Danback™ Cost Savings Calculator

Calculate estimated cost savings with Danback™.


Wall Criteria

ft

1,000 ft

$

Traditional Wood Backing Costs

Materials

$

Wood blocking field preparation cost

$0.00

Screw cost

$

$0.15
$0.15

Wood backing installation labor cost

$0.00

Total installation costs at estimated rate per hour

$0.00

Danback Costs

Materials

$

$0.00

$

$0.08
$0.08

Labor

$0.00

Total installation costs at estimated rate per hour

16 in
1,920 in
160 ft
$0.00

Traditional Wood Backing Total

Total installed cost of wood backing per foot

$0.00
$0.15
$0.15

Total installed cost of wood backing for defined wall

$150.00

Danback Total

Total installed cost of Danback per foot

$0.00
$0.08
$0.08

Total installed cost of Danback for defined wall

$75.00

Estimated Savings with Danback

Total installed cost of wood backing for defined wall

$150.00

Total installed cost of Danback for defined wall

$75.00

Estimated savings with Danback

$75.00

Hourly labor rate

Productivity and labor rates vary per contractor / per market.

Wood blocking material cost

Customer to check Wood Blocking cost.

If you are buying Pre-cut wood by the piece, Divide the per piece price by 1.33 (for 16 O.C.) or 2 (for 24" O.C.) to get the per foot cost.

If you are buying full length wood studs, divide cost per stud by the length in feet. (For example: A 10' stud that costs $3.00 each is 0.30 per foot.)

Scrap loss should be considered.

Wood block laborers

Number of laborers assigned to cut blocking. Note: This section should be blank if buying pre-cut blocking.

Wood blocking pieces / hour

Pieces per hour laborer(s) can cut and groove blocking.

Danbacks / hour

Estimated # of Danbacks installed per hour. (Note: 50+ is not out of the question.)

Total installation costs at estimated rate per hour

How many sections does the customer estimate they can install in 1 hour? (20, 30?)