Drywall Cost Calculator

Drywall is priced by the square foot of wall and ceiling surface — not by the size of your floor. This short walk-through runs the same numbers we price real Gainesville jobs from.

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Drywall is priced by the square foot of wall and ceiling surface, not by the size of your floor. Around Gainesville, most single repairs land between $250 and $800, and new drywall finished paint-ready runs $1.60–$3.05 per square foot, materials and labor included. Tap through a few questions to see a range for your job.

  1. Answer a few quick questions. Taps and sliders. Typing only at the end, and the job description is optional.
  2. See a typical price range for jobs like yours.
  3. Send it to us. We look at the job in person and give you the real price.
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Good to know: if you're thinking about scraping an older popcorn ceiling, have it tested for asbestos first. Homes built before the 1980s can have it in the texture.

Where these numbers come from. Finish levels follow the Gypsum Association's GA-214 guide. The sheet count in your result includes a 10% allowance for cut-offs. Prices start from national cost guides: Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr and Thumbtack project data. We adjust them for Gainesville-area labor, using Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data for Florida. They are planning ranges, not a quote.

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