Because most drywall repairs are quoted on an hourly basis, you can save money by 
doing a few simple but time consuming tasks yourself.  There are three things a homeowner 
can do to save money on the cost of a drywall repair.  

1.)  Remove furniture, pictures, etc. away from the area that will need to be repaired.

  2.)  If you know the existing paint color pick it up prior to my service call.  If you don't 
                know the paint color follow this link to the paint matching tips page.   This is the biggest 
                 savings as sometimes getting the paint matched can exceed the actual cost of the repair.  
   Give yourself a few days as most paint stores don't do same day color matches.

       3.)  I always try and leave a jobsite cleaner than when I arrived.  But if you want to keeps 
        costs down you can do the cleanup yourself.  Depending on the number of repairs 
this could shave up to an hour off your bill.