.48 per sq. ft. material & labor in Pittsburgh

Originally Posted by silverstilts

it was the finishing end of it not the hanging, nothing too complicated perhaps 10 sticks of bead ( wrapped window one side, one side of a door wrap and a small soffit one run across from wall to wall and a couple of verticals. There were only perhaps 12 stand ups ceiling was dropped to 8' acoustical so we didn't have to mess with that. Like i said 4 days and still not done. So i had to finish up the angles and bead final coat which took less than half an hour and sand which took all of another half an hour with some cleanup. I feel he thought he would stretch it out and prolong the job. Had problems prior to this on some other jobs, sent him out to do a 150 sheet job which 60 of those were 8' board on the second floor with no ceilings took 2 weeks, then guess who had to go sand on the weekend to keep the customer happy? Me i was pissed. I should not have to go and work the weekends just to keep my guys working at least in this manner. I spend enough time on the weekends and evenings on the phone and looking at work for them to keep busy that should be what the normal is, but when i have to go out and physically work on the weekends that is it. That is why i have men working for me when it comes down to this i will just work and do it all by myself and pocket the money and live high off the hog. Myself when i was working as an employee years ago i always maintained get-ur done no messing around and move on to the next job. Can't stand a putz it drives me crazy sometimes i will just move in on them at what they are doing and start working not saying anything hoping they will get the point of what speed is all about. Of coarse some can't seem to figure that out and only slow up and let me do the work. Then it is hit the road jack and don't come back.

Originally Posted by Quality1st

A few years back, i was working for the rich and famous and had a few hands working. My lead taper i paid 30 an hr, this was6 6 yrs ago. Had his wife working as a laborer. for 15. Loan em money, pay em a week ahead if it was neede ect.. He acted like he was doing me a favor sometimes, all the while he,s broke ass. In the end he like every employee i,ve ever had became selfish, complacent and stabbed me in the back. Myself when i work for somebody else, i only charge when i have tools in my hand and make them look like geniuses to the GC,s. Their quality becomes #1 and they make lots of money off me, which is fine. I treat them how i want to be treated when the rolls are reversed By the way, i was on a big project withe that taper i was talking about and-------I got sick of everybodys gravytrain attitude and run em all off the job. Had to live at the project to keep on schedule all by myself, but i got er done and hung my hat on that situation resolution. GIDDYUP

Originally Posted by silverstilts

been there done that. isn't it something that you bend over backwards for your guys and stuff like this happens... I think most of my guys have had it way easier and less struggle than i have had because i would give them the shirt off my back. But NO MORE BEING MR NICE GUY. MY COMPANY and I WILL NOT GO BROKE FOR SOME UNGRATEFULL USER PERIOD... I may be willing to give the shirt off my back but just don't try to take it on your own.

Originally Posted by Darren@Partners

Heard .56 supplied here just last week.....WTF?

I've heard all the rhetoric, but these guys are paying hangers .06 on 1/2 and .07 on 5/8! No matter how scarce work might be, I just cannot bring myself to put that on my hangers. Even at 2k per day on gravy....how could a guy support himself/family on that?

Tapers are getting about .09 on that work(ready to spray). I won't even do the math on that.

Originally Posted by betterdrywall

alot of good post here, sorry just not enough time to read everything,, Back when evferything was busy I had a builder who I did all his work, for about 5 years dump me ,, a crew came in from Texas,, CHEAP!!!!!!,, nailed everything off , quality terrible.. yet I am told I have to match there Price???? after 5 years of quality service? 46 cents for east Texas work is a GOOD Price!.

Originally Posted by lnidrywall

A drywall company from another market hit builders in Pittsburgh with .48 per sq. ft. I'm told by my supplier the work is really bad. I can only imagine the mess.