List Of Building Materials In Uganda
Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, wood, and even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings. Apart from naturally occurring materials, many man-made products are in use, some more and some less synthetic.
Here are the List Of Building Materials In Uganda
| Material | Unit | Price (UGX) |
| Steel Reinforcements (Roofings) | ||
| 8mm | Per pc | 17,600 (VAT inclusive) |
| 10mm | Per pc | 25,700 ((VAT inclusive) |
| 12mm | Per pc | 38,400 (VAT inclusive) |
| 16mm | Per pc | 66,300 (VAT inclusive) |
| 20mm | Per pc | 103,700 (VAT inclusive) |
| 25mm | per | 161,500 (VAT inclusive) |
| BRC A142 (5.5mm) | Per roll | 801,000(VAT inclusive) |
| BRC A142 (6mm) | Per roll | 966,400 |
| Binding wire (25kgs) | 1 roll | 103,400 (VAT inclusive) |
| Nails (3’ and 422’) 50kgs | 1 bag | 168,300 |
| Clay burnt bricks | each | 350 (delivered to site) |
| Solid Concrete blocks (400mmx400x200mm) | each | 3800 |
| Blocks 400x200x150 | each | 3200 |
| Hollow blocks | Each | 2800-3300 |
| Facing bricks | Each | 720 (VAT inclusive) |
| Maxpans (6’’) | each | 3900(including VAT) |
| Iron sheets (Versatile IT4 G-26) | Per meter | 20,800 (VAT inclusive |
List 1
| Material | Unit | Price (UGX) |
| Cement | bag | 27,000-31,000 |
| Lake Sand | Forward truck | 280,000 |
| Plaster sand | Forward truck | 240,000 |
| Machine crushed aggregates | Forward truck | 350,000 |
| Hardcore | Forward truck | 300,000 |
| Murrum | Per tonne | 20,000 |
| Pavers | Per square meter | 35,000 |
| Floor tiles (400X400) Goodwill | Per square meter | 30,000 |
| Wall tiles (250×400) | Per square meter | 22,000 |
| Terrazzo | Per sqm | 70,000-85,000(include labor) |
| Timber solid doors (0.9×2.4m) including frame | each | 650,000 – 750,000 |
| Aluminum windows | Per sqm | 370,000 (include fixing) |
| Steel windows | Per sqm | 180,000 – 250,000 (inducing fixing) |
| Toilet seat set (SAWA) | pc | 250,000 – 350,000 |
| Wash hand basin with pedestal | pc | 120,000- 180,000 |
List 2
| Material | Unit | Price (UGX) |
| Pait (Weather guard) | 20L bucket | 240,000 |
| Under coat paint | 20L jerrycan | 45,000 – 50,000 |
| Aquilla silk vinyl paint | 20L | 210,000 |
| Bituminous paint | 140,000 | |
| Facing Stone slates | Per sqm | 40,000 |
| Conduit pipes | each | 4000 (excluding VAT) |
| PPR pipes PN16 | each | 8,000 (excluding VAT) |
| 1000L water tank | each | 240,000 |
List 3
| Material | Unit | Price (UGX) |
| Timber (4×2) Kharitus | each | 5000 |
| Timber 6x2x10 | each | 7200 |
| Timber 4x3x10ft | each | 7200 |
What are the most commonly used foundation materials in Uganda?
- Concrete. Concrete is among the important construction materials used extensively in Uganda building and construction industry, concrete is used as a composite material comprising mainly of cement, water and aggregate (gravel, sand or rock).
- Cement.
- Glass.
How much is a roll of hoop iron in Uganda?
Hoop iron bars, these are used to strengthen the brick walls, and also used to fasten timber, and many other applications. They are sold in rolls or weights, but a roll is about Shs40,000 but the prices vary according to the sizes.
What are the 5 most common construction building materials?
Five Building Materials Commonly Used in Construction
- Steel.
- Concrete.
- Wood.
- Stone.
- Brick/Masonry.