Working Hours: Mon - Fri: 9:00 to 18:00 | Sat - Sun : Closed
Working Hours: Mon - Fri: 9:00 to 18:00 | Sat - Sun : Closed
From downtown condos and North York high-rises to houses in Etobicoke and Scarborough, IntraBuild handles the drywall installation Toronto homeowners and builders rely on — hanging the board, taping the seams and sanding every surface smooth, priced honestly by the square foot.
IntraBuild handles Toronto drywall installation across the city — condos and high-rises, new builds, finished basements, additions and older homes, from the downtown core out to North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough. Our crew hangs the board (drywall is also called sheetrock or wallboard), tapes and coats the seams, and sands to the finish level your walls need. If you've searched "drywall installation near me" from a Toronto address, this is it. For the full picture of how we work, see our drywall installation services page — this page covers what's specific to Toronto: condo board rules, downtown access and matching plaster in the city's older houses.
Sheets set plumb and tight on walls and ceilings, joints staggered, cut cleanly around outlets, windows and light boxes.
Mesh or paper tape over every seam, with corner bead installation on each outside corner — metal or paper-faced bead so edges stay crisp and crack-free.
Fasteners set just below the surface in a staggered pattern — about 28–32 per sheet — then spotted so nothing shows through paint.
Three coats of compound minimum, feathered wide, then sanded and dust-controlled to Level 3, 4 or 5.
Most downtown and North York towers have rules. We book the service elevator, provide a certificate of insurance for the property manager, and get contractor pre-approval — plan one to two weeks for building sign-off before any board goes up.
Tight streets, permit parking and loading docks are just part of a downtown job. We schedule board delivery and timing around them — no downtown surcharge, only a little more planning.
Many houses in the Annex, Riverdale or Leslieville are lath-and-plaster. We patch and match plaster where it makes sense, or board over it for a clean drywall surface — and on homes built before 1978 we work carefully around older materials.
From gutted semis in the east end to new infill and finished basements across the city — whole floors boarded and finished, coordinated with your framer, electrician and painter.
The drywall installation cost Toronto homeowners pay still comes down to area, so we quote by the square foot rather than a flat guess — board supplied and finished. As a rough guide, drywall installation prices Toronto homeowners see run about $2.00–$5.50 per square foot turnkey, with city jobs sitting toward the top of each band for access, parking and elevator time. A downtown condo bedroom lands near the low end of a room; a gutted semi in the east end with high ceilings runs higher. Pick a finish level below; a fuller cost breakdown sits further down, and the full method behind these numbers lives on our drywall installation services page.
| A single room (12×12-ish) | $1,500–2,500 |
|---|---|
| One- or two-car garage (Level 3) | $1,500–3,000 |
| A full basement | $6,000–12,000+ |
| A whole floor / new build | scales up |
The turnkey rate is the whole job — board delivered and hung, taped, beaded, screws spotted, three coats, sanded to your level, daily cleanup. Prefer to buy your own board? A labour-only rate starts around $1.50/sq ft. Per sheet, figure $30–70 to hang and finish a 4×8. These drywall installation prices are guide ranges — a free written quote sets the exact drywall install cost before any board goes up.
A full price tied to your square footage — no separate travel fee tacked on after.
Poly barriers and vacuum-assisted sanding keep drywall dust out of the rest of the home.
Hang, tape, coat and sand days planned up front and coordinated with your other trades — and with your Toronto building's elevator and loading times.
Liability coverage before we start, and a sound, level surface your painter can walk straight onto.
Each stage has to be right before the next begins — and the mud coats need drying time between them, which is why good drywall can't be rushed. Ceilings go first: a drywall ceiling installation is boarded before the walls, so the wall sheets tuck up under it and support its edges. On residential walls the sheets usually run horizontally, though hanging drywall vertically suits some taller commercial walls — either way the aim is fewer, cleaner joints to finish.
In most Toronto condos and high-rises, yes. The property manager will usually want a certificate of insurance, a booked service elevator and contractor pre-approval before work starts. Send us the building and we'll handle the paperwork — just plan one to two weeks for sign-off.
It's just part of the job in the core. We schedule board delivery around loading docks, permit parking and elevator windows — there's no downtown surcharge, only a bit more planning.
Both are common in Toronto's older homes. On lath-and-plaster walls in the Annex, Riverdale or the Beaches we can patch and match, or board over for a clean drywall surface. On houses built before 1978 we work carefully around older materials.
Turnkey, figure about $2.00–2.75 per square foot for Level 3, $2.75–4.00 for a standard Level 4 and $4.00–5.50 for a Level 5 skim. Drywall installation cost in Toronto tends to sit at the top of each band because of access, parking and elevator time. A free written quote sets the exact number.
Ceilings first. It lets the wall sheets butt up tight underneath and support the ceiling edges, for cleaner, stronger joints.
How many screws per sheet of drywall? On a 4×8 wall, roughly 28–32, and more on ceilings — staggered and set just below the surface so the board holds flat without breaking the paper.
A single room is often a day or two hang-to-sand; a full basement runs several days, since each mud coat has to dry before the next. Condo elevator bookings can add a little to the schedule — you get the plan up front.
Almost certainly. As drywall installers Toronto homeowners book directly, we work from the downtown core out to North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough, plus the east and west ends. Tell us your neighbourhood and a drywall installer Toronto locals trust will confirm and come measure.
Drywall installation isn't limited to Toronto — IntraBuild works right across the GTA and Southern Toronto, all on one written per-square-foot price with no separate travel fee.
Searching for drywall installers near me in Toronto? Send us the space — a downtown condo, a basement in the east end, a whole build — and IntraBuild's Toronto drywall contractors will measure, recommend the finish level, price it by the square foot and set a schedule around your building. Free, and no pressure.
Get a free quote