Drywall Finishing
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. There are different levels of finish. Level 0 is unfinished. Used in some places where looks are not important.
Good
- 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.
- Power roller video - [3]
Time
- Forbes Home details [4]
- One wall in a day -[5]. 5 hours for a wall with many penetrations.
- 7 poeple, 4 days, 1000 sf - 224 hours [6]
- 144 hrs 1000 sf [7]
- Amateur takes 2400 hours for 3000 sf house [8]
- 250-300 sheets with 2 man crew in 8-9 days [9], 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?
