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1.1 Cr house construction cost in Chennai

house construction cost in Chennai · 1.1 Cr residence · 12–18 months

1.1 Cr house construction cost in Chennai

1.1 Cr residence

This home

12–18 months

On site

Based on an itemized BOQ

Quoted as

What a 1.1 Cr house in Chennai actually requires

If you are searching house construction cost in Chennai, this is a clearer starting point than a lump sum: A Contemporary Family Residence, built the way we build most independent houses — drawings, a sequence, and a spend list you can sit with.

This one was a 1.1 Cr residence.

Work ran for 12–18 months. Houses take time. Weather, curing, and waiting for the next trade are part of that, not a scandal.

The first quotation was based on an itemized boq.

Where house construction money went

Materials

About 45% of recorded spend. ₹32,41,158 across 149 entries.

Labour

About 45% of recorded spend. ₹32,25,695 across 150 entries.

Miscellaneous

About 10% of recorded spend. ₹8,75,175 across 86 entries.

House construction cost breakdown

Category and subcategory tell you the bucket. The description is the interesting part: what was bought, who worked, what the day was for.

The table opens with the first 30 rows so you can feel the grain of the spend. Tap Read more if you want every approved line.

Buckets on this job: Materials, Labour, Miscellaneous.

House construction cost — approved spend

ItemSpecNote
MaterialsMsand and overmuka₹28,000
MaterialsCement₹1,600
MaterialsElectrical — Copper wire₹8,058
MaterialsOther — Hardware items₹2,730
MaterialsOther — Sriram hardwares₹2,965
MaterialsOther — Grouting material₹180
MaterialsMsand and jali₹20,000
MaterialsCement purchase 50 bags₹16,500
MaterialsTiles — Granite labour₹10,000
MaterialsElectrical — Switches, Mcb and light purchase₹1,11,795
MaterialsElectrical material purchase₹5,15,000
MaterialsOther — Velan hardwares epoxy purchase₹670
MaterialsTiles — Velan – tile adhesive₹7,000
Materialsbricks 3000 nos vineel sruthi₹37,700
MaterialsCivil Team — Cement - Raja TM – cement 30 bags₹9,380
MaterialsBricks — brick purchase 3000 nos₹37,300
MaterialsBricks₹33,500
MaterialsPaint — Carpenter material (primer antitermite)₹3,500
MaterialsCivil Team — Paint - Painting material₹2,340
MaterialsBricks — Brick₹38,000
MaterialsCement bag 50nos₹17,500
MaterialsBricks — Flyash brick balance₹38,000
MaterialsCement for plastering 50bag₹7,750
MaterialsTiles — Tile labour₹10,000
MaterialsSriram electrical₹10,695
MaterialsBricks₹38,000
Materialscement₹7,500
MaterialsCement — Bond 5 nos₹650
MaterialsHardware and electrical₹1,100
MaterialsTiles — Velan – tile adhesive₹15,317
MaterialsVishnu bluemetals jali and msand₹20,000
MaterialsOther — Hardware items₹480
Materialssteel payment srinivasaka₹45,000
MaterialsPainting material₹450
MaterialsElectrical — Hardwares items₹850
MaterialsMsand and jali₹10,000
MaterialsBricks — Flyash brick₹26,000
MaterialsCement₹7,500
MaterialsMsand and aggrgate₹25,000
Materialscement 50 bags vms agencies₹15,500
MaterialsPlumbing material sumer electrical₹1,55,000
MaterialsRaja traders chips purchase₹5,000
MaterialsRaja TM – cement₹5,580
MaterialsPragy electrical items₹9,189
MaterialsCement₹4,500
MaterialsPsand₹15,500
MaterialsOther — waterproofing material₹25,000
MaterialsMsand and jali₹24,750
MaterialsSteel payment₹1,04,534
MaterialsElectrical material₹3,490
MaterialsElectrical — eb service material₹10,000
Materialsbricks 3000 nos vinoth sangeetha₹38,000
MaterialsTiles — Tile adhesive₹9,000
MaterialsDamodharan msand₹40,000
MaterialsCement 50bag dalmia₹17,000
MaterialsElectrical — Sumer enterprices pending payment₹16,700
MaterialsTiles – grouting material₹1,860
MaterialsVishnu Kumar – sand supply₹15,000
Materialscement 50 bags-vmsagencies₹15,500
MaterialsCement 25 bag₹9,250
MaterialsElectrical — ele.material.sri ram hardwares₹17,097
MaterialsTiles — Tile house - tile material purchase₹45,000
MaterialsTiles - grouting material₹195
MaterialsTiles — Tile adhesive₹2,104
MaterialsPaint material – Velan₹380
MaterialsCement — Waterproof chemical₹650
Materialsraaja trs cement₹1,550
MaterialsPainting material₹2,700
MaterialsDhamodharan / M. Sand supply₹15,000
MaterialsSand — Vishnu blue metal₹30,000
MaterialsBricks₹37,700
MaterialsPsand₹15,500
MaterialsCement₹17,500
MaterialsTiles — Tile adhesive₹10,000
MaterialsElectrical — sri ram hardwares₹3,219
MaterialsCement₹14,750
MaterialsCement₹15,000
MaterialsElectrical — Elec items for roof₹1,350
MaterialsBricks — Flyash brick for basement₹24,500
MaterialsBricks — Flyash brick balance₹7,000
MaterialsCement 5bag₹1,500
Materialscement₹15,000
