Western Canada, Highest Paid ?

BigDaddyDrywall

I am on Vancouver Island and in the early stages of looking into doing some out of town jobs for a month or so at a time. I am seeking opinions on areas in Western Canada where boarders ( not taper ) are getting the highest rate per ft ? I really don't care how remote just want top rates.

Thanks in advance.

Big Daddy Drywall

bigdaddydrywall@hotmail.com

mud dog

Fort Mac? 30-40 cents a foot?

dynamitedrywall

We've been in Fort Mac for several years and presently run a Drywall company. Fort Mac Drywall Contracting. We pay .30 for boarding, .36 for taping & a buck a foot for bead. These are all labor only prices and applies to straight 8' work, extra for screw-ups and high stuff. Accomodations are available and we are always looking for good tradespeople.

pfloyd

Accommodations are the key. that place is outrageously expensive to live in! More than Vancouver.

yam1200

Hi im from uk we get paid by the meter £2.00 2.20 for high stuff no extra for flex(bead)I have to travel about 2.5 hours a day to sites ,and there normall flat or tiny rabbit hutches for houses about 80 steets.Any chance of a job
been in the buisiness 20 years .Always wanted to work in the states.
Thanks Dave.

Tony M

36 cents a square foot equates to £1.82 a square metre, labour only.

MUDBUCKET

Holy crap you guys are making a killing .In Minnesota we're lucky to get .15 a foot hanging and .15 a foot taping

taper71

Why would you beat the hell out of your body for those rates. I would be doing a different trade or go back to school before wrecking my knees and back for that chump change.

newtonswall

Im hearing that piece workers are getting at least .65 in whistler.

You have to pay your living though.

AARC Drywall

these are roughly the same prices as pg.jay

stp57

What Canada really has going for it is that you have Raven & her sisters doing drywall. What babes!
Steve

bernieffhh

hi thinking of coming to canada to live will be needing work do you do metal stud as well if so can you give me some prices and any advice will be welcomed all the very best bernie

Preacher17

dam our boarder gets .50 cents a board square foot and taper around the same..... i'm not telling you where we live.....

PS good luck living in Fort Mac.....

Adam in BC

Im trying to figure out if telling everyone in the world what we charge in my area is a good idea or not.

A) maybe I could find some quality help
or
B) I just invite a few dozen more competitors into my neighborhood to drive prices down.

upon reflection.............

it really sucks here , its cold, rains alot, and the taxes are rediculous

go north young man ...go north

bernieffhh

cheers

raven2006

I would actually like to go out to the island to work this winter. Any suggestions where the best jobs would be? Or how much drywall work is available out there?

Preacher17

Where is everyone located around BC....

raven2006

I'm in Kelowna

taper71

Hey Raven how are you taking to Sheomaker and Empire Drywall showing up there?

Winchester

You need to consider expenses, including cost of living.
How much does a decent 2500 sq.ft. home go for there? In my neighbourhood it's 650,000. I know neighbourhoods where it would be at least 1.5 mil (I'm talking normal homes, nothing too fancy)

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