drywall hanging charges dont seem right - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

bhrs · 08-27-2009, 11:16 AM

Ive been following this fourm for a long time now, im a painter and carpenter thats what i do reg basis, but never hung sheet rock, my neighbor got this bid to redo his ceiling and wall and i dont know if it seems right
326sqft ceiling @ 8ft high - 3/8 over and float tape smooth $3183.00
they are going on a rate of 33.76sy for L&M

bwalley · 08-27-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bhrs

Ive been following this fourm for a long time now, im a painter and carpenter thats what i do reg basis, but never hung sheet rock, my neighbor got this bid to redo his ceiling and wall and i dont know if it seems right
326sqft ceiling @ 8ft high - 3/8 over and float tape smooth $3183.00
they are going on a rate of 33.76sy for L&M

Are you unhappy with how much the drywll guy bid your job at and now you want us to help you beat the guy down?

BTW I would charge tree fiddy.

JumboJack · 08-27-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bhrs

Ive been following this fourm for a long time now, im a painter and carpenter thats what i do reg basis, but never hung sheet rock, my neighbor got this bid to redo his ceiling and wall and i dont know if it seems right
326sqft ceiling @ 8ft high - 3/8 over and float tape smooth $3183.00
they are going on a rate of 33.76sy for L&M

Well you being a painter and carpenter should know what it costs to run a business.And you also know that a smooth finish is more expensive than normal.

Tell your neighbor if he does not like the price to either
A: get another quote or
B:do it himself.

cbfx3 · 08-27-2009, 06:19 PM

I would get another quote.. Your saying roughly 7 boards the way i read it??

cleveman · 08-27-2009, 09:05 PM

Using those prices, my last sheetrock job would cost me $117,165 for a home I plan to sell for $165,000.

So I would try to get hired on as an installer with this guys crew.

mics_54 · 08-27-2009, 09:47 PM

dang he's higher than ME!

ceiling and wall 326sqft ceiling @ 8ft high

thats 900 sqft at $3.50 sounds right to me.

Frankawitz · 08-28-2009, 06:02 AM

Where do you live California or New York? I just posted picture of a ceiling were I took down plaster, rock lath, wood lath and furing strips and hung 5/8's and base coated and skim coated and fixed the top twp steps of Crown moulding and I charged $3,100 and that was 320 sqft

Oh and these CLOWNS who slap up 3/8 over a ceiling that more then likely could have been repaired just shows what real conartist do, cause they can't plaster something they have to laminate it, No talent there!

747 · 08-29-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bhrs

Ive been following this fourm for a long time now, im a painter and carpenter thats what i do reg basis, but never hung sheet rock, my neighbor got this bid to redo his ceiling and wall and i dont know if it seems right
326sqft ceiling @ 8ft high - 3/8 over and float tape smooth $3183.00
they are going on a rate of 33.76sy for L&M

Taking into consideration the current economy i would say that bid is a little high. There are a lot of guys probably looking for work. But i'm not a expert on what drywallers charge.

mahlere · 08-29-2009, 05:52 AM

I'm sure there are a lot of unemployed pilots who would be willing to take a paycut to get back to work.

Now that read that sentence, boy does it sound stupid.

J F · 08-29-2009, 05:54 AM

sounds too low to me...the sheetrocker probably has only had a very small # of jobs this year, so each project has to cover waaaay more overhead

AARC Drywall · 09-07-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 747

Taking into consideration the current economy i would say that bid is a little high. There are a lot of guys probably looking for work. But i'm not a expert on what drywallers charge.

So before you can account for the price being high.....maybe you should buy, install, finish, pay the tax, and then make a comment.

Otherwise keep it to yourself and your own forum.

AARC Drywall · 09-07-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by J F

sounds too low to me...the sheetrocker probably has only had a very small # of jobs this year, so each project has to cover waaaay more overhead

For where i live, and work, i would charge approx that much. even though its a small job, you have to go there several times, travel from one job to another. Someone has to pay that cost, and not only that, employee's wages, etc...people who have no clue make stupid comments, on things that they shouldn't. I dont care what people say, small jobs take just as much time per foot if not more in some cases as bigger jobs. You cant quote out based on sq for small jobs. If you do you will loose your shirt, and will do a crappy job, because you are not making what you should be.

sorry for the rant, but people need to think a bit.