$1 per square foot of drywall.
1 Installing new drywall on the walls and ceiling of a 12x12-foot-room with 8-foot-high walls means about 530 square feet of drywall. 2  For about 4,000 square feet of drywall on all the walls and ceilings of a small home, it's $4,400-$8,600 or more. 1 Drywall materials (drywall sheets plus screws or nails, joint compound, tape, etc.) average 25 cents - 65 cents a square foot; professional installation is an additional 85 cents -$1.50 per square foot. All dried joint compound shall be flat, smooth and free of tool marks and ridges. Note that surface texturing or skim coating is NOT included in this estimate. For a basic 500 square feet project in zip code 47474, the benchmark cost to Install Drywall ranges between $1.43 - $1.76 per square foot* . To estimate costs for your project: 1. Set Project Zip Code Enter the Zip Code for the location where labor is hired and materials purchased. Our free calculator uses recent, trusted data to estimate costs for your Drywall Installation project. This estimate is for Level 4 drywall installation: fit and secure drywall, tape and mud joints with 2 coats of joint compound, cover fasteners with 3 coats of joint compound. Drywall joint tape varies widely in price depending on if you just want basic joint tape, mold-resistant, fiber mesh, laminated, etc. Most typical rolls will cost you around $3.00 to $5.00, with some rolls as cheap as $1.75 and others up around $15.00, so shop wisely! Other factors that can influence the cost of your project include: These can cause your costs to increase by as much as double. A standard 8'x4' drywall panel costs between $10.00 and $20.00, depending on the thickness and brand as well as certain characteristics such as mold resistance. Drywall Costs. Drywall prices tend to vary less than framing prices. A relatively simple drywall job with 1/2-inch domestic drywall in a low labor cost area will run about $1 per square foot of drywall (rather than per square foot of plan). The building codes in many areas require 5/8-inch drywall, which will increase both material costs and labor costs by 10 to 15 percent. Save. Frame and drywall costs vary regionally. Framing costs depend upon the overall design--single story, multistory, complexity of architectural design--and upon the framing specifications in building plans. Other factors will also affect cost. 1 Lastly, the tape used to cover the joints between the sheet rock costs only $4.50 for every 150 feet, and a single roll should complete this project; and. 2  The Labor-At HouseFlippingHelper.com it states that the homeowner who pays roughly $25 in total costs per sheet of drywall is getting a cheaper price. 1 These will be sheets sized at 4'x8' and cost around $9 each. 2  This means that roughly 20 sheets are required for this project, which will cost around $180 total. 3  The Materials-hanging drywall means the use of special 1 1/4 drywall screws. 4  These are sold by the pound and contain around 300 screws in each pound. 1 The Drywall-The room described above is going to demand around 600 square feet of drywall to cover the walls and the ceilings. 2  These will be sheets sized at 4'x8' and cost around $9 each. 3  This means that roughly 20 sheets are required for this project, which will cost around $180 total. 1 These will be sheets sized at 4'x8' and cost around $9 each. 2  This means that roughly 20 sheets are required for this project, which will cost around $180 total. 3  The Materials-hanging drywall means the use of special 1 1/4 drywall screws. 4  These are sold by the pound and contain around 300 screws in each pound. The cost to install drywall is about $1.50 per square foot. After material and labor are added in, the cost per panel can range from around $40.00 to $60.00. A typical 12x12 room, for example, will use 12 panels. Other factors that can influence the cost of your project include: These can cause your costs to increase by as much as double. A standard 8'x4' drywall panel costs between $10.00 and $20.00, depending on the thickness and brand as well as certain characteristics such as mold resistance. 1 For about 4,000 square feet of drywall on all the walls and ceilings of a small home, it's $4,400-$8,600 or more. 2  Factors such as cathedral ceilings or irregular layouts can bump the price higher. 1 Drywall materials (drywall sheets plus screws or nails, joint compound, tape, etc.) average 25 cents - 65 cents a square foot; professional installation is an additional 85 cents -$1.50 per square foot. 1 Do-It-Yourselfers can bring the costs down to $150-$250 for a 12x12 room and $1,000-$3,000 for a small house, but hanging drywall requires a lot of heavy lifting by at least two people, and getting a good finish on drywall requires a lot of patience and practice. 1 Drywall materials (drywall sheets plus screws or nails, joint compound, tape, etc.) average 25 cents - 65 cents a square foot; professional installation is an additional 85 cents -$1.50 per square foot. The cost of labor for drywall is typically broken down by square foot, and this number varies by location. As of the time of this article, in the Bay area, drywall labor can cost as much as $1.30 per square foot, especially when choosing a licensed and bonded contractor. 
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