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{{Hint|Finishing takes as long as handing, but costs indicate that it is about 2x times the labor of hanging. Hanging is just 1/3 the job}}
*How to hang drywall [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laF34taUp1A]
*How to hang drywall [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laF34taUp1A]



Revision as of 06:13, 15 July 2024


HintLightbulb.png Hint: Finishing takes as long as handing, but costs indicate that it is about 2x times the labor of hanging. Hanging is just 1/3 the job

  • How to hang drywall [1]
  • Tape and mud video [2]. Corner strip. 3 coats of mud over every edge or screw. Taping. Corners. Bulk sanding. Edge sanding. Ready to paint. Wow, lots of work.
  • How to mask - [3]. Use 3M fast masking - [4]
  • Power roller video - [5]

Time

  • Forbes Home details [6]
  • One wall in a day -[7]. 5 hours for a wall with many penetrations.
  • 7 poeple, 4 days, 1000 sf - 224 hours [8]
  • 144 hrs 1000 sf [9]
  • Amateur takes 2400 hours for 3000 sf house [10]
  • 250-300 sheets with 2 man crew in 8-9 days [11], about half to hang and half to finish.
    • 16 sheets per person per day. 1/2 hr per sheet total.
    • 8800 sf*$1.5 = $14k or so in labor.
    • SEH - about 180 BB sheets?