MaterialsCivil Team — Cement - Cement bag 50₹16,000
MaterialsPaint material₹7,412
Materialssteel ,cement 20 bags₹12,904
MaterialsSriram electrical₹1,995
MaterialsBricks — Flyash brick for basement₹24,500
MaterialsElectrical material₹1,460
MaterialsBricks 3000nos₹33,500
MaterialsPsand₹15,500
MaterialsSteel payment remaining srinivasaka₹68,150
MaterialsCement — Raja traders₹6,200
MaterialsPaint — White cement - Lift Room₹750
MaterialsSriram hardwares₹4,776
MaterialsCement purchase₹17,000
MaterialsPrimer - paint form₹980
MaterialsDhamo msand₹35,000
MaterialsHardware items₹120
MaterialsTiles — Tile house balance - tile material purchase₹20,880
MaterialsMsand₹18,000
MaterialsCement 50bags₹7,750
MaterialsPainting materials₹13,260
MaterialsCement 25 Bag₹9,250
MaterialsOther — Grouting material₹380
MaterialsPlumbing material₹10,827
MaterialsCement — Bitufix 40kg₹4,508
MaterialsCivil Team — Bricks - Flyash brick balance₹27,000
MaterialsSriram electrical₹570
MaterialsGlass – Sealant₹1,000
MaterialsSand — Dhamo₹50,000
MaterialsTiles — Granite labour₹20,000
MaterialsElectrical — eb service materials sri ram hw₹24,560
MaterialsCement purchase basement flooring₹51,000
MaterialsCement — RMC Purchase₹1,47,000
MaterialsElectrical labour₹5,000
MaterialsPsand₹15,500
MaterialsSteel purchase₹9,150
Materialssteel purchase₹95,200
MaterialsBricks — Flyash brick₹28,000
MaterialsCivil Team — Cement - Raja traders cement₹6,500
MaterialsCement purchase 50 bags₹16,000
MaterialsCement — Dr fixit for sump waterproofing₹765
MaterialsCement — Polythene sheet₹3,105
MaterialsIsteel₹39,230
MaterialsElectrical — power tools rent₹3,400
MaterialsSteel purchase rks₹25,200
MaterialsPainting material – Velan (prob.)₹20,806
MaterialsMsand damodharan₹25,000
MaterialsVishnu bluemetals jali and msand₹15,000
MaterialsCement 50bag dalmia₹17,750
MaterialsCement₹7,500
MaterialsSteel advance₹50,000
Materialsdamodharan msand jalli₹60,000
MaterialsPainting material – Velan₹21,454
MaterialsCement 20₹6,600
MaterialsElectrical item₹4,000
MaterialsElectrical — EB earth bore₹3,500
MaterialsCivil Team — Bricks - Ganesh agency flyash brick₹25,000
MaterialsElectrical — Elec items for roof₹12,085
MaterialsGlass - Seelant₹1,000
MaterialsCement₹7,750
MaterialsRaja Traders – cement₹5,142
MaterialsElectrical material₹6,045
MaterialsVishnu bluemetals jali and msand₹10,000
MaterialsMsand and aggrgate₹22,500
MaterialsPainting material – Prabu₹9,800
Materialspainting mat velan hw₹4,232
Materialssteel,cement₹12,904
Materialscement 50bag₹7,750
LabourCivil Team — Barbender payment₹30,000
LabourPainter Team — painter₹35,000
LabourTile team — Tiles labour sankar₹5,000
LabourTile team — Tiles labour sankar₹15,000
LabourElectrical babu labour₹43,000
LabourCivil Team — Labour payment₹17,000
LabourCarpenter Team — Carpenter siva₹15,000
LabourBabu electrical labour₹5,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason from market₹20,700
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹20,000
LabourCivil Team — Ramadoss – mason wages₹13,000
LabourCivil Team — Barbender sump wall shuttering₹40,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason labour payment₹20,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹53,000
Labourelectrician babu₹5,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason labour payment₹10,000
LabourBabu labour payment₹20,000
LabourElectrical babu labour₹4,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹51,000
LabourElectrical and Plumbing Team — Electrical – Babu labour₹11,000
LabourCarpenter Team — Carpenter labour₹10,000
LabourCivil Team — Labour helper market person₹2,400
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹37,700
LabourCivil Team — Mason dakshna murthy₹3,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹29,500
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹15,000
LabourElectrical babu labour₹16,500
LabourTile team — Tiles labour sankar₹5,000
LabourCivil Team — Market labour civil₹3,000
LabourElectrical and Plumbing Team — Electrical babu labour₹3,000
LabourTile team — Tiles labour sankar₹10,000
LabourCivil Team — mason wages₹45,000
LabourCivil Team — Tiles – Shankar₹20,000
Labourelectrical babu₹10,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason saturday payment₹30,600
LabourCivil Team — Mason labour payment₹5,000
LabourCivil Team — Market labour civil₹6,500
LabourCarpenter Team — Carpenter material₹2,395
LabourCivil Team — cemntring velu₹25,000
LabourCivil Team — centring velu₹15,000
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹4,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason payment₹14,650
LabourCivil Team — Mason payment₹19,950
LabourCivil Team — Mason advance₹5,000
