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Plywood or insulation board,
(200 SF per CY and 2 lbs. per SF) BL@.018 SF -- 0.59 0.59
Plywood or plank paneling,
(200 SF per CY and 2 lbs. per SF) BL@.017 SF -- 0.56 0.56
Insulation, fiberglass batts or rolls, per square foot of coverage
(500 SF per CY and .3 lb per SF) BL@.003 SF -- 0.10 0.10
Plaster and lath
(150 SF per CY and 8 lbs. per SF) BL@.023 SF -- 0.75 0.75
Plaster, lath and furring
(130 SF per CY and 10 lbs. per SF) BL@.032 SF -- 1.04 1.04
Wall mirror, remove in salvage condition BL@.025 SF -- 0.82 0.82
Wallpaper, scrape off up to 2 layers
(1,000 SF per CY and .12 lbs. per SF) BL@.015 SF -- 0.49 0.49
Baseboard molding
Single member base, no salvage BL@.022 LF -- 0.72 0.72
Base and base shoe, no salvage BL@.038 LF -- 1.24 1.24
Remove and salvage single member base BL@.035 LF -- 1.14 1.14
Remove and salvage base and base shoe BL@.050 LF -- 1.63 1.63
Drill injection port at wall base B8@.045 Ea -- 1.77 1.77
Add for work done in containment and PPE -- % -- 50.0 --

Ceiling demolition. Heights to 9'. Add 25 percent to the labor cost for work from ladders. See also
Drywall repairs above.
Plaster ceiling (typically 175 to 200 SF per CY). Includes the cost of protecting the floor from falling
debris.
Including lath and furring BL@.025 SF -- 0.82 0.82
Plaster suspension grid only BL@.020 SF -- 0.65 0.65
Acoustic tile ceiling (typically 200 to 250 SF per CY).
Including suspended grid BL@.010 SF -- 0.33 0.33
Including grid in salvage condition BL@.019 SF -- 0.62 0.62
Tile glued or stapled to ceiling BL@.015 SF -- 0.49 0.49
Tile on strip furring, including furring BL@.025 SF -- 0.82 0.82
Insulation, loose fill, fiberglass batts or rolls in attic, per square foot of coverage.
(500 SF per CY and .3 lb per SF) BL@.005 SF -- 0.16 0.16

Flooring demolition. Per square yard of flooring removed. (1 square yard = 9 square feet).
Ceramic tile, using hand tools,
(25 SY per CY and 34 lbs. per SY) BL@.263 SY -- 8.58 8.58
Ceramic tile and backer, using hand tools,
(12 SY per CY and 70 lbs. per SY) BL@.522 SY -- 17.03 17.03
Hardwood, nailed,
(25 SY per CY and 18 lbs. per SY) BL@.288 SY -- 9.40 9.40
Hardwood, glued,
(25 SY per CY and 18 lbs. per SY) BL@.503 SY -- 16.41 16.41
Floating laminated hardwood flooring,
(25 SY per CY and 15 lbs. per SY) BL@.025 SF -- 0.82 0.82
Sheet vinyl or linoleum,
(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@.096 SY -- 3.13 3.13