 | Construction Budget Example Budget of construction materials required to complete houses for Bethel Orphanage (2004 to 2005)
(K=Zambian Kwacha, $=Australian Dollar)
1. PAINT | QUANTITY | PRICE PER UNIT(k) | PRICE FOR SO MANY(k) | $ | Oil paint | 32 by 5lts | 117,000 | 3,744,000 | $748.80 | Under coat(inside) | 4 by 5 lts by 5 cans | 97,000 | 1,940,000 | $388.00 | P.V.A(inside) | 16 by 4 by 5lts | 85,000 | 5,491,200 | $1,098.24 | Under coat(outside) | 3 by 4 by 5lts | 97,000 | 1,164,000 | $232.80 | P.V.A(outside) | 12 by 4 by 5lts | 85,800 | 4,118,400 | $823.68 | | | PAINT TOTAL | 16,457,600 | $3,291.52 | | | | | | 2. TILES | QUANTITY | PRICE PER UNIT(k) | PRICE FOR SO MANY(k) | $ | Kitchen tiles | 12 boxes by 4 | 98,000 | 4,704,000 | $940.80 | Bathroom tiles | 26 boxes by 4 | 45,000 | 4,680,000 | $936.00 | Tile fix | 36 boxes | 27,500 | 880,000 | $176.00 | Tile grout | 16 boxes | 36,000 | 576,000 | $115.20 | Tile spacers | 3 packets | 7,000 | 21,000 | $4.20 | Filler | 5kg by 4 by 10 pkts | 40,200 | 402,000 | $80.40 | Thinners | 4 cans by 4 | 58,600 | 937,600 | $187.52 | Paraffin | 20lts | | 200,000 | $40.00 | | | TILES TOTAL | 12,400,600 | $2,480.12 | | | | | | 3. LABOUR | | | | | Painting | 4 houses | 1,500,000 | 6,000,000 | $1,200.00 | Tiling | 4 houses | 6,000,000 | 2,400,000 | $480.00 | | | LABOUR TOTAL | 8,400,000 | $1,680.00 | | | | | | | | | | | 3. TOOLS | QUANTITY | PRICE PER UNIT(k) | PRICE FOR SO MANY(k) | $ | Rollers | 2 for 4 houses | 18,000 | 144,000 | $28.80 | Brushes | 2 for 4 houses | 12,500 | 100,000 | $20.00 | | | TOOLS TOTAL | 244,000 | $48.80 | 4. FURNITURE | | | | | Dinning table+ 8 chairs | 4 | 610,000 | 2,440,000 | $488.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | GRAND TOTAL | 39,942,200 | $7,988.44 |
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