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Adhesive remove

$5.69 / SF

Adhesive remove costs about $5.69 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.

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FL-024 · MasterFormat 02 41 00 · SF

Dumpster and trailer prices

These haul prices are separate from the unit rate. Omaha, Nebraska is the 1.00 baseline. Another state uses that state's cost factor. Loaded is the direct price times 1.21, rounded half-up once.

Omaha, Nebraska

  • 10-yard dumpster direct $232.50, loaded $281.33.
  • 20-yard dumpster direct $325.00, loaded $393.25.
  • 30-yard dumpster direct $405.00, loaded $490.05.
  • Trailer trip direct $204.30, loaded $247.20. Tip $51.65 per ton direct, $62.50 per ton loaded.
  • Overage direct $70.00 per ton, loaded $84.70 per ton.

Texas

  • 10-yard dumpster direct $220.88, loaded $267.26.
  • 20-yard dumpster direct $308.75, loaded $373.59.
  • 30-yard dumpster direct $384.75, loaded $465.55.
  • Trailer trip direct $194.09, loaded $234.84. Tip $49.07 per ton direct, $59.37 per ton loaded.
  • Overage direct $66.50 per ton, loaded $80.47 per ton.

California

  • 10-yard dumpster direct $279.00, loaded $337.59.
  • 20-yard dumpster direct $390.00, loaded $471.90.
  • 30-yard dumpster direct $486.00, loaded $588.06.
  • Trailer trip direct $245.16, loaded $296.64. Tip $61.98 per ton direct, $75.00 per ton loaded.
  • Overage direct $84.00 per ton, loaded $101.64 per ton.

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What’s in this rate

This unit is removing existing floor adhesive or mastic from one square foot of substrate. The crew scrapes and cleans residue ready for new prep or finish. The rate is per square foot of cleaned floor. Mechanical grind, shotblast, finish flooring, and specialty hazardous abatement are separate units.

Includes

  • remove existing floor adhesive / mastic
  • chemical assist / scraper consumables
  • scrape and clean residue
  • small tools

Excludes

  • floor grind / shotblast
  • demo of finish floor covering material
  • hazardous mastics abatement specialty
  • finish floor

Build-up

Labor 0.08 hr × $55.00 wage and burden
$4.40
Material and small tools
$0.30
Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
$4.70 / SF
Overhead 10% of direct
$0.47
Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
$0.52
Loaded rate
$5.69 / SF

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