Expert: Roger Zona - 10/7/2011

Question
1-Hovv many meters a ceramic labour should do a day ?
2-hovv many meter a painter should do a day ?
3_hovv many meters a plasterer must do a day ?
4_vvhat is the main steps for the finishing?


regard
fadi

Answer
Hello Fadi,

The question you asked has many many variables that will change the answer.  For example, plaster is applied over several different surfaces and in more than one application.

Ceramic tile also is available in several ways - single tiles, mosaic tile, mosaic tile pre-applied on a paper and large tiles in various sizes.  Tiles also are applied on different surfaces such as  wall or floor, in wet areas (bathroom showers) over special lath board.  Is the tile applied with a mastic glue or cement mortar?
 
Painting also has variations that affect the area that can be covered in a day.  Is the paint applied by brush, a roller, or a sprayer?  Is the area to be painted accessible without the aid of a ladder or scaffolding?  A prime coat can be applied faster than a finish coat.  Is the surface being painted new work or an existing surface?  

As you can understand, there are many variations that will affect daily production.  I would suggest that you require that your subcontractors (ceramic tiler, painter and plasterer) submit a time line schedule of their work.  For example, the tiler should be able to estimate the amount of work and judge the time it will take to complete the job.  Don't base your price on their estimated daily production but rather on a completed job.  All subcontractors have a tendency to over estimate the time it will take to complete the job.  You may also keep a log of their time.  When did the tiler and his crew arrive on the job.  Note the time they leave the job and measure the amount of work completed that day.  Remember, a tiler may have several stages to their job.  First, they must prepare the surface, 2nd they install the tile, third they must apply grout and fourth they must clean the surface.  

Most subcontractors know from experience how much time must be allocated to a job.  A painter knows from previous jobs that, for example, a 4m x 4m x 3m high room can be prepared, primed and painted with two coats of finish paint in two days.  This would include 16s.m. of ceiling and 48s.m. of walls.  Then times 3 for prime coat and 2 finish coats.  That is 192s.m. total or 96s.m. per day or 36s.m. per coat per hour.  This is just an assumption.

As for the "main steps for the finishing" - I don't fully understand what you mean.  Send me more information and I will give the an answer to the best of my knowledge.

I hope this has been helpful.

Roger
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