|  | 
 
Learn how to set up and successfully operate your own drywall contracting business.
Drywall Contracting shows you how to get set up as a drywall contractor, the tools you'll need, how to do the work, and how to estimate and schedule jobs so that you keep the work flowing and the money coming in.
Drywall Contracting is filled with practical tips, illustrations, pictures, tables and forms to help you build your career as a successful drywall contractor.
- Lists the eight essential steps in making a drywall estimate
- Includes estimating forms and man-hour tables for your use.
Every community needs drywall specialists who can hang, tape and texture gypsum drywall. This practical manual explains what you need to know to operate successfully as a drywall contractor. It covers the trade, planning and estimating jobs, and the do's and don'ts of running a drywall contracting business.
Drywall Contracting explains:
- How to prevent drywall problems - This chapter is a must-have all on its own!
- How to spot hidden problems before you begin
- How to install and repair drywall
- The tools and materials you should be using to maximize productivity
- How measure and mark board
- Fastening techniques for both wood and metal studs
- Where to use blocking and reinforcement
- Multi-ply applications
- Patching and repairs
- Self-supporting partitions
- Joint and surface treatments
- How to install corner bead and expansion joints
Includes: Book
Published by: BNI Building News
256 Pages, 8.5 x 11
|
|