LabourTile team — Tiles labour advance sankar₹45,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason advance – Ramadoss₹4,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason payment₹15,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason advance₹5,000
Labourbabu electrician₹10,000
LabourCivil Team — mason adv₹5,000
LabourPainter Team — Painter₹10,000
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹10,000
Labourelectrical babu₹500
LabourCivil Team — Painter – Baskar wages₹31,200
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹59,000
LabourTile team — Tiles labour sankar₹20,000
LabourCivil Team — Supervisor salary₹12,500
LabourCivil Team — Murugan mason₹8,050
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹60,000
LabourCivil Team — Barbender plinth beam final payment₹30,000
LabourBabu electrical₹50,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason – Ramadoss wages₹23,100
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹50,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason – Ramadoss wages₹40,400
LabourPainter Team — Painting salary₹12,500
LabourGrill, Gate and MS Works — Grill window payment₹20,000
LabourCivil Team — Carpenter labour advance₹30,000
LabourElectrical babu₹2,000
LabourCivil Team — mason wages₹47,200
LabourCivil Team — Jali gang₹23,000
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹20,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹49,500
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹48,000
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹15,000
LabourCivil Team — mason wages₹4,000
LabourCivil Team — centering velu₹50,000
LabourCivil Team — Babu - Electrician₹20,000
LabourTiles Team — Tile sankar₹13,500
LabourCarpenter Team — Carpenter siva₹30,000
LabourCivil Team — centering velu₹50,000
LabourPainter Team — Painter – Baskar advance₹3,000
LabourElectrical babu labour₹3,000
LabourElectrical babu₹30,900
LabourCivil Team — Mason labour payment₹3,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹34,000
LabourElectrical and Plumbing Team — babu electrical eb service labour₹50,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason - Ramadoss₹22,400
LabourCivil Team — Watchman₹1,000
LabourCivil Team — Sump work₹25,000
LabourPainter Team — Painter₹40,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹47,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason saturday payment₹21,600
LabourElectrical and Plumbing Team — Electrical babu labour₹5,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason Advance - ramadoss₹2,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason from market₹6,500
LabourPainter Team — painter basker advance₹2,000
LabourCarpenter Team — Glass purchase by carpenter₹20,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason labour payment₹1,500
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹62,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason labour payment₹18,000
LabourCivil Team — barbender payment₹40,000
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu final payment for column₹35,000
LabourPainter Team — adv painter basker₹2,000
Labourelectrical babu₹7,000
LabourElectrical babu₹4,000
LabourCivil Team — Saturday payment labour₹19,800
LabourCarpenter Team — Carpenter siva₹20,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason – Ramadoss₹31,200
LabourCivil Team — Murugan mason₹1,000
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹15,000
LabourElectrical and Plumbing Team — labour ele.babu₹17,700
LabourPainter Team — Painter akash₹30,000
LabourGranite Team — Granite – Kanni appan labour granite₹20,000
LabourTiles Team — Tiles - Shankar₹11,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹62,000
LabourBabu electrical labour₹12,000
LabourElectrical labour₹32,500
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹64,500
LabourCivil Team — Labour payment₹7,800
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹77,000
LabourTile team — Tiles labour sankar₹35,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason advance₹5,000
LabourBabu electrica₹5,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason payment₹3,500
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu₹50,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹54,300
LabourCivil Team — Saturday payment labour₹16,200
LabourCivil Team — Pile labour₹11,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason labour payment₹10,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason advance₹3,000
LabourCivil Team — Jalli gang labour₹12,500
LabourPainter Team — painter direct transfer₹35,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason saturday payment₹45,600
