Piping hours

ESTIMATOR'S PIPING
MAN-HOUR MANUAL

F E D I I F T T I H O N

Man-Hour Manuals and Other Books by John S. Page
Conceptual Cost Estimating Manual Cost Estimating Man-Hour Manual for Pipelines and Marine Structures Estimator's Electrical Man-Hour Manual/3rd Edition Estimator's Equipment Installation Man-Hour Manual/3rd Edition Estimator's General Construction Man-Hour Manual/2nd EditionEstimator's Man-Hour Manual on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilating, and Plumbing/2nd Edition Estimator's Piping Man-Hour Manual/5th Edition

John S. Page has wide experience in cost and labor estimat­ ing, having worked for some of the largest construction firms in the world. He has made and assembled numerous types of esti­ mates including lump-sum, hard-priced, and scope, and has conductedmany time and method studies in the field and in fabricating shops. Mr. Page has a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas and received the Award of Merit from the American Association of Cost Engineers in recogni­ tion of outstanding service and cost engineering.

ESTIMATOR'S
MAN-HOUR MANUAL

F I F T H
E D I T I O N

JOHN S. PAGE

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Estimator's Piping Man-Hour Manual
Fifth Edition

Copyright © 1958, 1967, 1976, 1987, 1999 by ButterworthHeinemann. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publisher. Originally published by Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, TX.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Page, John S. Estimator's piping man-hour manual / John S. Page. — 5th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88415-259-6 (alk. paper) 1. Pipe-fitting—Estimates—United States. 2. Labor time. I. Title. TH6721.P3 1999 696'.2'0299—dc21 99-18583 CIP Printed in the United States of America. Printed on acid-free paper (-_ _ripe Inches

WALL THICKNESS IN INCHES

.375 4.13 4.78 5.07 5.61 6.14 6.84 7.72 8,61 9.62 10.92 12.21 13.81 15.53 17.25 2.25

.500 5.49 5.96 6.43 6.84 7.55 8.20 8.44 9.62 10.97 12.04 13.22 14.51 16.32 18.14 2.50 10.50 11.15 11.68 12.27 12.92 13.45 4.50 19.53 20.06 20.41 21.00 21.59 22.13

.750 6.20 6.67 7.20 7.55 8.14 8.79 9.50 10.38 11.39 12.57 13.81 14.99 16.85 18.73 2.75 11.39 11.6312.04 12.74 13.39 13.92 4.75
20.95 21.42 22.00 22.48 23.00 23.60

1.00 6.67 7.20 7.49 8.02 8.61 9.26 9.97 10.68 11.68 12.92 14.10 15.46 17.39 19.32 3.00 12.27 12.57 12.92 13.45 13.87 14.34 5.00
22.30 22.95 23.42 23.90 24.37 25.00

1.25 6.84 7.49 7.91 8.38 8.91 9.62 10.27 11.15 12.10 13.45 14.57 15.93 17.91 19.91 3.25 13.22 13.57 14.16 14.63 15.22 15.69 5.25
23.72 24.19 24.78 25.25 25.78 26.431.50 7.20 7.29 8.20 8.79 9.26 9.97 10.74 11.62 12.74 13.87 15.16 16.40 18.44 20.50 3.50 14.34 14.81 15.28 15.75 16.23 16.87 5.50 25.19 25.67 26.14 26.67 27.26 27.73

1.75 7.49 7.91 8.44 9.09 9.62 10.27 11.33 12.10 13.22 14.34 15.69 17.05 19.18 21.31 3.75 14.99 15.52 15.93 16.40 16.87 17.52 5.75 26.61 27.08 27.55 28.03 28.67 29.21

2.00 7.73 8.20 8.79 9.26 9.85 10.62 11.68 12.57 13.63 14.8116.11 17.46 19.65 21.83 4.00 16.58 16.99 17.52 18.00 18.47 19.12 6.00
28.03 28.50 28.97 29.50 30.09 30.74

26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 54 60

26 28 30 32 34 36

8,14 8.79 9.26 9.79 10.38 10.97 4.25

26 28 30 32 34 36

18.00 18.47 18.94 19.53 20.06 20.53

For General. Notes, see the bottom of page 110.

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Section Two-FIELD FABRICATION

FLAME BEVELING PIPE FOR WELDING"V" Type Bevels
Labor for Straight Pipe Only Carbon Steel Material NET MAN HOURS EACH Standard Extra Hvy. Pipe Pipe& Pipe& Size Inches O.D. Sizes O.D. Sizes 3/8" Thick 1/2 "Thick 2 "or less 2-1/2"
3
4 5

SCHEDULE NUMBERS
20 .. -_ -30 „ --.. .. -40 60 „ ----80 100
„

120 .. --

140 „ --

160

0.08 0.09 0.12 0.16 0.20 0.26 0.37 0.51 0.55 0.57 0.86 1.11 1.35 2.04

0.12 0.14 0.16...