Hardiplank installation rates - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Hojosgal · 06-17-2008, 09:19 AM

Can anyone tell me the going rate for hardiboard/plank installation per sq ft?

fourcornerhome · 06-17-2008, 09:23 AM

I can do about 75 sf. an hour.

Hojosgal · 06-17-2008, 09:27 AM

What do you charge per square foot to install hardiplank? What's that normal/average rate?

kevjob · 06-17-2008, 09:30 AM

you are not going to get solid answers, too many variables, how many LF how high is it, over a moat filled with crocodlies etc...

Hojosgal · 06-17-2008, 09:33 AM

I was just trying to get a general $ figure on the going rate for hardiplank installation per sq ft. We aren't sure how to price the labor on this one. We do vinyl all the time......

**Cole** · 06-17-2008, 09:39 AM

Once again, too many variables.

IE: Where are you located?
How many sf can your guys install in an hour?
etc......

Hojosgal · 06-17-2008, 09:43 AM

North Carolina
We've only installed it on quick fixes, repairs, etc. We are trying to bid on a job that is all hardiplank. So I guess there's not a "going rate" on the installation part of it?

Bob Kovacs · 06-17-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hojosgal

North Carolina
We've only installed it on quick fixes, repairs, etc. We are trying to bid on a job that is all hardiplank. So I guess there's not a "going rate" on the installation part of it?

There's not a "going rate" for anything. Anytime you price your services based on what someone else is charging, you're setting yourself up for failure. Do you pay the same as what the other companies pay? Are your overhead costs the same? Do your crews work at the same speed as the other crews?

For example, let's assume your pay rates and overhead costs are the same as the "going rate" company (doubtful, but let's just assume they are). The only variable then becomes installation speed, and it's highly doubtful that your crew, which only does Hardiplank installations on "quick fixes and repairs" will install as quickly as a crew that does it all day every day. Therefore, if you charge the same rate they do, you'll lose your shirt, since your total labor hours will be substantially higher.

So, you need to figure out how long the job will take your crew, and price it according to that timeframe. Whether that gets you into the same ballpark as other contractors remains to be seen.

rojigga · 06-18-2008, 06:03 PM

[quote=Bob Kovacs;453542]For example, let's assume your pay rates and overhead costs are the same as the "going rate" company (doubtful, but let's just assume they are). The only variable then becomes installation speed, and it's highly doubtful that your crew, which only does Hardiplank installations on "quick fixes and repairs" will install as quickly as a crew that does it all day every day. Therefore, if you charge the same rate they do, you'll lose your shirt, since your total labor hours will be substantially higher.quote]

For sure, unless your guys are subs in which case you can't subsidize them because they're slow, then the going rate where you are geographically and what type of installation is what matters.

Average pricing or the 'going rate' is all over the place when you ask guys all over north america.

From what I hear theres some competition in the states now as the work is slow so pricing is tight. Up here in Western Canada you just ask how much you would take for you to stretch yourself so thin and barely manage to get it all done in time... then add 10%

MALCO.New.York · 06-18-2008, 06:25 PM

$600.00 per linear board/foot/hour. This figure does not account for realistic mindsets nor feasible outcome projections unless duly noted heretofore by addendum, codicil or adjunct.

Alwaysconfusd11 · 06-18-2008, 06:31 PM

linear board/foot/hour....that comes out to an inverse square of opposite negitive unreal numbers!!! I didnt make in that far in math, please feel free to explain

wallmaxx · 06-18-2008, 11:41 PM

the cheap guys up here start at $1.60 /LF @ 7" reveal to install.

rojigga · 06-19-2008, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by wallmaxx

the cheap guys up here start at $1.60 /LF @ 7" reveal to install.

Sounds like I and everyone is going to move to Washington because over $ 285 a square seems like a steal and a half as a sub... and I ain't no cheap guy, so I should be charging $350? $400?.

brutis · 06-21-2008, 03:13 PM

base your rates on say vinyl siding , on this forum some have said 95 or 110 a sq, so hardie is more involved takes longer and is heavyer and takes twice as long to do, my last job i went with 150.00 not enough , next time it will be 2.00 or not at all,

you can't base it on your exsperance if your a pro or not an it takes you longer, that is not a varible it dose not come into play, as for as priceing it dosen't matter if you do it by yourself or your a pro and have 10 man crew the price per sq. is the same , what can come in to play is height and cutup stuff , if your not a pro. you can shoot for more money but don't exspect it because of that.

be glad to get the job so as the next job you will have more exsperiance

dfull05 · 07-18-2008, 11:45 AM

If one gets 200.00 to 250.00 per square what is the charge for running the trim board as well? Or is that included in your estimate? I have a house w/500 pcs. of plank. And approximately 1500' of trim, once the freeze boards and window wraps, and corners are included. Any thoughts on this matter? Thanks, dawg

BattleRidge · 07-18-2008, 04:13 PM

If they are normal height corners I got 15 bucks a corner for labor and 20 a window for labor. These are basics tho, somejobs are different then others, I don't do a boardfoot for trim usually I just kinda think how long it will take then put down a number.

Bill · 07-18-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kevjob

you are not going to get solid answers, too many variables, how many LF how high is it, over a moat filled with crocodlies etc...

I hate those dang alligators

they keep getting in the way!