Help: Garage Drywalling Material/Labor Estimation???

**tenorplayer23** · 10-28-2009, 01:31 AM

Anybody have recent experience with paying for garage drywalling & insulation?

Have a 3-car garage (figure 24' x 36' or so). One wall is the fire barrier with the house/drywalled, insulated obviously & primed. The balance is unfinished, 2" x 4" studded walls, 1 large garage door and one single car garage door. Wall height is 9'. Ceiling will remain unfinished for now.

I desire insulation (assume fiberglass bats w/vapor barrier) & drywalling, plus basic tape/finishing for primer coat. Final painting to be done later.

What should I use as the approx. cost per sq. ft. (or "sheet"....or whatever metric) for MATERIALS & INSTALLATION?? One current estimate is ~$1300 total, including trimming out one window, plus installing 3 more electrical outlets.

Any estimates.........either local or otherwise??

Thanks in advance.

See ya.

PS - Any better material choices besides drywall........I've seen plastic/laminate surfaces grooved for shelves/cabinet attachment, et.al. Not sure of the brand names.

**tenorplayer23** · 10-28-2009, 02:18 AM

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**Gary Sword** · 10-28-2009, 06:00 AM

When I added my 2nd garage I did all the drywall and electrical work myself. I rented a device (not sure what it's called) that you set the drywall on and crank it up to the ceiling. Putting insulation in a studed wall is also very easy. I don't remember how much it cost me for the material but it was less half the cost of the cheapest quote I had to have someone else do it.

**Blackfire** · 10-28-2009, 06:07 AM

Before installing drywall, check on basement wall panels. Of course the city building dept. must approve of the product.

My garage is done with 2" basement wall system. Insulated, waterproof, mold & mildew proof, washable, paintable, quiet and seamless.

Hydra/Guard

More expensive, but more durable and offers high performance.

Do it yourself is always cheaper, but is it "professional"?

**2003 GMC Denali** · 11-01-2009, 09:38 PM

I had my Garage foamed in with Blue Spray-Foam called Walltite.

It's the same stuff that Mike Holmes uses on his Show, Holmes on Homes.

For me is was $1.10 per Inch of thickness, per Square Foot.

I too used a Drywall Lift and installed 5/8" Fire-Roc Drywall... cause it is a Garage and I wanted to be safer than using ordinary Drywall.

What a difference it has made.

I used to have the Pink Insulation and wanna-be Vapour-Barrier, but no more. It's a nice seemless Foam Blanket that also has built-in Vapour Barrier qualities to it.

Each Inch of thickness is equal to R8

**Matt** · 11-02-2009, 04:40 AM

Originally Posted by 2003 GMC Denali

I had my Garage foamed in with Blue Spray-Foam called Walltite.

It's the same stuff that Mike Holmes uses on his Show, Holmes on Homes.

If Mike Holmes uses it, it MUST be good haha

**2old2change** · 11-02-2009, 06:57 AM

I must be old fashioned. I did my own and rented a drywall lift for $35.00 per day. Have a 30x40 with 10'6" ceiling. Used pink fiberglass on the walls and blew in the ceiling. I'm so cheap I also ran my own gas line and hung the furnace. Electician friend of mine helped with putting in receptacles and light switches plus the flush mount t8 fixtures. Premier installed 24' of cabinets and when I save up enough I'll have em come back and coat the floor. I'm not a carpenter or builder by trade but too poor to hire stuff out. And when I do it myself I know what materials went into the job and how to repair it if needed.

Paul S

**harshest** · 11-02-2009, 08:45 AM

Yeah, if you can get a buddy and do the insulation and hanging of the drywall yourself and maybe pay some one to mud and tape it for you. The mudding is really where you want a pro to do it cause this will give you your final look before paint.

**tenorplayer23** · 11-02-2009, 01:45 PM

I agree w/DYI re: cost.

Ho about CEILING choices? Anybody have experience with drop ceilings vs. drywall? One friend of mine suggested them to allow easier access to the ceiling space.

Thx. for the input.

See ya

**LazerRed1** · 11-02-2009, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by tenorplayer23

I agree w/DYI re: cost.

Ho about CEILING choices? Anybody have experience with drop ceilings vs. drywall? One friend of mine suggested them to allow easier access to the ceiling space.

Thx. for the input.

See ya

If there is anything above the ceiling (wires, pipes, hvac, etc.) you will need to drop it. Otherwise, don't go to the added expense. Dropped is costlier than drywall.