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zarrell · 02-22-2007, 01:55 PM

For my house that I'm building in Turner Valley my drywaller is charging .35/ft2 and taping (from another trade) is around .30/ft2 not including materials. At 75 cents/foot (estimate) you're looking at $300. The biggest reason a little job costs so much is the return trips that are needed to finish the taping. 3 coats of taping and then another trip to sand it means 4 "days" of work. Of course rates for little jobs like yours can vary a lot, but $2500 for labor alone is pure theft. Call around and I'm sure you'll find someone to do it for $1500 or so.

02-22-2007, 01:55 PM	#16
zarrell First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2004 Exp:	For my house that I'm building in Turner Valley my drywaller is charging .35/ft2 and taping (from another trade) is around .30/ft2 not including materials. At 75 cents/foot (estimate) you're looking at $300. The biggest reason a little job costs so much is the return trips that are needed to finish the taping. 3 coats of taping and then another trip to sand it means 4 "days" of work. Of course rates for little jobs like yours can vary a lot, but $2500 for labor alone is pure theft. Call around and I'm sure you'll find someone to do it for $1500 or so. __________________ Last edited by zarrell; 02-22-2007 at 01:57 PM.