Knockdown texture finish

$5.07 / SF

Knockdown texture finish costs about $5.07 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.

DW-035 · MasterFormat 09 29 00 · SF

What’s in this rate

This unit is applying a knockdown texture finish to one square foot of gypsum wall or ceiling. The drywall finisher sprays texture mud and knocks down peaks to a uniform knockdown face. The rate is per square foot of textured face. Tape-and-finish Level 3 / Level 4 / Level 5, hang, and skim coat are separate units.

Includes

  • knockdown texture mud with 5% waste
  • spray and knockdown pass
  • small tools

Excludes

  • Level 3 tape finish (buy drywall-tape-finish-level3)
  • Level 4 tape finish (buy drywall-tape-finish-level4)
  • Level 5 tape finish (buy drywall-tape-finish-level5)
  • full-field skim coat (buy drywall-skim-coat)
  • hang

Build-up

Labor 0.07 hr × $51.00 wage and burden
$3.57
Material and small tools
$0.62
Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
$4.19 / SF
Overhead 10% of direct
$0.42
Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
$0.46
Loaded rate
$5.07 / SF

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