I was very fortunate to start my career in residential drywall. Whenever my neck kinks up, I think about the hanging partners I worked with. George, my older and wiser partner, taught me how to pace myself. Mike taught me how to negotiate a better footage price and Jim taught me how to maximize my income by selecting the right job.
When I started hanging, the average price per foot was between $.04 and $.06 per foot. Today, in my area I hear footage prices ranging between $.14 and $.16. Knowing that a good footage hanger can hang 40 sheets per day, (eight-plus hours) this equates to roughly $290 per day or roughly $1,450 per week.