Framing Per Square In Your Area?

roscoe8423

In Montana, we get around 5 bucks a square for framing basic starter homes, 2000 sq ft +- with truss roofs and Ive never framed anywhere else and I was wondering what the going rate in other areas is.

K2

Probably about the same here if you could find something to frame. I't's not enough for me to get my axe out there. Of course i'd framed 3-2-2's for 800 bucks in 1982. Soffit, facia, windows, included.

jaylord01

here in Ca its like $25 to $35 a sf

borat_borat1950

2000 sf rectangle, 3 bed, 2 bath, on slab, 2 car garage, we cut our roofs here. 2 bucks a foot.

Cole

Ouch, how the hell do you make any money?

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Joe Carola

You must be including material and labor for that price. They are talking just labor.

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borat_borat1950

When things are slow we have to stoop to the south of the border pricing, they were going to do it for 1.50. Got 3 right now, lucky thier all on the same site!!!

Cole

$1.50? Those guys are f**king idiots.

Hopefully it picks up for you guys.

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roscoe8423

yah what the hell. 1.50 a square is like working for 10 bucks an hour. You need 15000 dollars of tools and trailer to frame. Not to mention an 80000 dollar lift. How could you frame for that? And 25-30 cant be for labor right?

billderboots

Here in Central PA. im getting 5.00 to 5.50 a foot, thats a custom 2 story 4 bed 3 1/2 bath 3 car garage 4400sq ft. Takes me about 12 days to turn that out complete w/ windows dormers felted roof, and ext doors. 5 man crew.

KentWhitten

Well, lets see. 5 minutes from my house $3/ft. 10 minutes from my house $25/ft.

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joasis

Framing labor in Oklahoma is down to $2.75 a sq/ft on living area....the garages are now a give away. I hope i don't have to frame to feed my family again.

I have to face steel erectors now hacking at half price on erection.....and that is tough to deal with.

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roscoe8423

framerman, 25$ a foot for labor? or labor and materials?

KentWhitten

labor only. we're talking the difference between a ranch and a large oceanside home. There can be some serious trim work to do. 7 piece friezes are not uncommon.

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wallmaxx

What is 6% of the final for sale price of that home example you use for this example?

Let's say $130,000 total

6% = $7800.00 This goes to the realtor as a sales commission.

Framer = $4000.00

Strange how those pesky "middlemen" get in there and carve out such a big chunk of the cost just for the insane amount of paperwork that they make the new HO sign. The WC rates for paper cuts must be a real dooozy.

roscoe8423

HAHAHA, no **** huh

roscoe8423

$25 a foot, where do i sign?

Chris Johnson

That's just labor believe it or not.

Here W/C for a GC License is around 40%, Framing License Only starts @ 35%.

Our framing can be a nightmare with Hold Downs, Shear Walls, Strap this, Bolt that, etc.

No one and I mean No one passes framing on the first go around, either the engineer or the B.I. find something...or add something.

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roscoe8423

but is it 5-7 times as much work as i take to frame a house? i think not

deckman22

800 bucks? I call that BS. I was framing back then & we were getting more than that here in Texas. Stick a 1 in front of the 8 & I'd believe you.

Even the 1.50 price someone else gave sounds like BS too, that's less than I what I was getting 25 years ago. Heck, you'd starve to death on those prices after WC, nails, & crew's labor.

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