Typical Sheetrock and Install pricing?

[JakeKohl]

I had a contractor come out and quote sheet rock in my 2 story garage (24x36)...it's a little over 4,000 sqft of sheet rock for my 1,730sq ft building . I really like the guy and his company is solid. Frankly, I don't want to bother trying to find another reputable sheetrock outfit if his price is reasonable. He's at a little less than $1 per sqft (sheetrock sqft - not building sqft)....at about $3,900. This includes hanging the sheet rock (around my kagillion outlets and 28 can lights), 5/8" on the ceilings, 1/2" on the walls, taped, mudded, and touch up after it's primed. no painting is included. This sounds pretty reasonable to me. What are you guys typically seeing for sheet rock and sheet rock labor?

 

[waltinbatonrouge]

that sounds about right,,BUT I'd like to compare wafer board and FRP (like the walls in an EXXON station bathroom...you can glue and screw it yourself, needs no paint is cleanable and wears like steel aaaand is thinking probably less expensive all up and all in...

walt

 

[yost69]

He's at a little less than $1 per sqft (sheetrock sqft - not building sqft)....at about $3,900.

Sounds like a reasonable price to me.

This includes hanging the sheet rock (around my kagillion outlets and 28 can lights)

Most drywall contractors I know mark the floor with the height of the box at the location and just hang over them. Then they come back with a rotozip and cut them out later in the day. So it doesn't really matter how many you have it's not that bad of a job. Just in case you were feeling bad for the guy.

 

[Toomanytools?]

Sounds pretty close, prices seem to be level across the states, but of course some areas will be higher and others lower. Seeing prices of .85 to 1.15 with primed, texture will cost more 1.25 to 1.45 for spray texture. Might ask what level of finish you get there is an industry standard level 0 to level 5, with 5 being the best for smooth wall and high gloss paint. Most finish at a level 3 - 4 and then spray texture over that.

 

[darkk]

My estimates were between $33 to $57 per square foot of drywall. Mat'l and labor.

 

[Steevo]

That sounds fair.
I paid $2100 for 5/8" on walls and ceiling of my 24x40x12 (10.5' of sheet rock).
So, that's 2041 sq. ft. of sheet rock (minus doors and windows). I also have a 6x8 bathroom, sheet rocked inside and out, so that's maybe another 200 sq ft. Just slightly less per sq/ft then you got quoted. That was installed, taped, flat finished (no texture).
Location was South-Eastern Idaho.

 

[Steevo]

My estimates were between $33 to $57 per square foot of drywall. Mat'l and labor.

What?

 

[cj7365]

My estimates were between $33 to $57 per square foot of drywall. Mat'l and labor.

I think you need to check your numbers, maybe gold plated drywall

 

[rburke65]

Ya, the $33 to $57 sounds a little high!

 

[Toomanytools?]

My estimates were between $33 to $57 per square foot of drywall. Mat'l and labor.

Maybe your thinking per sheet.

 

[sirsloop]

$33 for even a sheet is outrageous! Figure $10-12 bucks material cost per sheet screwed taped and mudded.

 

[KPSquared]

$33 per sheet is right around that buck a square foot mark. . .must be what he meant.

 

[brownbagg]

33-57 is about right for material and labor, sheetrock not cheap any more, but neither is plywood. I'm glad i got mine done before the price explosion

 

[evildky]

last job I had done was around $40 a sheet, thats materials, labor, ready to paint

keep in mind most of those sheets are 12 foot long

 

[Will67]

I paid $2,500 for 5/8 sheetrock to be installed in my 24x40x12 garage. This included drywall all walls and ceiling, tape joints and do a orange-peel texture finish. Took the guys about five days.

 

[KPSquared]

This is another one of those threads where people quote the price they paid sometime in the last 1000 years in one specific corner of the planet and then think every other price posted is either amazing or insane. . . And the op learns nothing. Price is only relevant within about 50 miles of your house and paid in the last 6 months.

 

[JakeKohl]

I paid $2,500 for 5/8 sheetrock to be installed in my 24x40x12 garage. This included drywall all walls and ceiling, tape joints and do a orange-peel texture finish. Took the guys about five days.

that's a little over $1.00 / sqft of dry wall so it's pretty much in-line with my quote.

This is another one of those threads where people quote the price they paid sometime in the last 1000 years in one specific corner of the planet and then think every other price posted is either amazing or insane. . . And the op learns nothing. Price is only relevant within about 50 miles of your house and paid in the last 6 months.

Nah, I feel pretty good about my quote now. Quality outfit...reasonable price. I know I need to look no further now. thanks everyone for the input.

 

[shane3fan]

i just got a quote for my 32x48 build--12' walls--ceilings and walls

he told me 3k for the total job with it smooth and ready for paint. if i just wanted to pay his guys to hang my material it would be $625---and $1300 for him to finish it.

 

[PeterT]

How do they use the roto-zip to cut out the outlets? Mark on the floor, drywall right over it,, then come back and insert the rotozip inside the box, and cut around the inside perimeter of the outlet box? Or do they rotozip around the outside of the outlet box? Is there a trick to it?

 

[Opa]

Having my garage sheet rocked now. Installer used roto zip to route around electric outlet boxes. He would measure the distance from the edge of a new sheet to the outlet he was going to cover, and wrote the distance down on the adjacent sheet he already installed. He then positioned the new sheet over the outlet box with a couple of screws loosely, so the sheet rested on the outlet. He then used the router to punch a hole in the sheetrock(using the measurement he made on the adjacent sheet) inside the outlet box. (the router blade is only about one inch long,and he made sure the live wires inside the box were tucked deep in the box out of the way. Then he gently brought the spinning blade against the inside edge of the box and then brought the blade up and over to the outside edge of the box. He then slowly moved the spinning blade around the outer edge of the box counter clock wise. Then he removed the small piece of routed Sheetrock that covered the outlet, and then screwed the full Sheetrock piece into place over the outlet.Went quick and easy. Hope this is understandable.

 

[Gerald O]

You do realize, don't you, that the question you just answered was asked 3 years ago?

 

[Opa]

Thanks. I saw that it is 3 years old. But thought the info might be helpful to someone. Sorry if already covered elsewhere.

 

[6t7gto]

Thx Opa
I wondered how the pros did it.
I have always measured and cut out before hanging the sheetrock.