LabourPainter Team — Baskar – painting advance₹2,500
LabourCivil Team — Mason from market₹4,050
LabourCivil Team — Mason pongal bonus₹5,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹58,100
LabourTile team — Tiles labour sankar₹46,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹38,500
LabourCivil Team — Mason from market₹6,300
LabourCivil Team — Mason payment₹16,400
LabourCarpenter Team — Carpenter wages₹35,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason wages₹29,500
LabourElectrical babu labour₹29,100
LabourCivil Team — Centering velu - barbender₹10,000
LabourPainter Team — Painter₹25,000
LabourCivil Team — Mason payment₹16,700
LabourElectrical babu core cutting₹10,000
Labourbabu electrician₹3,000
LabourCivil Team — Jali gang labour given₹2,700
MiscellaneousOther — Tea cash₹1,730
MiscellaneousOther — Dewatering motor rent₹1,000
MiscellaneousTransportation — Transport for lights₹500
MiscellaneousTransportation — Transport for scafolding₹1,000
MiscellaneousTransportation — auto charges mason₹1,400
MiscellaneousOther — Murugan – water can₹420
MiscellaneousOther — Watertank leak proof₹2,550
MiscellaneousTransportation — mason auto charges₹1,000
MiscellaneousOther — Jali gang₹20,000
MiscellaneousCarpenter Team — Transportation - Auto charge₹700
MiscellaneousOther — Wall cutting machine rent₹1,200
MiscellaneousOther — Mic purchase for yt₹1,500
MiscellaneousOther — Marking charges₹5,000
MiscellaneousOther — Terrace waterproofing₹9,550
MiscellaneousOther — tea -158X8 , water can -18X30₹900
MiscellaneousOther — Gst₹1,533
MiscellaneousOther — Vibrator rent₹250
MiscellaneousTransportation — vijay ta₹1,000
MiscellaneousOther — Tea₹948
MiscellaneousOther — Rental cutting machine₹700
MiscellaneousOther — tea₹1,558
MiscellaneousOther — RKS hardwares₹20,862
MiscellaneousOther — Sriram hardwares₹2,350
MiscellaneousOther — Hardware items₹350
MiscellaneousOther — salary - vijay₹8,335
MiscellaneousOther — Measuring tape₹700
MiscellaneousTea & Drinking Water — tea watercan₹200
MiscellaneousOther — sriram hardwares₹8,677
MiscellaneousOther — tea and water₹900
MiscellaneousOther — Raja traders₹5,850
MiscellaneousOther — Cutting machine rent₹870
MiscellaneousOther — hardware items₹1,460
MiscellaneousWooden Flush doors — Purchase of door advance₹10,000
MiscellaneousCivil Team — Tea & Drinking Water - Tea watercan\₹1,050
MiscellaneousOther — Green net₹2,245
MiscellaneousOther — hardware items₹1,250
MiscellaneousOther — Waterproof chemical bathrooms₹3,185
MiscellaneousTransportation — Grill transport and unloading₹600
MiscellaneousOther — Machine rent₹500
MiscellaneousOther — Mic purchase for yt₹1,500
MiscellaneousTransportation — Petrol₹2,000
MiscellaneousOther — mason wedding gift₹1,500
MiscellaneousOther — Waterproofing chemical₹2,400
MiscellaneousTea & Drinking Water — tea water can₹200
MiscellaneousOther — Core cutting – labour / advance₹3,400
MiscellaneousOther — Watercan tea₹2,680
MiscellaneousOther — hardwares items₹150
MiscellaneousOther — Vasakal clamp₹1,000
MiscellaneousOther — Drilling machine rent₹350
MiscellaneousOther — Tea₹1,450
MiscellaneousOther — Sarakombu₹11,000
MiscellaneousOther — Sriram hardwares₹1,035
MiscellaneousTransportation — Petrol₹6,667
MiscellaneousOther — roof jali₹5,000
MiscellaneousTransportation — ijay travelling allowances₹1,000
MiscellaneousOther — Jali 3unit+2unit₹25,000
MiscellaneousOther — watercan tea₹1,220
MiscellaneousOther — Breaker machine rent₹300
MiscellaneousOther — tea₹1,462
MiscellaneousDoors and window wood frames — Wood purchase₹3,93,000
MiscellaneousOther — breaker rent₹1,200
MiscellaneousOther — RMC₹50,000
MiscellaneousOther — Police₹500
MiscellaneousOther — Tea cash₹2,016
MiscellaneousOther — Kadparai 2nos₹1,300
MiscellaneousOther — rent - cutting breaker₹3,000
MiscellaneousOther — Hardware itesm₹2,665
MiscellaneousOther — Hardware items₹500
MiscellaneousOther — Tent kottai₹2,000
MiscellaneousOther — Tea cash₹1,434
MiscellaneousOther — Filling soil non contract payment paid by client₹1,80,000
MiscellaneousOther — Dinamalar ad₹1,100
MiscellaneousOther — hardwares items₹840
MiscellaneousOther — Vijay₹2,500
MiscellaneousOther — Hardware items₹930
MiscellaneousTea & Drinking water — Water can – Mani₹1,040
MiscellaneousOther — Tea water can₹3,000
MiscellaneousTransportation — Freight charge – door₹1,500
MiscellaneousOther — Raja trader₹2,600
MiscellaneousOther — Police₹500
MiscellaneousOther — Cutting machine rent₹800
MiscellaneousOther — Vijay salary₹8,333
MiscellaneousOther — Tea coffe₹1,000
MiscellaneousOther — Painer₹10,000
MiscellaneousOther — sponge purcahse₹280
MiscellaneousOther — Compound borewell₹10,000

