Traditional Labor Costs
Labor Rate Per Person/Per Hour?*
How many running ft. of your stud condition can be built in one (1) man day?*
Estimated SF drywall installed per man day?*
Est Corner bead - LF installed & coated per man day?*
Estimated SF drywall finishing per man day?*
Estimated total painting costs per SF?*
Estimated LF wall angle or transition mold installed per man day?*
Traditional Material Costs
Stud cost per lineal ft. (LF)?*
Track cost per lineal ft. (LF)?*
20 gauge shiny 90 (utility angle) cost per lineal ft. (LF)?*
Drywall cost per square foot?*
Corner bead lineal foot price?*
Traditional Surface Area to Receive Drywall
How many running feet of this soffit condition is needed? *
A.) HORIZONTAL RUN RECEIVING FINISHED DRYWALL (IN.)?*
B.) What is the excess vertical framing from finished ceilings to structure (in.)?*
Armstrong Drywall Grid Calculations
Armstrong drywall main beam cost per lineal ft. (LF)*
Armstrong 4’ Drywall Cross tee Cost Per Lineal Ft. (LF)*
FRAMING ANGLE/KAM COST PER LINEAL FT. *
Armstrong DW90 Soffit Tee Clip Price Per Piece*
Installed material & labor cost per hanger wire or CBS Clip-to-Black Iron?*
Armstrong Tapable Shadow Transition Molding LF cost - 7901 & 02*
Armstrong Acoustical Shadow Molding*
Armstrong Acoustical Wall Angle*
The total labor burden per man hour in your market. Fully Burdened Labor includes taxes, insurance, benefits, meals, supplies, training costs, etc.
Feel free to enter your own value here. For this particular soffit condition. How many running lineal feet of this soffit could you expect to be installed in (1) man day if you were using traditional stud & track framing? As reference, Armstrong has found that a soffit of this condition can have varying production rates anywhere between 40 to 50 running ft. installed per man day. Note: the traditional production rate numbers above are going to change depending upon the soffit condition.
How many square feet of drywall can one installer, install in one 8 hour working day?
How many lineal feet of corner bead can one installer, install and mud in one 8 hour working day?
How many square feet of drywall can one finisher, finish (mud & sand) in one 8 hour working day?
How many square feet of painting, can one painter paint in one 8 hour working day?
How many lineal feet of acoustical wall angle can one installer, install in one 8 hour working day?
What is your local market price per lineal foot of the type of track that you would typically use to build this soffit, if you were building it traditionally (ex. 3-5/8")?
What is your local market price per lineal foot of the type of track that you would typically use to build this soffit, if you were building it traditionally (ex. 3-5/8")?
What is your local market price per lineal foot for 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" 20g shiny 90 utility angle?
How much do you pay per square foot for 5/8’’ drywall?
How much do you pay per lineal foot for drywall corner bead?
How much would you say it costs you to install one (1) - 12g hanger wire. If you are in NYC - how much does it cost you to install one (1) CBS Clip hanger to black iron?
How many total running feet of this single soffit condition is spread across your whole project site?
At the acoustical to drywall transition point, how many lineal feet is the horizontal run of drywall back to the wall (example - 5 feet)?
At the acoustical to drywall transition point, how many lineal feet of vertical framing needs to extend from the transition point all the way up to structure (example 8 feet)? We only need the lineal footage of one vertical stud to structure, not all the vertical studs to structure.
How much do you pay locally for an Armstrong drywall grid main runner?
Find a Local Distributor
How much do you pay per lineal foot for Armstrong transition molding through your distributor?
How much do you pay per lineal foot for Armstrong standard acoustical shadow molding through your distributor?
How much do you pay per lineal foot for standard 90 degree acoustical wall molding through your distributor?