Pipe installation man hour reference for pipe laying, valve handling, flange installation and welding or threading of pipe. Pipe installation man hours are per meter, per piece or per connection. 

Pipe Installation Manhours for Steel Pipes

 
Pipe Sizes Man-Hours
Metric Imperial Pipe Laying / Handling Attaching Screw Flange Welding of Flange Welding Connections Pipe Threading
per meter per piece per piece per connection per connection
15 1/2 0.56 1.26 0.95 0.74 0.21
20 3/4 0.59 1.26 0.95 0.74 0.21
25 1 0.59 1.26 1.05 0.74 0.21
32 1 1/4 0.63 1.26 1.26 0.84 0.21
40 1 1/2 0.67 1.26 1.37 0.84 0.21
50 2 0.7 1.26 1.47 1.05 0.21
65 2 1/2 0.73 1.37 1.79 1.26 2.39
80 3 0.8 1.47 2.21 1.37 0.32
100 4 0.87 1.79 2.73 1.58 0.45
125 5 0.91 1.89 3.47 1.79 0.57
150 6 0.97 2.21 4.1 2.1 0.74
200 8 1.18 2.63 5.67 2.73 1.02
250 10 1.5 3.26 7.14 3.26 1.45
300 12 1.8 3.89 8.72 3.78 1.61
350 14 2.21 4.73 10.5 4.52 2.18
400 16 2.59 5.67 11.87 5.25 2.49
450 18 3.04 6.83 14.18 6.2 3.1
500 20 3.55 8.09 16.8 6.62 3.72
600 24 3.97 11.55 21.11 7.25 5.44
700 26 4.08 29.09 8.82
800 28 4.59 33.6 10.5
900 30 4.9 38.01 13.13
1000 32 5.24 40.32 16.28
1100 34 5.56 46.94 20.37
1200 36 6.14 24.15
1300 38 6.48 28.35
1400 40 6.83 33.18
1500 42 7.42 38.75
1600 44 7.75 44.94
1700 46 8.14 50.72
1800 48 8.66 57.23