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Drywall Estimating Services For Contractors & Builders

Board, studs & finish, pulled from your wall-type schedule. Drywall margins live in the takeoffs nobody wants to do, and that is exactly where we win bids for our clients. Our dryw…

Drywall Takeoff Services

Detailed Drywall Estimating & Material Takeoffs

Drywall margins live in the takeoffs nobody wants to do, and that is exactly where we win bids for our clients. Our drywall estimating services go far beyond board square footage: every wall type, every ceiling condition, every stud, track, and bead of corner protection quantified. Commercial drywall estimating and residential drywall estimating alike arrive organized by wall type and finish level, with fire-rated, acoustic, and shaft assemblies called out separately, straight from your partition schedule. This is detailed trade takeoff work, not generic drywall SF, and it is why contractors trust us with their tightest drywall bids.

What We Measure

  • Drywall board SF by type: regular, Type X fire-rated, moisture resistant, mold resistant, abuse resistant, shaftliner
  • Board thickness, sheet counts & ceiling board layouts
  • Metal studs by size, gauge, spacing & height; wood studs where applicable
  • Top/bottom track, deflection track & slotted track at rated assemblies
  • Furring channels, resilient channel & cold-formed framing
  • Backing, blocking & headers at openings, casework & equipment
  • Door framing, borrowed lites & sidelite framing
  • Joint tape, joint compound & corner bead (metal, vinyl, paper-faced)
  • Control joints, expansion joints & acoustic sealant
  • Fasteners, screws & clips per assembly
  • Insulation in walls and ceilings (thermal & acoustic)
  • Finish Levels 1 through 5 priced separately, by area
  • Wall types, ceiling types & soffit conditions itemized
  • Waste factors tuned to board layout, not guessed

Material & System Takeoffs

Room-by-room drywall material takeoffs tied to your partition schedule and reflected ceiling plans. Openings handled per your standard, rated and acoustic assemblies never blended into regular board, sheet counts that match how your crews actually hang.

Bid-Ready Drywall Estimates

Drywall cost estimates with labor by level of finish and assembly type, board, framing, and finish priced as separate lines, so a Level 5 lobby and a Level 4 corridor price the way they actually build.

Commercial

Commercial Drywall Estimating

Commercial drywall estimating for tenant improvement, multi-family, hospitality, and ground-up: demising walls, corridor and shaft ratings, stair and elevator enclosures, and ceiling coordination with MEP rough-in, all sequenced the way your superintendent will build it.

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The BuildCore Standard

  • Industry expertise, estimators who speak your trade's language.
  • Fast bid turnaround, based on your scope and bid deadline, without compromising accuracy.
  • Accurate & reliable, every takeoff reviewed before release.
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