ESTIMATOR'S PIPING MAN-HOUR MANUAL F I F TH E D I T I O N Man-Hour Manuals and Other Books by John S. Page Conceptual Cost Estimating Manual Cost Estimating Man-Hour Manual for Pipelines and Marine Structures Estimator's Electrical Man-Hour Manual/3rd Edition Estimator's Equipment Installation Man-Hour Manual/3rd Edition Estimator's General Construction Man-Hour Manual/2nd Edition Estimator's Man-Hour Manual on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilating, and Plumbing/2nd Edition Estimator's Piping Man-Hour Manual/5th Edition John S. Page has wide experience in cost and labor estimat­ ing, having worked for some of the largest construction firms in the world. He has made and assembled numerous types of esti­ mates including lump-sum, hard-priced, and scope, and has conducted many time and method studies in the field and in fabricating shops. Mr. Page has a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas and received the Award of Merit from the American Association of Cost Engineers in recogni­ tion of outstanding service and cost engineering. ESTIMATOR'S MAN-HOUR MANUAL F I F T H E D I T I O N JOHN S. PAGE G. _? Gulf Professional Publishing P H an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Estimator's Piping Man-Hour Manual Fifth Edition Copyright © 1958, 1967, 1976, 1987, 1999 by Butterworth- Heinemann. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publisher. Originally published by Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, TX. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Page, John S. Estimator's piping man-hour manual / John S. Page. — 5th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88415-259-6 (alk. paper) 1. Pipe-fitting—Estimates—United States. 2. Labor time. I. Title. TH6721.P3 1999 696'.2'0299—dc21 99-18583 CIP Printed in the United States of America. Printed on acid-free paper (<»). For information, please contact: Manager of Special Sales Butterworth-Heinemann 225 Wildwood Avenue Woburn, MA 01801-2041 Tel: 781-904-2500 Fax: 781-904-2620 For information on all Butterworth-Heinemann publications available, contact our World Wide Web home page at: http: //www. bh. com CONTENTS Preface, xi The Human Factor in Estimating, xi Introduction, xii Section One—SHOP FABRICATION OF PIPE AND FITTINGS Section Introduction 1 Shop Handling Scheduled Pipe for Fabrication 2 Shop Handling Heavy Wall Pipe for Fabrication 8 Shop Handling Large O.D. Pipe for Fabrication . 4 Notes On Pipe Bends 5 Standard Types of Bends , 6 Pipe Bends—Schedule 20 to 100 Inclusive 7 Pipe Bends—Schedule 120, 140 and 160 8 Pipe Bends—Heavy Wall—45° or Less 9 Pipe Bends—Heavy Wall—Over 45° to 90° Inclusive 10 Pipe Bends—Large O.D. Sizes 11 Attaching Flanges—Screwed Type 12 Attaching Flanges—Screwed Type 13 Attaching Flanges—Screwed Type 14 Attaching Flanges—Slip-On Type 15 Attaching Flanges—Slip-On Type 16 Attaching Flanges—Weld Neck Type , 17 Attaching Orifice Flanges—Slip-On and Threaded Types . 18 Attaching Orifice Flanges—Weld Neck Type 19 General Welding Notes 20 Butt Welds—Inert Gas Shielded Root Pass 21 Machine Butt Welds 22 Manual Butt Welds—Scheduled 23 Manual Heavy Wall Butt Welds 24 Manual Large O.D. Butt Welds 25 90° Welded Nozzles 26 90° Welded Nozzles—Reinforced . 27 Large O.D. 90° Nozzle Welds 28 Large O.D. 90° Nozzle Welds—Reinforced 28 45° Welded Nozzles 29 45° Welded Nozzles—Reinforced 30 Large O.D. 45° Nozzle Welds 31 Large O.D. 45° Nozzle Welds—Reinforced 31 Concentric Swedged Ends 32 Eccentric Swedged Ends 33 End Closures—Pressure Type 34 Heavy Wall End Closure—Pressure Type . 