Chapter 12
Pricing Masonry Carpentry, and
Finishes Work
Objectives
• Upon completion of this chapter, you
will be able to:
– Describe the specific job factors that affect
the price of masonry work
– Explain what influences the material price
of masonry bricks and blocks
– Describe the specific job factors that affect
the price of rough carpentry work
Objectives (cont’d.)
– Explain what influences the material price
of lumber
– Describe how finish carpentry is priced
– Describe how interior and exterior finishes
are priced
Objectives (cont’d.)
– Complete the recap and pricing of masonry
work, rough carpentry, finish carpentry,
and interior and exterior finishes using
manual methods
– Use Excel spreadsheets to price masonry
work
Introduction
• Masonry work, rough carpentry, and
finish carpentry
– Commonly subcontracted
– Still performed by some contractors
• Specialized companies
– May have questionable reliability record
• Price errors
Masonry
• Labor costs
– Laying masonry
– Installing accessories
• Ladder reinforcing and wall ties
• Masonry materials
• Modularization
– Factory construction of masonry panels
• Not common
Masonry Productivity
• Factors affecting productivity:
– What is being built
– Workmanship required
– Size and weights of units
– Mortar and bond used
– Design complexity
– Presence or lack of repetition
– Availability of skilled trade workers
Figure 12.1 Masonry Work Productivities (Delmar/Cengage Learning)
Masonry Materials
• Prices vary
– Depend on requirements
– Normally found in specifications
• When not provided, based on materials agreed
upon (e.g., materials defined in the bid)
• Wastage
– More materials delivered than used
• Accounted for in takeoff quantities
Rough Carpentry
• Fabricated off-site
– Assembled at the job site
• Costs
– Labor and material
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Lumber or fabricated components
Cranes
Beams
Trusses
Rough Carpentry Productivity
• Factors affecting productivity:
– Carpentry components
– Size of cross-section and length lumber
– Power tool use
– Design complexity
– Presence or lack of repetition
– Off-site fabrication
Rough Carpentry Materials
• Specifications define:
– Species
– Use classification
– Lumber grade
• Softwood lumbar classifications:
– Yard, structural, factory, and shop lumber
– Rough, surfaced, and worked lumber
– Boards, dimension, and timber
Rough Carpentry Materials (cont’d.)
• Lumber lengths and waste factors
– Generally multiples of two feet
• Waste factors still required
• Lumber grades
– Information on ability to meet requirements
• Rough hardware
– Mostly consists of nails
• Other fasteners may also be required
Finish Carpentry and Millwork
• Pricing finish carpentry
– Applying materials and labor prices to
items measured in takeoff process
• Productivity of labor crews
– Influenced by job factors
• Similar to rough carpentry
Exterior and Interior Finishes
• Procedure:
– Measure quantity of each item of in takeoff
– List takeoff items on a recap
– Apply separate materials and labor prices
• Material prices:
– Determined by suppliers
• Productivities:
– Job, labor, and management factors
Wage Rates
• Basic hourly wages:
– Masonry foreman: $43.00
– Mason: $39.00
– Equipment operator: $40.00
– Labor foreman: $33.00
– Laborer: $30.00
Wage Rates (cont’d.)
– Cement finisher: $37.00
– Carpentry foreman: $41.00
– Carpenter: $38.00
– Painter foreman: $37.00
– Painter: $34.00
Examples
• Masonry, Rough Carpentry and Finish
Carpentry Recap and Pricing Notes
Example 1—House
– Refer to Figures 12.6 through 12.10
• Masonry Work Pricing Notes Example
2—Office/Warehouse Building
– Refer to Figure 12.11
Summary
• This chapter reviewed pricing and
influential pricing factors of:
– Masonry work
– Rough carpentry work
– Finish carpentry work
– Interior and exterior finishes