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Painting & Decorations

Painting

Task / DescriptionSlow  Ave  Fast   Units
 Prepare Walls-  14.2 -   m2/hr
 Prepare Doors-  12.5 -   m2/hr
 Prepare Door Frames-  25.0 -   m/hr
 Burn Off / Heat Strip Paintwork-  1.1 -   m2/hr
 Internal Timber, 1 coat primer before fixing, generally-  6.7 -   m2/hr
 Internal Timber, 1 coat primer before fixing, timber lengths-  20.0 -   m/hr
 Internal Timber, knot, 1 primer, stop, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss-  1.7 2.1  m2/hr
 Internal Timber, touchup primer, 1 undercoat, 1 coat gloss-  3.1 3.8  m2/hr
 Internal Timber, polyurethane varnish, 2 coats-  3.3 -   m2/hr
 Internal Timber, polyurethane varnish, 3 coats-  2.2 -   m2/hr
 Internal Timber, linseed oil to hardwood, 2 coats-  3.6 -   m2/hr
 External Timber, windows and frames-  2.4 -   m2/hr
 External Timber, knot, 1 primer, 2 undercoats, 1 coat gloss,-  1.5 -   m2/hr
 External Timber, touchup primer, 2 undercoats, 1 coat gloss,-  2.0 -   m2/hr
 External Timber, 2 coats wood preservative-  4.0 -   m2/hr
 External Timber, 3 coats polyurethane varnish-  2.0 -   m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 2 coats emulsion to plaster-  8.0 -   m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 2 coats emulsion to brick/blockwork-  6.0 -   m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 1 mist, 2 coats emulsion to plaster-  6.0 -   m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 1 mist, 2 coats emulsion to brick/blockwork-  4.5 -   m2/hr
 Internal Walls, 1 primer, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss to plaster-  2.3 -   m2/hr
 Internal Walls, undercoat to door frame-  20.0 -   m/hr
 Internal Walls, gloss to door frame-  16.5 -   m/hr
 Internal Walls, undercoat to door-  7.1 -   m2/hr
 Internal Walls, gloss to door-  6.2 -   m2/hr
 External Walls, 2 coats sandtex to render/concrete-  2.5 -   m2/hr
 External Walls, 2 coats sandtex to brick/blockwork-  2.0 -   m2/hr
 External Walls, 1 sealer, 2 emulsion to render/concrete-  2.0 -   m2/hr
 External Walls, 1 sealer, 2 emulsion to brick/blockwork-  1.7 -   m2/hr
 Floors, epoxy paint-  2.9 -   m2/hr
 Ceilings, emulsion paint, 2 coats-  6.1 -   m2/hr
 Ceilings, emulsion paint, 3 coats-  5.0 -   m2/hr
 Ceilings, textured paint-  4.2 -   m2/hr
 Ceilings, artex finish-  4.1 -   m2/hr
 Internal Steelwork, 1 primer, 1 undercoat, 1 gloss1.3 2.4 -   m2/hr
 External Steelwork, 1 primer, 2 undercoats, 1 gloss0.9 1.7 -   m2/hr
 Guttering Steelwork, 1 coat primer, 2 undercoats, 1 gloss-  2.5 -   m/hr

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