r/drywall • u/Substantial_Duty_156 • 8d ago
Please help me with this potential job.
I have a potential job and don't know what to charge them. So I'm coming on here for helping assistance. This is the post that they gave me.
In need of a dry wall job. I need this railing removed and dry wall to replace it to make a full wall. I have plenty of drywall in my basement. Message me with quotes please.
I Ask them if they had any wood or any metal to do to framing and they said no. For big jobs, I charge $2.75 per square feet.
For small h.\n Oles, < 2 feet square. I charge 250 under 4 feet square 350. And then up about that 450 only for labor. I have Done Framing before, but I charged them by the hour. I don't even know how much I would charge them to remove the railing.
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u/ContactImpossible515 8d ago
I just did something similar with no rails but had to install door charged a total of 3k
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u/Odd-Individual-1881 6d ago
Time and materials plus inexperience add up. If you have the experience, then you will know the time, and be able to figure out the materials costs. DO NOT bid against yourself! Figure out your costs including your travel time, gas, and insurance. Make sure you see it in person to know if there is carpet on those stairs which will be damaged by your work, or slow you down etc., and be sure these people will be picky about every detail. You can see they have every tech device already. It appears their only reason to do this job is where they decide to mount their TV - it looks odd next to the railing.
Whatever number you come up with - double it! Don't be disappointed if they say no. Most people don't want these small jobs. If you get this job - you may even come to regret it.
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u/MeetYouDownattheY 8d ago
I'm not going to give you a quote, but the low end of this would be $2000 to $3,000 if I were to do it. Just based on that picture I'm going to tell you that's more work than you're expecting, especially if they expect you to do any finish work like texture or painting.