Drywall Entire House - Cost?
I came across a house that has had all drywall, trim and doors removed due to water damage. The house was built new in 1995 and I am not sure yet as to the cause of the wtare damage.
Any gu-estimates as to the cost to drywall a 1900 sqft, 4 bed, 2.5 bath, two story in Ohio? 6-8k?
Hi Jam,
Best advice is to contact a local drywall contractor and get an estimate.....he will want to look at it.........8' or 9' ceiling, any high work, cathedrals, sprayed ceiling vs. flat, step down and trays......you get the point.
NC
Do you have access to any local Ohio phone books? I would look in the yellow pages under drywalling, call a few and ask them the same questions.
As NC has pointed out getting a dry wall quote should not be that hard. In some markets such contractors are very busy so getting their time to do the work might be more of an issue.
I am assuming you will spend some time first finding out what the problem is. Even if there was some major failure of the plumbing, taking out all of the dry wall seems pretty extreme. Check to see if there was a fire or something where all the walls were sprayed or otherwise made wet. It just does not figure that all rooms would have the same problem with water damage.
John
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If it is standard 8' ceiling it could be anywhere from .70 to 1.10 a sf of wall space to hang and tape and texture. YOur profile doesn't say where your from or I would have sent the average for your zip
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Thanks. I am in Dayton, Ohio. I will definitely try to find out what caused the damage. I had thought about $30-35 per 4x8 taped and jointed so thats about $1 per sqft
Don't forget to figure out where the water damage came from. Is the roof leaking? Did something fail? Is the plumbing compromised? To put up new drywall before figuring that out is risky.
I just did a a house that froze due to a malfunctioning thermostat, burst the pipes, and the tenant split leaving the house empty and unattended. When it thawed the water was still on, splish splash, drywall ruined, water blowing out of cracked CPVC. I replumbed the whole house and put up new drywall myself, but I got a pro to do the mudding and finish it off. The 'dry' part of drywalling isn't so bad, the rest can be messy.