What's the CPWD DSR rate for demolishing a brick wall?
Demolition is priced per cubic metre of brickwork taken down — serviceable bricks stacked, malba disposed within 50 m. The mortar the wall was built in decides the rate: cement-mortar walls cost the most to break.
The recipe
| Code | Description | Unit | Rate | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.7.4 | Demolishing brick work manually/ by mechanical means including stacking of serviceable material and disposal of unserviceable material within 50 metres lead as per direction of Engineer-in-charge. In cement mortarbrickwork in cement mortar | cum | ₹1,698.45 | 1 | ₹1,698.45 |
| Total | ₹1,698.45 | ||||
Variations
Brickwork in mud mortar
| Code | Description | Unit | Rate | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.7.1 | Demolishing brick work manually/ by mechanical means including stacking of serviceable material and disposal of unserviceable material within 50 metres lead as per direction of Engineer-in-charge. In mud mortar | cum | ₹581.15 | 1 | ₹581.15 |
| Total | ₹581.15 | ||||
Brickwork in lime mortar
| Code | Description | Unit | Rate | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.7.3 | Demolishing brick work manually/ by mechanical means including stacking of serviceable material and disposal of unserviceable material within 50 metres lead as per direction of Engineer-in-charge. In lime mortar | cum | ₹701.95 | 1 | ₹701.95 |
| Total | ₹701.95 | ||||
Notes
- Carting the malba beyond 50 m lead is a separate carriage item.
- A 230 mm wall is roughly 0.23 cum per sqm of wall face — a 10 sqm wall is about 2.3 cum.
- Rates shown are CPWD Delhi base rates from DSR 2021 (CPWD), edition 2025 — apply your local market / cost-index variation.
- Generated 2026-08-01.