.48 per sq. ft. material & labor in Pittsburgh - Drywall Talk - Professional Drywall and Finishing Contractors Forum

lnidrywall · 01-25-2010, 08:43 PM

A drywall company from another market hit builders in Pittsburgh with .48 per sq. ft. I'm told by my supplier the work is really bad. I can only imagine the mess.

d-rock · 01-25-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lnidrywall

A drywall company from another market hit builders in Pittsburgh with .48 per sq. ft. I'm told by my supplier the work is really bad. I can only imagine the mess.

.48 for what ? just taping ?
hanging ? materials supplied ?

drywall guy158 · 01-25-2010, 08:56 PM

for hang , finish + board ????

thats just nuts !!!! you would think that the contractor would ? such a low price ! go's back to the phrase (you get what you pay for). I did catch some roomers about some one low balling everyone ! i'm going to have to do some research on this one

who is your supplier....i use the drywall barn. i'm about 45 min. north of pittsburgh.

d-rock · 01-25-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by drywall guy158

for hang , finish + board ????

thats just nuts !!!! you would think that the contractor would ? such a low price ! go's back to the phrase (you get what you pay for). I did catch some roomers about some one low balling everyone ! i'm going to have to do some research on this one

who is your supplier....i use the drywall barn. i'm about 45 min. north of pittsburgh.

that sounds impossible...the cheapest I could get the rock is .19

lnidrywall · 01-25-2010, 09:37 PM

.48 per sq.ft. material & labor, total job. These are production builders, telling their other drywall contractors they must match the price if they want the work.

d-rock · 01-25-2010, 10:02 PM

impossible. no way. all material supplied hung and finished ?
they're pulling your leg.

eastex1963 · 01-25-2010, 10:25 PM

so their labor comes out to roughly .18 per foot to hang AND finish? dang. I'm getting .46 to .54 a ft. and the GC supplies the rock. yep, somebody's getting reamed.

fenez · 01-25-2010, 10:31 PM

prices have come down but not that much....yet

muddermankc · 01-25-2010, 10:43 PM

would someone tell these idiots that they could have still stole these builders at .69aft,weird sales strategy

drywall guy158 · 01-26-2010, 05:37 PM

just heard that there is also someone in the pittsburgh area doing it for low .30's hang/finish and board.... thats just being stupid

phoney2 · 01-26-2010, 05:44 PM

well i get 2.5 cents or so just for sanding

d-rock · 01-26-2010, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by eastex1963

so their labor comes out to roughly .18 per foot to hang AND finish? dang. I'm getting .46 to .54 a ft. and the GC supplies the rock. yep, somebody's getting reamed.

even that's insanely low

.46-.54 hung and finished ?

**Darren@Partners** · 01-27-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by muddermankc

would someone tell these idiots that they could have still stole these builders at .69aft,weird sales strategy

I sure would like to get those guys is a room somewhere and ask them WTF they are thinking. Doing nasty McMansions under .62 around here, they are turning apartment grade work. An former premium drywaller has joined this game. I can only shake my head and mumble to myself when I hear these numbers. Never thought I heard this from myself but.... Those poor painters!

Custom Drywall Svc. · 01-27-2010, 10:51 AM

McMansions.......

hahhahhahhaha

yea this is pretty disgusting guys, nothing else more you can say about it. Just bad business.

d-rock · 01-27-2010, 02:32 PM

true, but you gotta survive.

**Darren@Partners** · 01-27-2010, 02:34 PM

Doing drywall at .48 ain't survival , it's suicide.

eastex1963 · 01-27-2010, 03:45 PM

That's per sq. ft. of board. Comes out to $17.28 per sheet 8 ft. $25.92 per 12 ft. GC supplying board. I supply mud, tape, labor. Any more than that around here (east texas) the you know who gets the job. I make a living. Busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest right now. I also keep my overhead way down. Me and a three man crew right now. I know that up north, my prices would seem low. The cost of living here is considerably lower than other parts of the state. I'm happy and busy....probably leaving money on the table...sure. But, I'm busy and the wife is happy soooo......guess that counts for something..lol.

Quality1st · 01-27-2010, 04:04 PM

Most places i,ve been 32cents a square for taping , and 17 cents a square for hanging. Taper supplies his material and the hanger supplies his screws. Thats the average and its a average in the west thats been around awhile. This is an average price for average tapers. I,ve gotten a lot more at times, but i can make decent money at 32 to 35 cents a square. Any any hanger that can,t make it at 17 to 18, is just flat slower then the second coming of Christ. Giddyup" The builder supplies the board.

