Drywall shadow bead
$5.74 / LF
Drywall shadow bead costs about $5.74 per linear foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.
DW-027 · MasterFormat 09 22 00 · LF
What’s in this rate
This unit is installing one linear foot of shadow-line reveal bead at a drywall edge or ceiling transition. The drywall crew cuts and sets the shadow bead then embeds it and applies the finish coats and sanding over the bead. The rate is per linear foot of bead. J-bead, L-bead, corner bead and wall-field tape-and-finish are separate units.
Includes
- shadow-line reveal bead with 5% waste
- fasteners
- cut, set, and secure bead
- embed coat, finish coats, and sanding over the bead (finish-ready to Level 4)
- small tools
Excludes
- J-bead / L-bead (buy drywall-j-l-bead)
- corner bead (buy corner-bead-install)
- wall-field tape and finish (tape-and-finish level unit)
Build-up
- Labor 0.06 hr × $51.00 wage and burden
- $3.06
- Material and small tools
- $1.68
- Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
- $4.74 / LF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.47
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.53
- Loaded rate
- $5.74 / LF
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