With the rising low-cost housing projects in the Philippines, a lot of people has been asking how many certain materials are needed to construct additional partition walls on their bare house. This material breakdown guide should help Filipinos without the need to ask a professional. Anyhow, we suggest you hire one so all your concerns will be attended right away.
This is the typical walls of Filipino houses. These factors has enough wastage (very conservative, in fact). All you have to do is to multiply each factor to your calculated TOTAL square meter area and you should get the total number of materials needed for you to construct your do-it-yourself partition walls.
Plywood / Drywall on Metal Frame
| Materials Description | Unit | QTY |
| 4′ x 8′ – Plywood / Fiber Cement Board | pc | 0.73 |
| 3m Length – Metal Studs | pc | 1.20 |
| Rivets | pc | 14.00 |
| Metal Screw | pc | 4.00 |
Plywood Partition on Lumber Frame
| Materials Description | Unit | QTY |
| 4′ x 8′ – Marine Plywood | pc | 0.73 |
| 8′ – 2″x2″ Lumber | pc | 1.42 |
| Common Nails | pc | 26.00 |
| Concrete Nails (for concrete anchoring – may vary) | pc | 6.00 |
Concrete Hollow Block Wall (Plastered, both sides)
| Masonry Wall | Unit | QTY |
| 4″ Concrete Hollow Block | pcs | 12.5 |
| Cement | bag | 0.53 |
| Sand | cu.m. | 0.04 |
| 6m Length – 10mm Deformed Reinforcing Bars | pc | 0.40 |
| No. 16 Tie Wire | kg | 0.05 |
| Cement Plaster Finish – 2 faces | ||
| Cement | bag | 0.64 |
| Fine Sand | cu.m. | 0.054 |
This is a construction material breakdown guide and you should be able to get a rough estimate (close to actual) materials breakdown. 4″ is used in the concrete hollow block as it is the typical indoor CHB wall size for partitions. Note that materials breakdown for 4″ and 6″ concrete hollow block is NOT the same.
Check other construction data with the same concept on the links below.
Roofing Works Materials Breakdown per Square Meter
Painting Works Materials Breakdown per Square Meter
Tiling Works Materials Breakdown per Square Meter
Ceiling Construction Materials Breakdown per Square Meter
Metal Gate Construction Materials Breakdown and Prices
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this drywall per sqm breakdown includes both sides of the wall correct?
114 pcs of rivets per square meter of dry wall partition?
That’s 14. Thank you for pointing that out 🙂
Thank you for the detailed info.
Kindly please check on the CHB part. It appears the unit and description had been interchanged which should be CHB (pcs.), sand (cum.) and cement (bags)
Thank you.
Thank you, you’re a life saver Tatak Pinoy!