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Chida_gs wrote:Hi Friends,

I just thought of this regarding the Ideal Materials (Branded v/s Unbranded) to be considered during the Construction
I divided the Quality of the Materials based on Brand & Cost as High, Medium, Low. Looks like long list, but surely this will help the Forum members to understand the Cost of materials based on Brands and to analyze the Quotation/Estimate given by the Contractor/Firms.

Look forward the experienced members inputs on this.

1) CEMENT current as on 29-07-14
High : upto 400 like birla ultratech
Medium : 350 like jaypee
Low :335 kcp zuari
all well known cement are good so do not categorize on this.
2) BRICKS (RED BRICKS)
High : 9-10
Medium : 6-8
Low :4.5-6
again check quality don go by names i've seen two different qualities with same name. don go by brand. transport matters a lot here.
3) STEEL (COLUMNS, LINTEL, CHAJJA, BEAM,SLABS, RCC)
High : 51
Medium : 48
Low :43
almost all familiar steel are good enuf for residential project. just check the quality and bending capability of it. do not go just by brand and waste lot of money.
I felt prime gold is good enuf and better than indus(personal observations)
4) FLOORING - GRANITE
High : 100plus
Medium :100
Low :50
depends on choice
FLOORING - VITRIFIED TILES
High :100-200
Medium :75-100
Low :45-75
brand matters here and choose good brands like nitco, kajaria and medium end somany sonora,etc... low end gujrati tiles
5) PLUMBING - (PIPES, COLLARS, BENDS etc..)
High : ashirvad /astral cpvc and astral/supreme pvc for swr
Medium : supreme for water supply cheaper compared to others. heard they have only pvc.
Low :yet to find this territory. one such brand supreme gold

6) BATHROOM FITTINGS (Taps, Showers, EWC, Washbasins etc..)
High :
Medium :
Low :
have always used jaguar/cera/essess not sure of others.
7) WOOD (Main Door/Pooja (TEAK), Others Rooms)
High : 3300 teak may be more
Medium : hunsur teak, ghana teak 2000-2500
Low :like teak

8) WALL TILES (Kitchen, Bathrooms, Utility)
High :
Medium :
Low :
same like flooring and 30% cheaper than flooring.
9) PAINTING (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR)
High :
Medium :
Low :
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10) SAND
High : 60-65k for 10 wheeler full load river sand (like heap on 4ft body mahindra)
Medium : 16k for a 6 wheeler and 30k-32k for 10 wheeler (non river sand called gadde sand)
Low : 13k-16k filter sand 6 wheeler(strict no to such sand)

11) ELECTRICALS (Wires, Switches, MCB, Points etc..)
High : legrand, finolex
Medium : GM switches, Anchor, v-guard.
Low :
would always take electrician advice so no much insight on this.
came across a brand in market called sbee. quality felt good and willing to use it for current project.
12) SOLAR CONNECTION
High :tata
Medium : kamal
Low : many as you name

13) OVERHEAD TANK (3 Layer)
High : sintex was 5.65/litre
Medium :kaveri, hitank 4.5/litre
Low :many from 4/litre itself