35 Large O.D. Pipe End Closures—Pressure Type 36 90° Coupling Welds and Socket Welds 37 'Diet Type Welds 38 Flame Cutting Pipe—Scheduled 39 Flame Cutting Pipe—Heavy Wall 40 Flame Cutting Pipe—Large O.D. Sizes 41 Machine Cutting Pipe—Scheduled 42 Machine Cutting Pipe—Heavy Wall 43 Machine Cutting Pipe—Large O.D. Sizes , . 44 Flame Beveling Pipe—"V" Type 45 Machine Beveling Pipe—"U" Type, "V" Type and Double Angle 46 Beveling Heavy Wall Pipe 47 Beveling Large O.D. Pipe 48 Threading Pipe—Including Cut 49 Welded Carbon Steel Attachments 50 Drilling Holes in Welded Attachments 50 Machining Inside of Pipe 51 Machining Inside of Large O.D. Pipe Boring Inside Diameter of Pipe and Installing Straightening Vanes Installing Flow Nozzles Preheating Butt Welds and Any Type Flange Welds Preheating Heavy Wall Pipe Butt Welds Preheating Large O.D. Pipe Butt Welds Preheating 90° Nozzle Welds Preheating Large O.D. 90° Nozzle Welds Local Stress Relieving—Scheduled Local Stress Relieving—Heavy Wall Local Stress Relieving—Large O.D. Sizes Full Furnace Stress Relieving and Heating Treatment Radiographic Inspection—Scheduled Radiographic Inspection—Heavy Wall Radiographic Inspection—Large O.D. Sizes Magnetic or Dye Penetrant Inspection of Welded Joints Magnetic or Dye Penetrant Inspection of Welded Joints Testing Fabricated Assemblies—Flanged Ends Testing Fabricated Assemblies—Plain or Beveled Ends Testing Fabricated Assemblies—Heavy Wall Access Holes Miscellaneous Fabrication Operations Man Hours Per Foot of Cylindrical Coil Fabrication Bending Only Section Two—FIELD FABRICATION AND ERECTION Section Introduction 75 Handling and Erecting Straight Run Pipe—Scheduled 76 Handling and Erecting Straight Run Pipe—Heavy Wall 77 Handling and Erecting Straight Run Pipe—Large O.D. Size 78 Handling and Erecting Fabricated Spool Pieces—Scheduled 79 Handling and Erecting Fabricated Spool Pieces—Heavy Wall 80 Handling and Erecting Fabricated Spool Pieces—Large O.D. Sizes 81 Making on Screwed Fittings and Valves 82 Field Handling Valves 83 Field Erection Bolt-Ups 84 Attaching Flanges—Screwed Type 85 Attaching Flanges—Screwed Type 86 Attaching Flanges—Screwed Type , 87 Attaching Flanges—Slip-On Type 88 Attaching Flanges—Weld Neck Type 89 Attaching Orifice Flanges—Slip-On and Threaded Types 90 Attaching Orifice Flanges—Weld Neck Type 91 General Welding Notes 92 Manual Butt Welds—Schedule 93 Manual Butt Welds—Heavy Wall 94 Manual Butt Welds—Large O.D. Sizes 95 90° Welded Nozzles 96 90° Welded Nozzles—Reinforced 97 Large O.D. 90° Nozzle Welds 98 Large O.D. 90° Nozzle Welds—Reinforced 98 45° Welded Nozzles 99 45° Welded Nozzles—Reinforced 100 Large O.D. 45° Nozzle Welds 101 Large O.D. 45° Nozzle Welds—Reinforced 101 Concentric Swedged Ends 102 Eccentric Swedged Ends 103 End Closures—Pressure Type 104 Heavy Wall End Closures—Pressure Type 105 Large O.D. Pipe End Closures—Pressure Type 106 90° Coupling Welds and Socket Welds 107 'Olet Type Welds 108 Flame Cutting Pipe—Scheduled 109 Flame Cutting Pipe—Heavy Wall 110 Flame Cutting Pipe—Large O.D. Sizes 1ll Flame Beveling Pipe—"V" Type 112 Flame Beveling Pipe—Large O.D. Sizes 118 Threading Pipe—Including Cut 114 Welded Carbon Steel Attachments 115 Drilling Holes in Welded Attachments 116 Machining Inside of Pipe 117 Machining Inside of Large O.D. Pipe 118 Boring Inside Diameter of Pipe and Installing Straightening Vanes 119 Installing Flow Nozzles—Holding Ring Type 120 Preheating Butt Welds and Any Type Flange Welds 121 Preheating Heavy Wall Pipe Butt Welds 1.22 Preheating Large O.D. Pipe Butt Welds 123 Preheating 90° Nozzle Welds , 124 Preheating Large O.D. 90° Nozzle