Typical DMV price ranges for drywall, what jobs actually cost, what moves the number, and how to read a quote. Market ranges, not estimates.
Typical price range: $0.6 to $6,500. Computed from DMV rate tables, never an AI guess. Size, access, and finish level move the number.
Small patch, single hole, under 12 inches typically runs $175 to $400. Repairs are priced per patch; installation is priced per square foot of board. These are market ranges for DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia, not quotes.
Finish level, Level 4 is standard; Level 5 matters under raking light and gloss paint. Ceilings cost more than walls, and high ceilings more again. Plaster-over-lath in pre-war DC homes is a different job from modern drywall. Whether texture has to be matched. Access, protection of finished floors, and dust containment in occupied homes.
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