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Drywall (Panels) Cost Per Square Foot

The average cost is about $0.4/sqft. Use the calculator below to estimate your overall project budget.

Producer cost -0.1% YoY· BLS

$0.4
Average per sq ft
$0.3
Low end
$0.5
High end

How to Budget for Drywall (Panels)

When planning a project involving Drywall, always calculate your total square footage first. Multiply the length and width of the space, and then add 10% for waste and cuts. Finally, multiply that total by the $0.4 average cost to get your baseline material budget.

The trend badge above tracks the BLS Producer Price Index for ppi industry data for gypsum product manufacturing — a real, published cost index, shown as context for how this material category is trending. It is not the source of the $0.4/sqft figure above, which is our own compiled estimate (see methodology).

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