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Traditional Wood Backing Costs

Materials


Wood Blocking Field Preparation Cost




Screw Cost




Wood Backing Installation Labor Cost



Total Installation Costs at Estimated Rate per Hour



Total Installed Cost of Wood Backing per Foot




Total Installed Cost of Wood Backing for Defined Wall


Danback Costs

Materials






Labor


Total Installation Costs at Estimated Rate per Hour






Total Installed Cost of Danback per Foot




Total Installed Cost of Danback for Defined Wall


Estimated Savings with Danback




Notes

Hourly labor rate

Productivity and labor rates vary per contractor / per market.

Wood blocking material cost

Customer to check Wood Blocking cost.

If you are buying Pre-cut wood by the piece, Divide the per piece price by 1.33 (for 16 O.C.) or 2 (for 24" O.C.) to get the per foot cost.

If you are buying full length wood studs, divide cost per stud by the length in feet. (For example: A 10" stud that costs $3.00 each is 0.30 pet foot.)

Scrap loss should be considered.

Wood block laborers

Number of laborers assigned to cut blocking. Note: This section should be blank if buying pre-cut blocking.

Wood blocking pieces / hour

Pieces per hour laborer(s) can cut and groove blocking.

Danbacks / hour

Estimated # of Danbacks installed per hour. (Note: 50+ is not out of the question.)

Total Installation Costs at Estimated Rate per Hour

How many sections does the customer estimate they can install in 1 hour? (20, 30?)