The wall
Start from a common job, then replace every figure with your takeoff. Changing system or stories never overwrites a rate you already typed.
Your crew rates
A $38/h plasterer loaded at 32% is $50.16. Quoting the raw wage on a published per-square-foot special is how a second-story EIFS tear-off that looked fine turns into a two-day loss after the first lift day.
Your bid
- System and stories
- Takeoff
- Crew hours
- Loaded labor
- Materials + fees
- Travel + equipment
- Overhead
- Total cost
- Profit at this price
- Price per sq ft of hollow + tear-off
- Effective hourly rate
- Walk-away price
Where the hours go
Where the cost goes
Transparent arithmetic from your own inputs. Starting hours and material rates are common ballpark figures, not an industry standard, a stucco specification, or a moisture determination — replace them with your own takeoff.
Hand the customer a proposal
The price above is for you. This is the page you print or save as a PDF and give to the customer — your details, their details, the scope, the deposit split, and a line for them to sign. Your business details are saved on this device so you only type them once; the customer’s details are never saved.
Everything on the printed page is text you typed or a number this calculator worked out. It contains no warranty, lien, or cancellation wording — those depend on your jurisdiction and your contract, and this tool is not the place to invent them.
Common questions
Why is labor almost three times the material here?
Because stucco repair is skilled hand work on cheap materials. The default job is $381.22 of labor over 7.6 hours against $143 of material — mostly $44 of mix and $24 of caulk. It is the reverse of most trades on this site, and it means your bid is decided by how accurately you estimated hours, not by what you paid at the supply house. Under-estimating access or cure time hurts here in a way an equipment-heavy job would absorb.
Why is “price per repair square foot” blank?
Because the default job is priced by crack length, not area: 40 linear feet of cracking and 20 of caulk, with no delamination or tear-off square footage entered. The per-square-foot figure only appears once you enter repair area. The crack figure it does show, $24.94 per linear foot, is a division of the finished price and falls as the run lengthens — the site time and travel are the same whether you chase 40 feet or 100.
Why is there a $75 permit on a crack repair?
Because it is an editable default, not a claim that your job needs one. Cosmetic patching rarely requires a permit; re-lathing a wall or anything touching the weather-resistive barrier often does, and in some jurisdictions any exterior work over a threshold value does. Set it to zero when it does not apply — it is a straight pass-through with no hours attached.
Should I quote before investigating moisture?
Usually not, and the option is there for that reason. Cracking and delamination are frequently symptoms of water getting behind the stucco through failed flashing or window details. Patching over that hides the problem for one season and puts your name on it. The moisture-investigation option prices a look first; if you skip it, say in the proposal that the price covers the visible defect only and that concealed damage is a change order.