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[stitch]

Cost to hang and finish drywall?

[blkdout]

.43 -.45 cents per sq ft includes tape corners and mud

[teul2]

.43 -.45 cents per sq ft includes tape corners and mud

Send me who ever gave you that price. I'll hire him tomorrow.

[Wildfowler]

He's talking about board feet of wall space not square foot of living space. That's a good number for my area for a basic house.

[teul2]

He's talking about board feet of wall space not square foot of living space. That's a good number for my area for a basic house.

I know. My wall space and ceiling totals about 1065 for the room we are redoing. Was quoted $1500 to hang and finish it, or $1.41/sqft. $0.45 is awesome comparatively. Hell, I'll pay $0.60 if they do a good job.

[Wildfowler]

That's a builder price for new construction spec house too. I don't think $1000-1500 is unreasonable for an addition like you just described. Is it just just one open room? Or closet, bathroom, etc?

the guy I use would probably charge more for that sort of thing.

[teul2]

Is it just just one open room? Or closet, bathroom, etc?

It is an "L" shaped room with 4 windows and 3 doors that we have gutted to the studs.

stitch, sorry for the hijack.

[Wildfowler]

Well, I got nothing else to suggest. That one doesn't sound horribly cut up. You might be experiencing the laws of supply and demand in your area. Less supply of labor.

Are you going to install crown molding and put window casing around the windows? Tell them they can leave the windows unfinished and tell them all they have to do is tape the ceiling joint since it will be covered with crown.

The additional trim cost would probably exceed the reduction in drywall cost if you were not otherwise planning on doing this.

[Ole Goat]

The price for Teul isn't so much supply and demand, as it is economy of scale. Given the time and trips back to sand, etc., someone has to charge more to make up for a smaller job, whereas they can charge less on a whole-house job

[turkeyman]

Ballpark .43 a ft with stipple ceilings
It's .53 ft with flat ceilings.

That's a standard 9 ft ceiling. Taller ceilings price is higher.

[mallardchaser]

I just pd $.47 for a 3700' house. Has round corners down and a 20' ceiling in the den
I also just paid $1500 for a small bonus room.

[landscaper]

Stitch, sending you a PM.

[jkmjr]

The price for Teul isn't so much supply and demand, as it is economy of scale. Given the time and trips back to sand, etc., someone has to charge more to make up for a smaller job, whereas they can charge less on a whole-house job

This is exactly true. I pay my guys .50/ft. for new construction. We negotiate remodels and it is considerably more.

[Greenhead329]

I went to lowes... Bought 1/2 inch sheets in an attempt to do it my self.. Made the first 3 cuts.. Put my knife down and called someone.
Since I already had stripped to the studs and purchased the drywall.. Guy charged 750 to hang, mud and sand in my den. 16 ft wide and 32 ft long