Metal stud framing wall
$2.60 / SF
Metal stud framing wall costs about $2.60 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.
DW-001 · MasterFormat 09 22 16 · SF
What’s in this rate
This unit is framing one square foot of interior non-load-bearing partition with 3-5/8 inch 25-gauge (EQ) steel studs at 16 inches on center. The carpenter lays out, fastens floor and deck track with drive pins at 24 inches, then sets, plumbs and screws each stud. The rate is per square foot of wall face, based on a typical 10-foot-high partition, and covers studs, track, framing screws and track fasteners. Drywall hang, insulation, openings and bracing are separate units.
Includes
- 3-5/8" 25ga EQ metal studs @ 16" OC (incl. extra studs at ends and intersections)
- Floor and deck track
- #8 pan-head framing screws
- Powder-actuated track fasteners @ 24" OC
- Layout, plumb, and screw
- Small tools
Excludes
- Drywall hang or finish
- Insulation / sound batts
- Door or window framing extras beyond stud/track count
- Seismic or shaft-wall systems
Build-up
- Labor 0.02 hr × $55.00 wage and burden
- $1.10
- Material and small tools
- $1.05
- Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
- $2.15 / SF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.22
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.23
- Loaded rate
- $2.60 / SF
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