Framing Costs

Structural Framing Assemblies

• New addition framing (floor, walls, roof) ($5 - $12 per square feet)
• Flooring framing assembly (joists, sheathing) ($7 - $10 per square feet)
• Exterior wall framing assembly (studs, sheathing) ($3 - $4 per square feet)
• Roof framing assembly (joists, rafters, sheathing) ($8 - $12 per square feet)

Interior Framing Assemblies

• Interior wall framing, (studs, plates), L+M ($2 - $4 per square feet)
• Interior wall framing, per LF (studs, plates), L+M ($15 - $30 per linear feet)

Miscellaneous Items

• Replace/install subflooring, L+M ($35 - $50 per sheet)
• Replace/install plywood roof sheathing, L+M ($35 - $50 per sheet)
• Load bearing structural beam, L+M ($500 - $5k each)

• Replace/install subflooring, L+M ($35 - $50 per sheet)
• Replace/install plywood roof sheathing, L+M ($35 - $50 per sheet)
• Load bearing structural beam, L+M ($500 - $5k each)

#1 Project Size

In construction, there is a term called economies-of-scale.  The larger the framing project, the more efficient the contractor can be installing the framing.

#2 Location‍

The location where you are installing the framing will have a significant impact.  If you are installing the framing in downtown San Francisco the framing will obviously cost much more than the same framing being installed in Suburbia.

#3 Seasonality

‍Spring and Summer is peak framing season and Framing Contractors are generally swamped with work, so if you are getting a framing installed during this time you will likely pay a premium.