Basic
$1.83 – $2.18 per sq ft
Damaged drywall cut back, patched with new board, taped, two coats of compound, sanded ready for paint
How Much Does Repair Drywall Cost in Salt Lake City, Utah?
Repair Drywall: national installed price range, materials and labor breakdown, and local pricing by ZIP code.
Repair Drywall in Salt Lake City, Utah typically costs $2.15 to $2.56 per sq ft as of 2026. Prices reflect local labor and material rates. Use our calculator below for a detailed, ZIP-code-adjusted estimate.
Repair Drywall in Salt Lake City, Utah
$2.15 – $2.56
per sq ftPrices in Salt Lake City are 5.0% lower than the national average for repair drywall.
National average: $2.26 – $2.69 per sq ft
What you get at each price level
Standard
$2.15 – $2.56 per sq ft
Patch fastened to backing, taped, three coats feathered wide, sanded, texture matched where needed
Premium
$2.69 – $3.20 per sq ft
Patch on backing, three feathered coats sanded smooth, texture matched, primed and ready for paint
Cost Breakdown in Salt Lake City
| Component | Category | Price Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | material | $0.98 – $1.16 | sq ft |
| Labor | labor | $0.74 – $0.88 | sq ft |
| Supplies & Other | supplies | $0.26 – $0.31 | sq ft |
| Equipment & Disposal | equipment | $0.17 – $0.21 | sq ft |
Prices adjusted for Salt Lake City local market conditions.
Repair Drywall photo examples
Smooth finished drywall wall and soffit corner after repair and paint
Photo: Carl Nurmi · CC BY 3.0 · Source
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Cost Factors in Salt Lake City, Utah
What Affects Pricing
- Materials ($1.02-$1.21 per square foot)
- Labor ($0.79-$0.94 per square foot)
- Supplies & Other ($0.27-$0.32 per square foot)
- Equipment & Disposal ($0.18-$0.22 per square foot)
Local Price Adjustments
Material costs4.0% below avg
Labor costs6.0% below avg
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How we price this
BuildX Pro researches and reviews the national price range for Repair Drywall, then adjusts it to your ZIP code for local labor and material costs using the public data below. Last checked Sep 2026.
- Construction wages by metro and rural area, used for the labor adjustment by ZIP code, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Regional price parities for goods, used for the materials adjustment by ZIP code, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024
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