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Floor cover demolition. Includes breaking materials into manageable pieces with hand tools and
handling debris to a trash bin on site. Cost per square yard of floor removed. (1 square yard = 9 square
feet.) Figures in parentheses show the approximate “loose” volume and weight of the materials after
demolition.
Ceramic tile
(25 SY per CY and 34 lbs. per SY) BL@.263 SY -- 8.58 8.58
Hardwood, nailed
(25 SY per CY and 18 lbs. per SY) BL@.290 SY -- 9.46 9.46
Hardwood, glued
(25 SY per CY and 18 lbs. per SY) BL@.503 SY -- 16.41 16.41
Linoleum, sheet
(30 SY per CY and 3 lbs. per SY) BL@.056 SY -- 1.83 1.83
Resilient tile
(30 SY per CY and 3 lbs. per SY) BL@.300 SY -- 9.79 9.79
Terrazzo
(25 SY per CY and 34 lbs. per SY) BL@.286 SY -- 9.33 9.33
Carpet on tack strip
(40 SY per CY and 5 lbs. per SY) BL@.028 SY -- 0.91 0.91
Glue-down carpet with rubber backing
(35 SY per CY and 1.7 lbs. per SY) BL@.160 SY -- 5.22 5.22
Add for each LF of room perimeter BL@.008 LF -- 0.26 0.26
Carpet pad
(35 SY per CY and 1.7 lbs. per SY) BL@.014 SY -- 0.46 0.46

Removal of interior items. Includes breaking materials into manageable pieces with hand tools and
handling debris to a trash bin on site. Items removed in salvageable condition do not include an
allowance for salvage value. Figures in parentheses give the approximate “loose” volume of the materials
after demolition. Removed in non-salvageable condition (demolished) except as noted.
Windows, typical cost to remove window, frame and hardware, cost per SF of window
Metal (36 SF per CY) BL@.058 SF -- 1.89 1.89
Wood (36 SF per CY) BL@.063 SF -- 2.06 2.06
Wood stairs, cost per in-place SF or LF
Risers (25 SF per CY) BL@.116 SF -- 3.78 3.78
Landings (50 SF per CY) BL@.021 SF -- 0.69 0.69
Handrails (100 LF per CY) BL@.044 LF -- 1.44 1.44
Posts (200 LF per CY) BL@.075 LF -- 2.45 2.45
Hollow metal door and frame in a masonry wall. (2 doors per CY)
Single door to 4' x 7' BL@1.00 Ea -- 32.62 32.62
Two doors, per opening to 8' x 7' BL@1.50 Ea -- 48.93 48.93
Wood door and frame in a wood frame wall (2 doors per CY)
Single door to 4' x 7' BL@.500 Ea -- 16.31 16.31
Two doors, per opening to 8' x 7' BL@.750 Ea -- 24.47 24.47
Metal door and frame in masonry wall, salvage condition
Hollow metal door to 4' x 7' BL@2.00 Ea -- 65.24 65.24
Wood door to 4' x 7' BL@1.00 Ea -- 32.62 32.62