How Much To Bid

lordblitzalot

i am getting ready to bid my first drywall job i have 10 years exp in hanging and 4 in taping.
the job is just scraping off old texture on the ceiling only, skimming it and doing a hand knockdown texture (no hanging)
the room is approx 144 sf
i am also in portland oregon if that helps any.

any info would be greatly appreciated
i definately have this job but still want to give them a fair price because it is one of my good friends moms

thanks and have a great day

J F

J F

knucklehead

$150

knucklehead

And a 30 pack

lordblitzalot

thanks you very much, that is around what i was thinking was 150-200$
at first i was thinking 200$ just because of the fact that sometimes it is a real pain to scrape off old texture especially if it has gloss paint over it

lordblitzalot

was also thinking 200 because of the cost of materials and gas and such

knucklehead

You got to start somewhere

JumboJack

150.00?
How long do you think it will take you?

My DW guy is 300.00 minimum unless it's a quick patch or something.

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

lordblitzalot

im guessing it would take me somewhere between 8-12 hours total.
that is why i figured i would ask on here though because i want to give her a good deal but also i dont really want to short myself because i need to be able to support my kids

SLSTech

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Go there now

Oh and maybe pull a search on the word treefiddy

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JumboJack

So you are going in to business for yourself and you are going to make 10.00/15.00 an hour?And out of that you have to pay your overhead...

I'm going to throw you a bone and let you know that a legit DW guy would charge around 400.00 +/-

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

lordblitzalot

well it is going to be me doing it by myself and like i said it is family of a good friend

JumboJack

And my DW guy would do it by himself and cost me 400.00....

Why ask how much if you already knew how much you wanted?

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

J F

yeah, you cannot charge by what you read on the net

what if everyone told you they would do it for $50...would you do it for $50 then?

knucklehead

Is there any real skill in drywall?

J F

JumboJack

When I learned to hang it it didn't seem too tough.......
Then I tied to finish it...I don't finish it anymore...

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in texas with framing and cornish people will do it for 3.00 a foot. What do yall think about that? Just laber

BHR

I wouldn't even think about getting out of bed for that 200 bucks...unless i had to pee or something

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lordblitzalot

alright thanks for all the replies i am going to go ahead and tell her 300$ for it all.
i didnt know at the start how much i was gonna charge her i just knew i wanted to be fair without hurting myself and i was thinking around the 150$ to 200$ range and once i got a reply saying what i was originally thinking i thought it sounded about right.
like i said i am new to the whole bidding deal mostly i am just used to doing the labor and getting paid for it, that is why i asked on here.

the help is greatly appreciated though