Each line is what that answer changes on its own; multipliers overlap, so the total is the real number.
| What needs doing | Biggest one: Smaller than a fist | Biggest one: Up to a sheet of paper | Biggest one: up to 2×2 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracks or nail pops | $191 | $191 | $191 |
| Holes or dents | $191 | $195 | $313 |
| New wall or ceiling | $200 | $200 | $200 |
Straight from the booking engine: how many 1, how many areas 1–2, wall or ceiling wall, area up to 2×2 ft. Compound, tape, primer & cleanup included. Before GST; pay by bank or card after the work (card +3%).
A doorknob hole, a water stain, cracks and nail pops. Say what, how many and how big, add three photos, and the price is fixed on the spot. New walls and popcorn ceilings are priced from your photos within 24 hours.
What needs doing, how many, how many areas and area each add time on their own, so two jobs that differ in one answer differ in price by exactly that answer. Finish is a flat line at the end — the same price whatever else is on the job. The rest scale the whole job:
The job minimum is $191. Below that, you pay the minimum.
Painting the patched area is its own line (Finish → Painted to match) or a separate visit. New walls, ceilings and popcorn are priced from your photos, not the table. A wet wall isn’t patched — fix the leak first.
Five cities on the card today, every one with its own licence rule, and we check the pro’s licence against that city before we confirm. Pick yours in the eyebrow at the top and the card prices for it.
Your drywall repair pro in Vancouver holds a General Contractor licence from the City of Vancouver ($376 a year, By-law 14479, the 2026 business licence fee schedule) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $77 application fee on top.
In Vancouver the card’s starting job (what needs doing: holes or dents) is $191 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your drywall repair pro in Burnaby holds a Contractor — Misc licence from the City of Burnaby ($378 a year, Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule A2, as amended by Bylaw 14766 effective 1 January 2026) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $55 application fee on top.
In Burnaby the card’s starting job (what needs doing: holes or dents) is $191 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your drywall repair pro in Richmond holds a Service Use — 0 to 5 employees licence from the City of Richmond ($166 a year, Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Chapter 5, consolidated to 10 November 2025) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. Richmond doesn't publish an application fee as a separate line. Its own page says to phone the Licence Division on 604-276-4328 for it, which is what we do before quoting you a figure.
In Richmond the card’s starting job (what needs doing: holes or dents) is $191 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your drywall repair pro in Surrey holds a Contractor — General licence from the City of Surrey ($377 a year, Business Licence By-law 13680, Schedule A, consolidated to Bylaw 21963 (13 April 2026)) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The $50 application fee is worded in the bylaw as applying to online applications.
In Surrey the card’s starting job (what needs doing: holes or dents) is $191 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
Your drywall repair pro in Coquitlam holds a City of Coquitlam business licence — the City doesn’t publish this trade’s fee as a line, so we confirm it with the licence office before we confirm your pro — or the Tri-Cities Intermunicipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone.
In Coquitlam the card’s starting job (what needs doing: holes or dents) is $191 before GST — one engine price for every city we book, travel included.
For the jobs in the table, $191 to $313 before GST in 2026. The exact figure depends on your answers on the card above; you see it before you book, and it doesn’t change on the day unless you change the job.
Prices are before GST (5%). Pay by bank transfer after the work, or by card at 3% more. Nothing is charged until the job is done and signed off.
Not after paint. The patch is feathered wide, sanded flush and primed. What shows is the difference between old paint and new, which is why people repaint the wall.
A patch that looks small can hide wet drywall or a missing stud. The price you see is fixed; if the photos show more than you said, the pro confirms a new price before starting — never after.
Mud needs to dry between coats, so a patch is usually two visits or one long one. Painting is a third.
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