Working Hours: Mon - Fri: 9:00 to 18:00 | Sat - Sun : Closed
Working Hours: Mon - Fri: 9:00 to 18:00 | Sat - Sun : Closed
Hamilton runs on two kinds of house — century homes in the lower city and new builds up the Mountain and out in the suburbs — and IntraBuild does the drywall installation Hamilton homeowners and builders count on for both. From lath-and-plaster tear-outs in Durand and Kirkendall to whole-home board in Ancaster, Dundas and Stoney Creek, we hang the board, tape the seams and sand every surface smooth, priced honestly by the square foot.
IntraBuild covers Hamilton drywall installation across the whole amalgamated city — century homes in the lower city where the old lath-and-plaster has finally given out, and new builds and additions up on the Mountain and through the suburbs. 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 — a local crew, no travel fee. If you've searched "drywall installation near me" from a Hamilton address, this is your crew. For the full picture of how we work, see our drywall installation services page — this page covers what's specific to Hamilton: tearing out failed plaster in older homes, and boarding new builds up the Mountain and out in Ancaster, Dundas and Stoney Creek.
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.
Lower-city houses in Durand, Kirkendall and downtown often still have their original lath-and-plaster — and when it starts to fail, patching only buys so much time. We tear out the failed plaster and re-board with drywall, matching heights and reveals to the existing walls so the new work disappears into the old.
New builds and additions up on the Mountain and out in Ancaster, Waterdown, Stoney Creek and Binbrook — clean, square framing and whole-home board and finish. Every floor hung, taped and sanded, sequenced with your framer, electrician and painter so drywall never holds up the trade behind it.
Finishing lower levels across the city — moisture-aware board below grade, neat cuts around ducts, beams and bulkheads. Where a suite is shared with the main home we hang fire-rated Type X and sound-dampening board so the two units stay safe and quiet.
Dundas, Ancaster, Stoney Creek, Flamborough, Waterdown and Glanbrook — the whole amalgamated city, covered by one local crew. Whether it's a heritage semi below the escarpment or a new house on a fresh suburban lot, the same team measures, hangs and finishes it.
The drywall installation cost Hamilton homeowners pay comes down to area, so we quote by the square foot rather than a flat guess — board supplied and finished. As a rough guide, the jobs we price around the city run about $2.00–$5.50 per square foot turnkey. A Durand century-home main floor, where we tear out failed lath-and-plaster and re-board — detail work, careful matching, tighter cuts and a smoother finish — runs nearer the top of that range; an Ancaster new-build main floor, big square rooms and clean framing, sits toward the lower-middle. 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 — a local crew, so 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 — the same whether it's a lower-city Hamilton reno or a new build up on the Mountain.
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.
Yes — it's a big part of our lower-city work. In Durand, Kirkendall, Corktown and downtown, plenty of century homes still have their original lath-and-plaster, and once it's cracking or pulling away from the lath, re-boarding usually makes more sense than chasing patches. We tear out the failed plaster, deal with anything behind it, and hang drywall to match the height and reveals of the walls we're keeping.
All of them. We work right across amalgamated Hamilton — Ancaster, Dundas, Stoney Creek, Waterdown, Flamborough, Binbrook and Glanbrook, plus the lower city and the Mountain. It's one local crew, so a new build in Ancaster or an addition in Dundas gets the same team as a downtown reno.
Yes, and it's common here. For a lower-level in-law suite or income unit we hang fire-rated 5/8" Type X board where the unit shares a wall or ceiling with the main home, add sound-dampening board between the two dwellings, and use moisture-aware board below grade. Your inspector gets a clean, code-ready surface to sign off.
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. A tidy Ancaster new-build floor is efficient per foot; a Durand plaster tear-out and re-board, with matching and a smoother finish, sits higher. The drywall installation cost in Hamilton depends on size, ceiling height and finish level — 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. A century-home plaster tear-out adds demolition and cleanup time up front — you get the plan and the sequence before we start.
Almost certainly. As drywall installers Hamilton homeowners and builders book directly, we cover the whole city — Durand, Kirkendall and Corktown, Westdale and Ainslie Wood, the Mountain, Dundas and Ancaster, Stoney Creek and Winona, Waterdown, Flamborough and Binbrook. Tell us your neighbourhood and a drywall installer Hamilton locals trust will confirm and come measure.
Drywall installation isn't limited to Hamilton — IntraBuild works right across the GTA and Southern Hamilton, all on one written per-square-foot price with no separate travel fee.
Searching for drywall installers near me in Hamilton? Send us the space — a Durand century-home plaster tear-out, a basement in-law unit, an Ancaster new-build main floor — and IntraBuild's Hamilton drywall contractors will measure, recommend the finish level, price it by the square foot and set a schedule around your job. One local crew, no travel fee. Free, and no pressure.
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