Hotel Drywall Estimating: Guestrooms by Matrix, Public Space by the Detail

Two Buildings in One Bid

Every hotel is two projects wearing one address: repetitive guestroom floors where a unit matrix nails quantities fast, and public space - lobby, F&B, ballroom, fitness - where every wall is custom, finishes climb to Level 5, and ceiling design gets ambitious. Estimating both with the same average is how hotel bids go wrong. We takeoff them as what they are.

• Guestroom matrix: king, queen, suite and ADA types counted once, extended by count
• Guestroom demising at brand-required STC ratings with channel and batts
• Corridor assemblies: rated lids, shaft walls at stairs and elevators
• Public space partitions with Level 5 and specialty finish callouts
• Ballroom and meeting room high walls with limiting heights checked
• Back-of-house: kitchens, laundry, MEP rooms with MR and abuse board
• Bulkheads, soffits and drywall grid ceilings from the RCP
• Firestopping at the density hotel corridors actually require

Brand Standards Are Estimating Documents

Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt design standards drive assemblies the drawings sometimes under-document - acoustic ratings, corridor finishes, moisture protection at bathroom pods. Where the brand standard and the drawings disagree, we flag it, because the difference is your change order or your margin depending on who catches it first.

Renovations and PIPs Too

Property improvement plans run on occupancy math - phased floors, night work, protection scopes. Our renovation takeoffs quantify demo, new work and patching per phase so your pricing matches how the job will actually run.

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