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.
Preliminary Using CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil) item rates as published, this worked scenario adds up to ₹1,698.45 (items 15.7.4). The item rates are CPWD's Delhi base rates; the quantities and the item mix are NirmanDost's scenario, not a CPWD bundle — adjust both to your site and apply your local cost index.
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 | ||||
What goes into one unit
Straight from CPWD's own rate analysis for these items — the material and labour they price into the rate above, per one unit of the item. Multiply by your quantity to get a shopping list. Carriage lines are left out: those pay for moving the material, not for extra material.
One cum of item 15.7.4 — In cement mortar
| Item | Qty | Unit | In site terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beldar | 1.06 | day | |
| Coolie | 0.9 | day |
Rates and quantities are CPWD's published figures, not a market quotation. Local rates differ — you can override them in the BOQ Builder.
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 CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil), as published (our extract of the book is dated 2025) — apply your local market / cost-index variation.
- CPWD has published later editions since (its site lists DSR 2023); the 2021 figures here are reference rates, not the schedule in force for a current tender.
- The item mix and quantities on this page are a NirmanDost worked scenario; the rates, units and descriptions in each row are CPWD's, verbatim. Every code opens in CivicMate for the source row.
- Page last rebuilt 2026-08-17.