Basic
$0.85 – $1.19 per sq ft
Drywall dusted, floors and openings masked, knockdown texture sprayed and flattened in a single pass

Texture Drywall: national installed price range, materials and labor breakdown, and local pricing by ZIP code.
Texture Drywall in Birmingham, Alabama typically costs $1 to $1.40 per sq ft as of 2026. Prices reflect local labor and material rates. Use our calculator below for a detailed, ZIP-code-adjusted estimate.
Prices in Birmingham are 10.0% lower than the national average for texture drywall.
National average: $1.09 – $1.53 per sq ft
$0.85 – $1.19 per sq ft
Drywall dusted, floors and openings masked, knockdown texture sprayed and flattened in a single pass
$1 – $1.40 per sq ft
Drywall primed first, openings and trim masked, knockdown texture sprayed and flattened evenly, overspray cleaned up
$1.25 – $1.76 per sq ft
Drywall primed first, everything masked, knockdown texture sprayed, flattened evenly and checked on a test patch, corners hand-finished
| Component | Category | Price Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | material | $0.47 – $0.66 | sq ft |
| Labor | labor | $0.32 – $0.45 | sq ft |
| Supplies & Other | supplies | $0.12 – $0.17 | sq ft |
| Equipment & Disposal | equipment | $0.09 – $0.12 | sq ft |
Spatter-textured drywall ceiling close up
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Find a pro to do thisFine orange-peel texture on a painted gray drywall wall
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Find a pro to do thisHopper gun spraying texture onto a masked drywall wall
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Find a pro to do thisMaterial costs in Birmingham run proportionally higher than labor, which may favor labor-intensive approaches.
BuildX Pro researches and reviews the national price range for Texture Drywall, then adjusts it to your ZIP code for local labor and material costs using the public data below. Last checked Sep 2026.
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