Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: Greenman
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Holy Cow! $1900 to drywall a room?! Yikes! I went into the wrong business. I *hate* drywalling, but I'd do it day after day if I was getting paid that much.
That room drywalled should run no more than
$800.-$900. to do the job. Material would run roughly 12-13 sheets and cost about $300.-$350. w/ $500. labor. 3 days to complete. 2 Days with multiple fans in the room for inbetween dry time for the mud.
$30 a sheet for drywall is insane, around $11 at the Home Depot down the street.
You're 3 days of labor at $500 is far two low as well. A good dry waller will expect to make at least $30 an hour, and a lot more if he's a licensed contractor.
Of course, though, you'd want to use green board in the bathroom, but I think that's what you're referring to with the $11 a sheet. The 1/2 inch is about $8.50 a sheet last I looked (4x8)
However, there isn't 3 days of work there. Any decent drywaller with a helper should easily be able to have the wallboard up, taped and mudded within 2 hours, perhaps an extra hour for bringing in tools and cleaning up when done. 1 hour of labor each day for 2 more days, followed by a final sanding.
I suck at drywall; it takes me a lot more time than a professional. But, there's no way in the world it'd take me more than a couple hours per coat of mud + some sanding each day. So, it's not 3 days of labor, it's 10 hours labor for one person, + 2 hours for a helper while hanging. $500 is quite reasonable. Unless, of course, you're paying a drywaller to watch it dry, or the drywallers in your area move really really slowly. I stand in awe watching a professional drywallers... It's hard to believe they can move so fast yet have a flawless finish when they're done.
Having watched pros on several occasions, I'd estimate they spend less than 30 seconds on each seam. (and not even 30 seconds between seams) when they're mudding. A bit of time up front preparing the mud, and a little time at the end to clean up.