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Practical office how-tos for drywall subcontractors and small GCs: change orders, getting paid, Texas lien dates and winning bids. Every post is also in Spanish.

How to write a drywall change order the GC will actually sign

A drywall change order gets signed when it is short, priced, tied to the original job and sent before the extra work starts. Here is the format, the wording and the follow-up.

Texas lien deadlines for subcontractors, in plain English

Texas drywall subs must send a notice of claim by the 15th of the 2nd month (residential) or 3rd month (commercial) after the unpaid work, then file the lien affidavit a month later. Free deadline calculator.

Bid follow-up email scripts that win drywall jobs

Copy-paste follow-up emails for drywall bids: when to send each one, what to say, and how to ask why you lost. Includes a short text version and a Spanish version.

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