Drywall tape & finish level 5
$2.40 / SF
Drywall tape & finish level 5 costs about $2.40 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.
DW-009 · MasterFormat 09 29 00 · SF
What’s in this rate
This unit is taping and finishing one square foot of hung gypsum board to a Level 5 finish. The finisher embeds tape, applies fill and finish coats, then skims the full surface smooth for critical lighting. The rate is per square foot of board face. Hang and Level 4-only finish are separate units.
Includes
- Paper joint tape
- Ready-mixed joint compound (embed, fill, finish, full skim)
- Sand between coats for Level 5
- Small tools
Excludes
- Gypsum board hang
- Corner bead install
- Level 4 stop
- Texture spray / paint
Build-up
- Labor 0.035 hr × $51.00 wage and burden
- $1.78
- Material and small tools
- $0.20
- Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
- $1.98 / SF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.20
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.22
- Loaded rate
- $2.40 / SF
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