by Mike Faircloth | May 30, 2026 | Drywall Installation
Walk into a bare metal building for the first time and the thing you notice is the sound. Your boots bounce off the steel. You say something to the person next to you and your own voice comes back at you a half second later. It feels less like a room and more like...
by Mike Faircloth | Jan 20, 2026 | Drywall Installation, Drywall Repair
Breaking Down Triangle Labor Economics Homeowners Don’t See Last Tuesday, a couple in Cary called me to compare quotes. They’d gotten three bids for finishing their bonus room, all from licensed contractors. Mine was $2,800. The lowest? $1,400....
by Mike Faircloth | Jan 2, 2026 | Drywall Care, Drywall Installation
Look, I’ll be honest with you. A few months ago I walked into a home in North Hills where the homeowner had just paid a “bargain” contractor $8,000 to install standard drywall throughout their renovated family room. Three weeks later, they called me...
by Mike Faircloth | Nov 10, 2025 | Drywall Installation, Drywall Repair
Last week, a Cary homeowner called me with a question I’ve been hearing constantly: “Mike, I’m planning to finish my basement next spring. Should I wait, or are drywall prices going to keep climbing?” She’d gotten three quotes ranging...
by Mike Faircloth | Oct 18, 2025 | Drywall Installation
When planning a home renovation or addition in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, most homeowners start with the obvious numbers: material costs, labor rates, and maybe a vague contingency fund. But drywall installation rarely stays within that initial estimate....
by Mike Faircloth | Oct 12, 2025 | Drywall Installation
More Than Just Walls – Why Your Drywall Matters (A Lot!) Think drywall is just boring beige stuff, a silent backdrop to our lives? Think again! These ubiquitous panels are, in fact, pivotal players in the intricate ecosystems of our homes and, by extension, the...
