For drywall contractors

The drywall job, bookedwhile you’re up on stilts taping a ceiling.

Across town a homeowner wants a whole basement hung and finished. To them it’s a drywall job that's a solid ticket, and they’re working down a list of every drywall guy they can find.That call comes to Maria: she screens it in drywall language and drops the drywall job onto your calendar, address and time already set.

Get booked $99/yr

$99/year plus your per-booked-job price. Confirmation and contact details by email and text.

The drywall jobs homeowners call us about

Every one is a drywall job you could never chase from up on stilts taping a ceiling. Maria screens them and books the ones inside your service area:

01popcorn ceiling removal
02settling cracks at corners and doorways
03bad tape joints from a previous contractor
04dust and mess concerns
05soundproofing between rooms
06fire-rated wall requirements for garages/inspections
07getting a smooth Level 5 finish for a remodel
08water damage / leak repair on ceilings and walls
09nail pops and cracking seams
10patching holes from doorknobs or accidents
11matching existing texture (knockdown/orange peel) on a repair
12new addition or basement finishing needs hanging and finishing

Maria speaks drywall

She can tell an automatic taper / bazooka from a flat box, knows what angle head and screwing off mean, and doesn’t stall when a caller rattles off Type X or ceiling grid. So the homeowner on the other end gets qualified, not fumbled — and while you’re up on stilts taping a ceiling, she’s booking jobs.

Words she knows

automatic taper / bazookaflat boxangle headscrewing offType Xceiling gridrock it / hang the rockblue lid vs green lidfeathering the edgeshot mudmudtaping and toppingLevel 5 finishskim coatbutt joints vs tapered jointsback-blockinghang and finishfloating the anglesknockdown textureorange peel

Names she'll hear

Strait-FlexGracoMarshalltownLevel5Columbia Taping ToolsTapeTechToolProFibaTapeSaint-Gobain ADFORSDEWALTSencoHydeGoldblattPAM FasteningGrabberUSG Tuff-HideUSG SheetrockNational Gypsum Gold Bond

Drywall parts

ceiling grid for drop ceilings1/2 inch drywall board5/8 inch Type X fire-rated boardmoisture-resistant green boardUSG Durock cement boardcorner bead (metal and vinyl)bullnose corner beadL-bead and J-bead trimdrywall screws (coarse and fine thread)resilient channelhat channel / furring channelRC-1 channelcontrol/expansion jointsaccess panels

Products & tools

construction adhesivedrywall screwssanding sponges and screensall-purpose joint compound (green lid)lightweight joint compound (blue lid)topping compoundUSG Easy Sand 90/45/20 setting-type hot mudDurabond 90paper joint tapeself-adhesive mesh tapeUSG First Coat primerTuff-Hide spray-applied primer-surfacerspray texture (orange peel / knockdown)USG Sheetrock joint tapeacoustical sealantangle heads and corner rollersbanjo tapermud pump / loading pumpGraco texture sprayerGraco airless paint sprayerdrywall lift / panel hoistDEWALT drywall screw gunrotary cut-out tool (RotoZip)drywall routerpole sanderporter-cable / Festool drywall sander with HEPA vacuumstiltsMarshalltown taping knives (6/10/12 inch)mud pan and hawkdrywall T-squareutility knife / rasp

These are the drywall trade’s own vocabulary — not brands Maria Bookings is affiliated with.

From first call to booked drywall job

01
A homeowner reaches Maria
Someone in your area needs a drywall job. The call comes to us, so nothing lands on you while you're up on stilts taping a ceiling.
02
Maria screens the drywall job
The drywall questions that matter: what's wrong, the address, how soon.
03
Books it onto your calendar
A confirmed drywall job appointment inside your service area, texted to you and the homeowner.
04
You show up and quote
A confirmed time for a whole basement hung and finished. You pay only on a booked job.