Never wore white. Blue jeans and gray t-shirts, even if you did a little it looked like you did a lot. I get 1.35 hang, tape, texture and paint with egg shell enamel. Except for certain textures that are out of normal like knock-down where to do it right you have to prime paint before you texture. My worst exp. came from people who tried to do it themselves and got sick of it half way through or thought texture covered up shitty work. That's when the price would go up a lot. I have had my share of nightmares. Yes I can make it look easy, but I have paid my dues over the last 30 years. Not good equipment, you buy the "best equipment" and patience, the rhythm you will learn in time. Buy the best equipment I mean real drywall gun where you can set the depth for the screws, not a drill with a bit in it. Drywall sq. that is actually sq. Drywall knife that has had the blade changed more than once a year. Rasp for smoothing edges so sheets fit tighter than 1/2 inch gaps. For example my drywall lift is hydraulic-electric, put the sheet in holder and pull a lever for up or down. My texture machine holds 20 gal of texture at a time, and I have 3 of them for different work. My paint sprayers have 100 ft hoses and feed out five gal buckets or 20 gal totes, My drywall knives are the kind if you touch them you die, more than one flunky has found that out. Routers for cutting out electrical boxes are trickey, you have to learn to transfer you mind to the end to that bit and not on how many beers your going to drink when your done. I don't have to sand before I texture maybe a little wet sponge and I am go to go. When you get to that point then your good to go. If your Drywall man shows up with every thing in a couple 5gal buckets run Forrest run.
