Ceiling eggshell paint

$1.38 / SF

Ceiling eggshell paint costs about $1.38 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.

PT-037 · MasterFormat 09 91 00 · SF

What’s in this rate

This unit is painting one square foot of interior ceiling with an eggshell finish. The painter cuts, rolls or sprays, and leaves a uniform eggshell ceiling ready for punch. The rate is per square foot of ceiling face. Flat ceiling paint and wall eggshell are separate units.

Includes

  • interior eggshell paint with waste
  • cut and roll / spray-backroll
  • small tools / cover share

Excludes

  • flat ceiling paint (see paint-ceiling-flat)
  • wall eggshell (see paint-wall-eggshell-2coat)
  • heavy patch / texture

Build-up

Labor 0.022 hr × $43.00 wage and burden
$0.95
Material and small tools
$0.19
Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
$1.14 / SF
Overhead 10% of direct
$0.11
Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
$0.13
Loaded rate
$1.38 / SF

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