TYPICAL WEIGHTS OF BUILDING MATERIALS

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Material	Weight (Kg/Sqm)
BRICKS,BLOCKS and Paving
Caly Brick-102.5mm
Low Density	205.00
Medium density	221.00
High density	238.00
Calcium silicate brickwork-102.5mm	205.00
Cnoncrete block work,aerated	78.00
Cnoncrete block work,light weight aggregate	129.00
Concrete flagstones (50mm)	115.00
Glass Blocks (100mm thick) 150X150	98.00
Glass Blocks (100mm thick) 200X200	83.00
ROOFING
Thatching (300mm thick)	40.00
Tiles-Plain Clay	63.50
Tiles-Plain Concrete	93.00
Tiles single lap concrete	49.00
Tile battens (50X25) and felt underlay	7.70
Bituminous felt underlay	1.00
Bituminous felt ,sanded topcoat	2.70
3 Layers bituminous felt	4.80
HD/PE breather membrane under lay	0.20
SHEET MATERIALS
Aluminium (0.9mm)	2.50
Copper (0.9mm)	4.88
Cork board (standard )per 25mm thickness	4.33
Cork board (compressed )per 25mm thickness	9.65
Hardboard (3.2mm)	3.40
Glass (3mm)	7.30
Lead (1.32mm-code 3)	14.97
Lead (3.15mm-code 7)	35.72
Particle board /Chipboard (12 mm)	9.26
Particle board /Chipboard (22 mm)	16.82
Planking,Softwood strip flooring (ex.25mm)	11.20
Planking,hardwood strip flooring (ex.25mm)	16.10
Plasterboard (9.5mm)	8.30
Plasterboard (12.5mm)	11.00
Plasterboard (19mm)	17.00
Plywood per 25mm	1.75
PVC Floor tiling (2.5mm)	3.90
strawboard (25mm)	9.80
weatherboarding (20mm)	7.68
woodwool (25mm)	14.50
Glass fibre thermal (100 mm)	2.00
Glass fibre acoustic (100 mm)	4.00
APPLIED MATERIALS
Asphalte (18mm)	42.00
Plaster,2 coat work	22.00
STRUCTURAL TIMBER
Rafters and joists (100X50 @ 400 c/c)	5.87
Floor Joists (225X50 @ 400 C/C)	14.93

DENSITIES

Material	Approx.Density (Kg/Cum)
Cement	1,440.00
Concrete aerated	640.00
Concrete Broken brick	2,000.00
Concrete natural aggregates	2,300.00
Concrete no-fines	1,760.00
Concrete reinforced	2,400.00
Metals
Aluminium	2,770.00
Copper	8,730.00
Lead	11,325.00
Steel	7,850.00
Timer (Softwood /Pine)	480 (average)
Timer (hardwood eg.maple,teak,oak	720(average)
Water	1,000.00