CPWD prices exterior finishes per square metre, primer included, for new work. Textured paint is the premium line; acrylic smooth and silicone-additive premium acrylic are the standard exterior emulsions; waterproofing cement paint is the budget option.
Preliminary Using CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil) item rates as published, this worked scenario adds up to ₹245 (items 13.45.1). 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.
Finishing walls with textured exterior paint of required shade : New work (Two or more coats applied @ 3.28 ltr/10 sqm) over and including priming coat of exterior primer applied @ 2.20kg/10 sqmtextured exterior paint, new work, primer included
sqm
₹245
1
₹245
Total
₹245
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 sqm of item 13.45.1 — New work (Two or more coats applied @ 3.28 ltr/10 sqm) over
Item
Qty
Unit
In site terms
Textured exterior paint
0.328
litre
Acrylic Exterior Primer
0.22
litre
Carriage
0.156
L.S.
Painter
0.06
day
Coolie
0.03
day
Bhisti
0.005
day
Rates and quantities are CPWD's published figures, not a market
quotation. Local rates differ — you can override them in
the BOQ Builder.
Finishing walls with Acrylic Smooth exterior paint of required shade : New work (Two or more coat applied @ 1.67 ltr/10 sqm over and including priming coat of exterior primer applied @ 2.20 kg/10 sqm)
Finishing walls with Premium Acrylic Smooth exterior paint with Silicone additives of required shade: New work (Two or more coats applied @ 1.43 ltr/10 sqm over and including priming coat of exterior primer applied @ 2.20 kg/10 sqm)
Finishing walls with water proofing cement paint of required shade : New work (Two or more coats applied @ 3.84 kg/10 sqm)
sqm
₹97.60
1
₹97.60
Total
₹97.60
Notes
All four items here are NEW work — repainting (old work) has separate, lower rates in the same chapter.
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.