousand rupees. 

Similarly, water tank should be kept along with the pipeline. Stainless steel water tanks increase the cost, while ordinary black, green large 1,000-liter tanks cost from 12,000 to 14,000. An additional Rs 30,000 should be added for the construction of a safety tank. 

Kitchen and bathroom:

If you want to make a kitchen with ordinary slabs, you can make it in fifty thousand. But now there is the concept of modular kitchen. Modern kitchens are the choice of many because they are easy to clean and manage. The cost of building a modern kitchen should be at least two lakh rupees. 

Similarly, it costs around Rs 30,000 to make a normal bathroom and Rs 100,000 including sanitary materials to make it modern. 

Electrical connection:

Special attention should be paid to electricity and light connection. Even a small mistake can lead to an accident. Therefore, it is suggested to connect electricity from an experienced electrician without worrying about the cost. Wiring a four-room house with basic electrical appliances and lights costs around Rs 200,000.

Rangarogan:

Generally, you can stay at home without painting. But the house looks incomplete without color. It costs around Rs 200,000 to paint a good brand on a one-storey house. The right color can be used for one lakh and fifty thousand. Adding fifty thousand to the wages of the workers can complete the work of painting up to two lakhs. 

It is seen that the mentioned materials will cost around Rs 3.5 million to build a one-storey house. There are many other things that are needed to build a house, which requires additional expenses.

Source: Setopati