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Starter price list

Drylining

Metal stud, plasterboarding, taping & jointing, ceilings. 10 priced lines.

Read this first. These are starting points, not a rate card. They are realistic UK ballparks for 2025/26. Your area, your costs and your diary decide the real number, so mark them up or down before you quote off them.

Suggested starting rates

The rates InstaQuote sets a drylining business up on. The m² bands cover general surface-finish work at three levels of finish.

Day rate
£220
per day
Standard
£28
per m²
Premium
£34
per m²
Luxury
£42
per m²

Drylining

JobUnitFrom
Metal stud partition + board both sidesm²£48
Board ceilingm²£22
Tape & joint (level 4 finish)m²£12
Insulated plasterboard to wallm²£42
MF suspended ceilingm²£45
Dot & dab boardingm²£26
Acoustic insulation to studm²£14
Double-board fire ceilingm²£38
Fit access paneleach£55

Day rates

Dryliner day rateday£220

Prices are sell prices including labour, exclude VAT, and are starting points only. Check your own material costs before you quote. InstaQuote Ltd, Coventry, company no. 17224118.

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