16" CMU wall

$20.56 / SF

16" CMU wall costs about $20.56 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.

MS-D3-002 · MasterFormat 04 22 00 · SF

What’s in this rate

This unit covers 16" CMU wall, measured per square foot. The bricklayer lays 16-inch CMU in running bond with tooled mortar joints. The rate covers the listed material, 5.00% material waste, labor, and small tools. 4-inch through 14-inch CMU walls, paint-cmu finishes, grout-filled CMU cell are separate units.

Includes

  • CMU units / block as specified
  • Type S mortar allocation
  • bed and head joints with tooling
  • layout and installation described above
  • stated material waste and small tools

Excludes

  • thinner CMU walls
  • grout / rebar
  • paint-cmu-*
  • tax / freight
  • after-hours, premium access, and hazardous-material handling

Build-up

Labor 0.17 hr × $55.00 wage and burden
$9.35
Material and small tools
$7.64
Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
$16.99 / SF
Overhead 10% of direct
$1.70
Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
$1.87
Loaded rate
$20.56 / SF

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