Costs

Materials, Labor and Equipment Rental Costs for the Full Scale Tile

Cement	49587.93	lbs	$1,983.52	retail portland cement	0.066	$/lb
Sand	117226.5	lbs	$420.84	bulk cement	0.040	$/lb
detergent	642.73	Oz	$61.70	Retail Sand	0.041	$/lb
6 mil poly sheet	21450.87	sq ft	$130.85	bulk sand	0.0036	$/lb
walls	1500	sq ft		Detergent	0.096	$/oz
Floor	1500	sq ft		retail 6 mil poly sheet	0.020	$/sq ft
Water bags	9450.87	sq ft		Bulk 6 mil poly sheet	0.0061	$/sq ft
Air bags	9000	sq ft		Mylar packing tape	0.030	$/ft
mylar packing tape	879.32	ft	$26.38	10ga 6” square remesh	0.052	$/sq ft
Remesh	4763.39	sq ft	$247.70	Tie wire	0.007	$/ft
Outer wall	1500	sq ft		2X4 lumber	0.250	$/ft
Floor and ceiling	3000	sq ft		3/8 plywood	0.27	$/sq ft
Cell walls	263.39	sq ft		Gas and oil	240.000	$/ft
3/8” plywood	3000	sq ft	$810.00
2X4 lumber	300	ft	$75.00
Total Material			$3,755.99


Equipment Rental	Days	Rate		Labor	Days	Rate
Backhoe	2	$200.00	$400.00	3 unskilled	3	10
Compressor (120lb 2cfm)	3	$35.00	$105.00
Water pump (200 gal/min)	3	$50.00	$150.00
Concrete mixer (50 cu ft)	3	$200.00	$600.00
Total rental			$1,255.00	TOTAL COST	$5,730.99

Materials, Labor and Equipment Rental Costs for the 1/4 Scale Tile Experiment