Curious about the costs of building a four bedroom house in Uganda? Gain valuable insights into construction expenses, materials, and labor fees with this concise guide. Building a house is a major investment that requires careful planning and budgeting. For those looking to build a four bedroom house in Uganda, understanding the costs involved is crucial to ensuring a successful project. While the cost of building a house can vary widely depending on factors such as location, size, and materials used, it’s important to have a general understanding of the costs involved to make informed decisions about the project.

Can 20 million Uganda shillings build a house?

Yes, it can. However, The cost of building a house can vary widely depending on factors such as the size of the house, the quality of materials used, and the location of the building site. 20 million Ugandan shillings is almost equivalent to approximately 5,500 US dollars. With this amount, it may be possible to construct a small house or a single-room structure in some parts of Uganda, but it may not be enough to build a larger, more substantial home.

How much does it cost to build a house in Uganda?

According to the Daily Monitor, the average house cost in Uganda per square metre of a residential house is about Shs600,000 ($300) per square metre. However, this is the cost of building just the shell of your house, including labour, materials and roofing.

4-bedroom house construction cost breakdown

A 4-bedroom house is estimated to cost 41 million UGX, with labour costs of 10% added to each construction phase as outlined in the bill of quantity. To reduce transport expenses, the materials can be outsourced or purchased from all hardware stores or manufacturing companies close to the site.

• Cement 112 bags at 35000- 40000 costs 5040000
• Labour phases at 10% cost 3631800
• Plumbing 3 washing sinks, 3 toilets, 3 bathtubs, and water installation in 3 bathrooms costs 6100000
• Four pieces of Ceiling wire mesh costing 180000
• 4 trips of aggregate concrete costs 600000
• 4 trips of Hardcore stones cost 800000.
• 160 litres(8 jerrycanes) costs 2360000.
• 810 tiles covering 1 square foot, each costing 1215000.
• 16 bags of tile adhesive costing 480000.
• 10 trips of sand costing 1500000.

Electrical installations (meme registration, wiring and purchasing sockets, lights, main switch,joints and switches) costing 2911000.

• 84 roofing iron sheet pieces costing 4620000.
• 50 kgs of both roof and 50 kgs of truss nails costing 1344000.
• 6-7 ceiling wire mesh pieces costing 260000.

Estimated costs of labour

The estimated cost of labour for a four-bedroom house is 3.7 million. This labour may exclude the planning, foundation setting and some extra transportation of goods to the site. This article covers labour to build, paint and roof, normally at 10% of each activity.

Number of cement bags for building a 4-bedroom house.

112 bags of cement costing should be adequate for a full 4-bedroom house. Starting from the foundation to full plastering and designs in the house.

Remember to use good solid cement like Hima, Tororo, Simba and Kampala are certified according to the national standards.

Plumbing materials for a 4 bedroom house.

Plumbing materials during construction for a 4-bedroom house include a bathtub, full toilet seat, wall tiles and a washing sink for each bedroom, and you could add a bathroom cabin for keeping your washroom items. Back to our house plan of 3 bathrooms in the house.

The master bedroom could have a Jacuzzi bathtub, which is at 1.5 million to 3 million. In our budget, let’s include the following:

• The main bedroom bathtub is priced at 1.5m, and the other bathtubs are at 650000 shs.
• The main bedroom wash sink costs 350000, and the other wash sink costs 250000-350000
• Main bedroom toilet seat at 450000 and ordinary rooms at 250000-300000.
• Wall tiles our bathrooms dimensions of 8*8 will take 150 tiles per bathroom
• Number of windows of a 4-bedroom house
• 10 windows for a 4 bedroom house, 5 bedroom size and kitchen, 3 bathroom size and a big window of the living room and dining and the second larger window could be the kitchen and bedrooms could have the same size windows apart from the master bedroom which needs more space.

How many ceiling wire mesh pieces are for constructing a 4-bedroom house?

6-7 pieces of wire mesh should be able to cover the rafters of the ceiling. This four-bedroom house is expected to have a roofing of 754 square footage, whereas the foundation is estimated to be 750 square footage. The 4 extra square footage is from the overlay of the roof by 2 ft on the width and 2ft on the length sides.

