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Wallcovering remove

$2.75 / SF

Wallcovering remove costs about $2.75 per square foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.

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PT-016 · MasterFormat 09 77 00 · SF

Dumpster and trailer prices

These haul prices are separate from the unit rate. Omaha, Nebraska is the 1.00 baseline. Another state uses that state's cost factor. Loaded is the direct price times 1.21, rounded half-up once.

Omaha, Nebraska

  • 10-yard dumpster direct $232.50, loaded $281.33.
  • 20-yard dumpster direct $325.00, loaded $393.25.
  • 30-yard dumpster direct $405.00, loaded $490.05.
  • Trailer trip direct $204.30, loaded $247.20. Tip $51.65 per ton direct, $62.50 per ton loaded.
  • Overage direct $70.00 per ton, loaded $84.70 per ton.

Texas

  • 10-yard dumpster direct $220.88, loaded $267.26.
  • 20-yard dumpster direct $308.75, loaded $373.59.
  • 30-yard dumpster direct $384.75, loaded $465.55.
  • Trailer trip direct $194.09, loaded $234.84. Tip $49.07 per ton direct, $59.37 per ton loaded.
  • Overage direct $66.50 per ton, loaded $80.47 per ton.

California

  • 10-yard dumpster direct $279.00, loaded $337.59.
  • 20-yard dumpster direct $390.00, loaded $471.90.
  • 30-yard dumpster direct $486.00, loaded $588.06.
  • Trailer trip direct $245.16, loaded $296.64. Tip $61.98 per ton direct, $75.00 per ton loaded.
  • Overage direct $84.00 per ton, loaded $101.64 per ton.

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What’s in this rate

This unit is removing wallcovering from a wall face. The painter scores the sheet, wets it with enzyme stripper, scrapes it off, and paste-washes the wall. The rate is per square foot. Steamer rental, a Level 4 drywall rebuild, and primer and finish paint are separate units.

Includes

  • Enzyme stripper with waste
  • Score, wet, scrape, and paste wash
  • Disposable bags share
  • Small tools

Excludes

  • Steamer rental
  • Level 4 drywall rebuild
  • Primer and finish paint

Build-up

Labor 0.05 hr × $43.00 wage and burden
$2.15
Material and small tools
$0.12
Direct rate (labor, material, and tools)
$2.27 / SF
Overhead 10% of direct
$0.23
Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
$0.25
Loaded rate
$2.75 / SF

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