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Art, a walkout is the section of the basement that opens up to a lower grade. This describes houses that are typically built in a hill.
A daylight is a reduced version of the walkout. The slope isn't great enough to get a doorwall in, but large enough to get windows in.
Daylights and walkouts greatly enhance the value of the basements.
blue
I posted this yesterday and deleted it today because nobody replied I was looking for a fair price per lineal foot for building these walls, I normally charge for just materials because it only usually takes me a day to build these walls but was curious on a going rate.
First off, what's "fair" has nothing to do with it- what's it costing you to do the work? If you're not covering all of your costs plus overhead and profit, that's "unfair" to you.
You mentioned that you "normally only charge for just materials because it only usually takes me a day to frame these walls"- that makes absolutely no sense. Why would you work for a day framing the walls, and then charge "just for the materials"? You're essentially working that day for free.
Figure out how much your hourly charge needs to be, multiply it by 8 for a day's work, add the materials cost, and add for overhead and profit- that's how much you should charge. Anything else is a sure-fire one-way ticket to wearing an orange apron at HD and repeating the phrase "Liquid Nails is in aisle 5" all day.
Bob
Four years ago I was told by the, then, superattendent for the builder they were paying Latino framing crews $3.25/SqFt (for the entire home) on slab, and $4.25/SqFt on basement. All basement properties in my subdivision are walk-out. Now, the foundation is such that the 100% earth covered walls and the staggered side-walls are poured concrete. This meant the framers had to 2x6 in staggered side walls and 2x6 frame in full walkout wall.
Four years later and that particular crew, and subcontractor company, are history, and I have no idea what they are getting these days. Typical size homes four years ago was ~2600 SqFt, but now they are ~3500 SqFt. This is in Gwinnett County, Georgia, so take into consideration cost of living differences as this is a labor-only aspect of framing.
First of all, I agree with Bob Kovacs. What I charge for this really shouldn't have any bearing on what you charge, unless we're working in identical markets with identical overhead.
That being said, I bill all of us out at $45/hr per man for work outside the scope of the original construction agreement. I charge the same $45 whether we're doing something complicated or we're just loading a dumpster for you. That's the way it's got to be or I end up with GC's trying to tell me who they want to do what individual tasks. That doesn't fly with me.... it's still my bus no matter who's buying the gas.
So that's the number I'd use to figure out what to charge. There's four of us on my crew and unless it was a monster of a house it wouldn't add a day to the job length, but since we're talking hypotheticals here anyway.... I'd bill you $1600 for the day. Out of the goodness of my heart, I'd knock the $20 off your bill. :) We generally work a 9 hour day, in case you're scratching your head.
I wish I could give you a lineal foot price, but I'm still charting my numbers and figuring out how to best break down my pricing. If you've figured out a good way, please let me know. For something as seemingly simple as building walls, my numbers are still all over the place. The variables constantly throw my numbers off. How many windows? 2x4 or 2x6 studs? How many corners? All 90 degree corners or off angles as well? What's the stud height? Cripples over the windows or headers tight to the top plate? All this type of stuff is making it very hard for me to come up with accurate lineal foot numbers.
Oh well.... progress, not perfection.
Oh yeah..... and please stop doing it for nothing since it only takes a day. You're making it harder for the rest of us who actually want to get paid for the work we do. I'd much rather spend an unpaid day watching Sportscenter than building someone else's walls.