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Drywall

Ceiling and wall demolition. Knock down with hand tools at heights to 9' and handle debris to a trash
bin on site. Building structure to remain. Includes the cost of breaking out old ceiling or wall cover,
pulling or driving the old fasteners and cleaning up the debris. Add the cost of hauling debris off the site
and dump fees. These figures assume demolition with a crowbar. Knock a hole with a crowbar, hook the
crowbar in the hole, pull, and get out of the way! Ceilings come down fast. Add extra time if you’re
planning to save the floor, and put down floor protection. Plaster will fall in big chunks that can gouge
holes in the floor. Figures in parentheses show the volume and weight of materials after demolition.
Plaster on ceiling (175 to 200 SF per CY and 8 pounds per SF)
Lath and plaster only BL@.010 SF -- 0.33 0.33
Lath, plaster and furring BL@.015 SF -- 0.49 0.49
Suspended lath and plaster BL@.010 SF -- 0.33 0.33
Plaster on walls (150 SF per CY and 8 pounds per SF)
Lath and plaster only BL@.011 SF -- 0.36 0.36
Lath, plaster and furring BL@.015 SF -- 0.49 0.49

Remove drywall. Includes the cost of breaking out old board, pulling or driving the old fasteners and
cleaning up the debris. Add the cost of hauling debris off the site and dump fees.
Remove full panels on ceilings BL@.009 SF -- 0.29 0.29
Remove full panels on walls BL@.008 SF -- 0.26 0.26
Remove full panels and furring strips BL@.028 SF -- 0.91 0.91
Remove and install drywall, no joint treatment
per square foot BC@.022 SF -- 0.89 0.89
Add for job setup, per room BC@.200 Ea -- 8.05 8.05

Repair drywall. Includes joint tape, three coats of joint compound and finish sanding.
Cut out section, to 4' x 4' D1@.288 Ea -- 11.28 11.28
Remove and replace section, to 4' x 4' D1@.840 Ea 6.50 32.89 39.39
Taping and finishing only, ceilings DT@.010 SF 0.11 0.39 0.50
Taping and finishing only, walls DT@.008 SF 0.11 0.31 0.42
Tape and finish cracks, ceilings DT@.060 LF 0.16 2.35 2.51
Tape and finish cracks, walls DT@.050 LF 0.16 1.96 2.12

Patch hole in drywall. Cut back drywall, insert backing in wall cavity, apply three coats of joint
compound, sand smooth.
Per patch BC@1.00 Ea 6.43 40.26 46.69

Regular core drywall. Tapered edges. Cut ends. Labor includes cutting board around electrical boxes
and obstacles, installing on wall studs or ceiling joists 8' to 12' above floor level, joint tape, three coats
of joint compound and finish sanding. Material includes 1/2 gallon of premixed joint compound per 100
square feet, 38 linear feet of 2" perforated joint tape per 100 square feet, 1/2 pound of drywall screws per
100 square feet and 10% waste.
3/8" x 4' x 8', ceilings D1@.023 SF 0.41 0.90 1.31
3/8" x 4' x 8', walls D1@.017 SF 0.41 0.67 1.08
1/2" x 4' x 8', ceilings D1@.024 SF 0.52 0.94 1.46
1/2" x 4' x 8', walls D1@.018 SF 0.52 0.71 1.22
1/2" x 4' x 9', ceilings D1@.024 SF 0.46 0.94 1.40
1/2" x 4' x 9', walls D1@.018 SF 0.46 0.71 1.17
1/2" x 4' x 10', ceilings D1@.024 SF 0.41 0.94 1.35
1/2" x 4' x 10', walls D1@.018 SF 0.41 0.71 1.12
1/2" x 4' x 12', ceilings D1@.024 SF 0.44 0.94 1.38
1/2" x 4' x 12', walls D1@.018 SF 0.44 0.71 1.15
1/2" x 54" x 12', ceilings D1@.024 SF 0.41 0.94 1.35
1/2" x 54" x 12', walls D1@.018 SF 0.41 0.71 1.12