Is there a catch to this $1,200 apartment/small home in East Flatbush?

How much would it cost to drywall a 1200 square foot home?

• I'm looking at purchasing a home that is 1200 square feet. It is gutted down to the studs. How much might it cost to do drywall on the home if I did it myself? And what about if I hired a general contractor? I'm just looking for a ballpark figure, any contributions will help. Thanks a lot

• Answer:

  I agree with littlecaesarsdad. Usually, you can find the drywall price by doing this little trick: Take the floor square footage, which in your case is 1,200. Multiply the floorspace by about 5, to be safe. (This would give you a ballpark figure of all your wall and ceiling surfaces, and a little over to be safe). This gets you at about 6,000. That's roughly how many sq ft of drywall it would take to do your home throughout, assuming you have 8' ceilings. Then multiply your footage (6,000) by your area's going rate for hanging and finishing. A good company usually gets around $1.00/ft give or take 20 cents depending on area. That brings your total to about $6,000, which may be a high total just to be safe. That being said, littleceasarsdad's answer of about $5,500 is right on. He must be a good drywaller. I'd hire him if he were local to you! Knock off $3500-4000 for contractor's labor if you want to do it yourself...but beware, everyone THINKS they can do it themselves, but it's not nearly as easy as it seems...