Alan Turner
05-11-2006, 9:43 AM
I need to erect some walls in the new teaching studio. The walls will be 2 1/2" steel studs, 20 gage, with 5/8" DW on both sides. There are about 120 running feet of wall. Half is nearly 9 feet tall, and half is a little over 10 feet tall. Does anyone know the going rate for such work, either on a square foot or running foot basis, either with or without materials? Half needs to be a fire rated wall, the other half does not. I got a bid for the labor (no materials) for framing, rocking, and taping for about $7000 and this seemed high, but perhaps not. I know the materials will be spendy, what with the price of steel going up so sharply. This is non-union work.
So, I know that the materials will cost what they cost. What I am interested in learning is whether the labor bid that I got is in the range it should be.
I build furniture, not buildings, so my experience is pretty limited on this stuff.
Thanks for any hlep.
So, I know that the materials will cost what they cost. What I am interested in learning is whether the labor bid that I got is in the range it should be.
I build furniture, not buildings, so my experience is pretty limited on this stuff.
Thanks for any hlep.