Construction stages for an independent house

Foundation was on the recorded sequence.
Plinth was on the recorded sequence.
Superstructure was on the recorded sequence.
Masonry was on the recorded sequence.
Electrical was on the recorded sequence.
Plumbing was on the recorded sequence.
Flooring was on the recorded sequence.
Finishing was on the recorded sequence.

How long house construction takes in Chennai

Foundation and plinth put the house on the ground and above the rain.
Superstructure, roofing, and masonry give you rooms and a weather envelope.
Electrical and plumbing go in before finishes lock the walls.
Flooring and finishing make it a home. Trades often come back more than once — that is normal.

House construction FAQs for Chennai homeowners

These are the questions people type before they call a builder. The answers come from this house — not from a rate card.

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

It depends on plot, specification, and how you finish the house. This case study is a 1.1 Cr residence: you can see materials, labour, equipment, and miscellaneous as they actually landed — not a lump-sum guess. Use that mix to ask better questions, not to copy a rate.

How long does it take to build a house in Chennai?

Curing, weather, and waiting for the next trade are part of a real build. This house was on site for 12–18 months. Ask your builder for a sequence of stages, not a banner date on a hoarding.

What is included in house construction cost?

A useful picture splits materials, labour, equipment, and miscellaneous — with a short description of each line, not only a category name. That is what a new homeowner should ask to see before comparing quotations for a house in Chennai.

Does every house in the same Crore range cost the same?

No. Soil, plot access, finishing, and how extras are written down move the mix. Use a rounded Crore figure to talk scale, then open the spend list. Do not copy another house as a rate.

Can I treat this article as a quotation?

No. This is one independent house, already built. Your drawing, plot, and timing will differ. Use it to ask better questions of a Chennai builder, not to copy a number onto a quotation.

What should I ask a builder in Chennai before I start?

Walk me through materials versus labour at this scale. Show me a spend list with descriptions. Tell me which construction stages you will report, and how extras get written down.

A useful case study feels like a conversation: here is the scale of house, here is where the money went, here is how the work moved.

Planning house construction in Chennai?

Bring the scale you have in mind — a 1.1 Cr residence is a real starting point — and we will talk materials versus labour, how extras are written down, and which work gets checked before it disappears behind plaster.

Start a conversation