Custom Drywall Svc. · 01-27-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by d-rock

true, but you gotta survive.

i completely agree with what youre saying, but like darren says......."its suicide."

im completely up for competition, but slitting my own throat -- no.

Don't get me wrong, if i had a million square feet of drywall just happen to 'fall off the back of a truck'.....id be selling it this cheap.........but cmon.....you know that didnt happen.

lnidrywall · 01-27-2010, 04:42 PM

The low end in Pittsburgh before this company showed up was .62 per sq.ft.

01-25-2010, 08:43 PM	#1
lnidrywall Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: eastern Ohio Posts: 9	.48 per sq. ft. material & labor in Pittsburgh A drywall company from another market hit builders in Pittsburgh with .48 per sq. ft. I'm told by my supplier the work is really bad. I can only imagine the mess.

01-27-2010, 02:34 PM	#16
Darren@Partners Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KCMO area Posts: 829	Doing drywall at .48 ain't survival , it's suicide. __________________ www.partnersconstruction-drywall.com

01-27-2010, 04:04 PM	#18
Quality1st Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Grand Forks N.D. Posts: 79	Prices Most places i,ve been 32cents a square for taping , and 17 cents a square for hanging. Taper supplies his material and the hanger supplies his screws. Thats the average and its a average in the west thats been around awhile. This is an average price for average tapers. I,ve gotten a lot more at times, but i can make decent money at 32 to 35 cents a square. Any any hanger that can,t make it at 17 to 18, is just flat slower then the second coming of Christ. Giddyup" The builder supplies the board. Last edited by Quality1st; 01-27-2010 at 04:05 PM. Reason: missed something

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drywall guy158 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: pa Posts: 53	for hang , finish + board ???? thats just nuts !!!! you would think that the contractor would ? such a low price ! go's back to the phrase (you get what you pay for). I did catch some roomers about some one low balling everyone ! i'm going to have to do some research on this one who is your supplier....i use the drywall barn. i'm about 45 min. north of pittsburgh.

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lnidrywall Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: eastern Ohio Posts: 9	.48 per sq.ft. material & labor, total job. These are production builders, telling their other drywall contractors they must match the price if they want the work.

01-25-2010, 10:02 PM	#6
d-rock Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 307	impossible. no way. all material supplied hung and finished ? they're pulling your leg.

01-25-2010, 10:25 PM	#7
eastex1963 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eastern Texas Posts: 101	so their labor comes out to roughly .18 per foot to hang AND finish? dang. I'm getting .46 to .54 a ft. and the GC supplies the rock. yep, somebody's getting reamed.

01-25-2010, 10:31 PM	#8
fenez Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: LI. N.Y. Posts: 105	prices have come down but not that much....yet

01-25-2010, 10:43 PM	#9
muddermankc Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: shawnee ks Posts: 31	would someone tell these idiots that they could have still stole these builders at .69aft,weird sales strategy

01-26-2010, 05:37 PM	#10
drywall guy158 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: pa Posts: 53	just heard that there is also someone in the pittsburgh area doing it for low .30's hang/finish and board.... thats just being stupid

01-26-2010, 05:44 PM	#11
phoney2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: vermont Posts: 14	well i get 2.5 cents or so just for sanding

01-27-2010, 10:51 AM	#14
Custom Drywall Svc. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 408	McMansions....... hahhahhahhaha yea this is pretty disgusting guys, nothing else more you can say about it. Just bad business.

01-27-2010, 02:32 PM	#15
d-rock Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 307	true, but you gotta survive.

01-27-2010, 03:45 PM	#17
eastex1963 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eastern Texas Posts: 101	That's per sq. ft. of board. Comes out to $17.28 per sheet 8 ft. $25.92 per 12 ft. GC supplying board. I supply mud, tape, labor. Any more than that around here (east texas) the you know who gets the job. I make a living. Busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest right now. I also keep my overhead way down. Me and a three man crew right now. I know that up north, my prices would seem low. The cost of living here is considerably lower than other parts of the state. I'm happy and busy....probably leaving money on the table...sure. But, I'm busy and the wife is happy soooo......guess that counts for something..lol.

01-27-2010, 04:42 PM	#20
lnidrywall Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: eastern Ohio Posts: 9	The low end in Pittsburgh before this company showed up was .62 per sq.ft.