Xactimate Code DRY|DRY1/2 — Drywall

What it is

DRY|DRY1/2 is a Drywall (DRY) Xactimate SEL code used for this work, measured in square feet (SF).

ESXPress’s reference documents DRY|DRY1/2. Across processed claim scopes, ESXPress observed 295 line items written against this code — every one measured in SF.

The code appears in 36 of the 358 scopes analysed (about 10.1%) and in 5 of the 61 converted customer scopes.

When to use it

Use DRY|DRY1/2 when the scope calls for this code — Drywall work measured in square feet (SF). The real-world act texts track the reference wording: 220 of the 295 observed line items (74.6%) were written with this code.

The co-occurrence data below comes from processed scopes; the strongest pairing is with Paint (PNT|PNTP2) — the same scopes, 20 times, lift 7.47. It also appears alongside Blown-in insulation (INS|INSBI8, 14 scopes) and Rain cap (RFG|RFGVENTEC2, 14 scopes).

DRY|DRY1/2 is written more than one way in the processed scopes: “Remove 1/2" drywall - hung, taped, floated, ready” (71 of 295 line items, 24.1%), “1/2" drywall - Taped, Walls - Replace” (1 of 295 line items, 0.3%). Spelling, spacing, and qualifiers vary between adjusters — which is why ESXPress normalises act text when mapping scopes.

How to use it

Measure the work in SF: 295 of the 295 observed line items (100.0%) used SF. There is no unit variation for this code in the processed scopes.

This code accounts for 220 of the 295 sampled lines (74.6%). Estimators also write “Remove 1/2" drywall - hung, taped, floated, ready” (71 lines, 24.1%).

ESXPress’s Completeness Advisor has no rule that references this code, so its usage evidence is purely observational: 36 scopes and 295 line items.

Often used together

Two kinds of related codes are listed below. First, codes that appear in the same scopes as DRY|DRY1/2 — co-occurrence measured across the claim scopes processed through ESXPress with support of at least 3 scopes and lift of at least 1.5. Second, other frequently used Drywall (DRY) category codes, ranked by how often they appear in the analysed scopes. Descriptions are from the ESXPress code reference.

• PNT|PNTP2 — Painting
• INS|INSBI8 — Insulation
• RFG|RFGVENTEC2 — Roofing
• SFG|SFGGUTG — Soffits & Fascia
• CON|CONROOM — Contractor Items
• WTR|WTRGRM — Water & Damp Proofing
• DRY|DRYPATCHLF — Drywall
• DRY|DRYTEX — Drywall
• DRY|DRY1/2- — Drywall
• DRY|DRY5/8 — Drywall

Real-world examples

Each example is an anonymised line from a processed claim scope: the exact operation text and unit of measure adjusters wrote, with the observed line-item count. The count is line frequency across the analysed samples — never a price and never a quantity from a specific claim.

• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “Remove 1/2" drywall - hung, taped, floated, ready”, SF, qty 71.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “1/2" drywall - Taped, Walls - Replace”, SF, qty 1.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “1/2" drywall - Taped, Walls- Remove”, SF, qty 1.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “1/2" drywall - Taped, Walls - Replace”, SF, qty 1.
• In a real claim, this line appeared as: “1/2" drywall - Taped, Walls = Tear Out”, SF, qty 1.