How many lamp holders, switches, sockets, main switchboard, joints and, twin cables, PVC pipes for a 4-bedroom house?

To start the electrical installation and registration, the estimated cost is around 500,000. 

• You will need 9 ordinary lamp holders for the ceiling priced at 9,000 each. For the living and dining room, you will need pendant lamp holders. 
• You will need 12 three-gang wall switches for lights, which are priced at 5,000. 
• Additionally, a four-bedroom house will require 12 Panasonic sockets priced at 20,000 each. 
• For interconnections, you will need 6 joint corns priced at 5,000 each. 
• You will need twin cables priced at 1,100,000 along with a tronic main switchboard which can cost between 250,000 to 300,000. 
• Lastly, you will need a roll of PVC pipe for the electrical wall installations.

Number of doors on a 4-bedroom house

There are 10 doors in the building, 2 of which are exterior doors, and the other 8 are interior doors. The exterior doors may be made of steel, while the rest are made of wood. The prices for each door vary depending on the manufacturer and the location’s standards.

Number of iron bars

To build strong and durable perimeter walls and inside of a five-bedroom structure, it is estimated that 21 iron bars will be needed. Each iron bar costs 50000. These iron bars will be used to hold the aggregate concrete together firmly.

Roof nails for roofing a 4-bedroom house

You will need about 50 kilograms of roof nails to finish the roofing phase. Using steel roof nails over other types is recommended, but remember that they may rust if exposed to water. Output Language Code: EN-US

How many roofing iron sheets for roofing a four-bedroom house?

To cover a house with an estimated roof pitch of 6/12, you will need about 105 iron sheets. The roof coverage will also have an additional overlay of 2 feet beyond the main house coverage.

Trips of sand for constructing a four-bedroom house

We’ll need approximately 12-16 elf trucks’ worth of sand to finish building the house. The sand required depends on the plaster and mortar used during construction.

How much paint is for constructing a 4 bedroom house?

To paint a 4 bedroom house, you will need 160 litres for two coats. To calculate this amount, first measure the length and height of each wall to find the total area you want to paint. Then, divide this area by the coverage of one gallon (3.8 litres), which can cover 400 square feet with a single coat.

Our living room has four walls 12 feet in length and 10 feet in height, resulting in a 120-square-foot area for each wall with one coat of paint. Applying a second coat will make it 240 square feet per wall. Therefore, the total area for all four walls would be 960 square feet. Additionally, the ceiling measures 12 feet by 12 feet, which adds another 144 square feet. Thus, the total area to paint is 1,104 square feet.

The living room has a total square footage of 1104. We need to account for the square footage of the door (7×3=21) and window (6×4=24) which total 45 square feet. After subtracting this from the total, we have 1059 square feet for painting. To calculate the required gallons of paint, we divide 1059 by 400, which equals 2.64 gallons. Since we need 2 coats, we multiply 2.64 by 2 to get 5.28 gallons or 19.6841 litres of paint needed for the living room.

How many tiles are for constructing a 4-bedroom house?

To tile a 4-bedroom house, you will need around 810 tiles. This estimate includes accounting for 10% wastage and cuts. The tile dimensions cover one square foot per tile. Additionally, you’ll need tile adhesive cement to assist in fixing and filling the spaces.

How many trips of aggregate are for constructing a 4-bedroom house?

To build a single-story 4-bedroom house with a concrete floor and beams, we estimate that you’ll need 4 trucks of aggregate. This estimate does not include columns. We are assuming that your land is flat and located in a dry area, which is a favourable environment for construction. Output Language Code: EN-US

How many bricks for constructing a 4-bedroom house

15378 bricks should construct a full 4-bedroom house with a height of 10-12 feet. This is expected to be a big house, and that’s how the capacity to consume bricks comes up.

How many trips of core stones are for building a 4-bedroom house

4-5 elf trucks of hardcore stones for the foundation. This phase was estimated to have a foundation of not more than 4-foot in height. The longer the foundation, the more it consumes the stones, sand, labour and cement.