Welds 125 Local Stress Relieving—Scheduled 126 Local Stress Relieving—Heavy Wall 127 Local Stress Relieving—Large O.D. Sizes 128 Radiographic Inspection—Scheduled 129 Radiographic Inspection—Heavy Wall 130 Radiographic Inspection—Large O.D. Sizes 131 Hydrostatic Testing—Scheduled 132 Hydrostatic Testing—Heavy Wall 133 Hydrostatic Testing—Large O.D. Sizes 13 4 Access Holes 135 Instrument and Control Piping 136 Soldered Non-Ferrous Fittings 136 vii PVC-Plastic Pipe 137 Saran Lined Steel Pipe and Fittings 138 Schedule 30 or 40 Rubber-Lined Steel Pipe and Fittings 139 Schedule 40 Lead Lined Steel Pipe and Fittings 140 Flanged Cast Iron Cement Lined Pipe and Fittings 141 Schedule 40 Cement Lined Carbon Steel Pipe with Standard Fittings 142 Double Tough Pyrex Pipe and Fittings 143 Overhead Transite Pressure Pipe—Class 150 144 Section Three—ALLOY AND NON-FERROUS FABRICATION Section Introduction 145 Shop Handling Pipe for Fabrication 146 Handle and Erect Fabricated Spool Pieces 147 Handle and Erect Straight Run Pipe , 148 Pipe Bends 149 Attaching Flanges 150 Make-Ons through 12-in. Handle Valves through 42-in 151 Field Erection Bolt-Ups 153 All Welded Fabrication 154 Flame Cutting or Beveling 155 Machine Cutting and Beveling Pipe 156 Threading Pipe 157 Welded Attachments and Drilling Holes in Welded Attachments 158 Local Stress Relieving 159 Radiographic Inspection 160 Magnetic or Dye Penetrant Inspection 161 Hydrostatic Testing 162 Access Holes 163 Section Four—PNEUMATIC MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTATION Section Introduction 164 Liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Transparent Type 165 Liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Transparent Type 166 Liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Transparent Type 167 Liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Transparent Type 168 liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Reflex Type , 169 Liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Reflex Type 170 Liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Reflex Type 17 1 Liquid Level Gauge Glasses—Reflex Type , 172 Pressure Gauges 17 3 Pneumatic Liquid Level Instruments—Local Mounted 174 Pneumatic Liquid Level Instruments—Local Mounted 17 5 Pneumatic Pressure Instruments—Local Mounted 176 Pneumatic Temperature Instruments—Local Mounted 17 7 Thermometers and Thermowells 178 Thermometers and Thermowells . 17 9 Thermowells and Thermocouples 180 Relief Valves—Screwed . 181 Relief Valves—Flanged 182 Relief Valves—Flanged 183 Pneumatic Flow Transmitters 184 Flow Indicating Transmitters, Flow Recorders and Flow Controllers .......... 1.85 Pneumatic Liquid Level Transmitters 186 Control Panel Installation 187 Connecting Pneumatic Panel Board Instruments 188 Connecting Pneumatic Panel Board Instruments 189 Section Five—UNDERGROUND PIPING Section Introduction 190 Machine Excavation 191 Hand Excavation 192 Rock Excavation 193 Shoring and Bracing Trenches 193 Disposal of Excavated Material 194 Backfilling and Tamping 195 Underground 150 Lbs. B. & S. Cast Iron Pipe 195 Underground Vitrified Clay and Concrete Pipe 196 Socket Clamps for Cast Iron Pipe 197 Pipe Coated with Tar and Field Wrapped by Machine 197 Section Six—HANGERS AND SUPPORTS Section Introduction 198 Hangers and Supports 1.99 Section Seven—PAINTING Section Introduction 200 Surface Area of Pipe for Painting 201 Sand Blast and Paint Pipe 202 Section Eight—PATENT SCAFFOLDING Section Introduction 203 Erect and Dismantle 204 Section Nine—INSULATION Section Introduction 205 Indoor Thermal Type 206 Insulation—Hot Pipe 20?