Not sure I follow. Your price should include finishing the work to industry standard, no matter how many trips it takes.

Are you dealing with a nit-picky customer, fixing dings done by other trades, or what?

 

Is it possible that you're going back in too early, because it's when you have time on your schedule, as opposed to going in when everyone else is out of there?

I think you should go in the one time, and get compensated for additional trips, PROVIDED THAT, you're going in at the correct time on that one trip. If you show up before the carpet guys finish, and then complain that they marked up your finished walls, then your timing is off and you need to suck up the additional trip.

Scheduling is everything, even if it means sitting at the house one day so that you don't have to redo work.

JMHO...

 

The painter doesn't do the touch-ups?

 

I don't know your exact situation, but I can guess what you're talking about.

I worked for a contractor for just over a year who would repeatedly abuse whatever call back arrangement he had with his subs.

One job (about a 2 hour commute each way for our staff and the painting sub), was horribly time managed. If I was up there 15 times I'd say I got a full day's work in maybe once or twice. Usually I'd get up there and sit around because the boss forgot to schedule freight elevator, mis-ordered, didn't send correct hardware, couldn't make a decision... the list goes on.

Regardless, I was on staff so I got my eight hour day in, usually rushing the last two hours to be productive once we were finally ready to go - though I ate the four hour total commute and the huge gas bill.

The painters were totally screwed though. We were so close to deadline, that we had three carpenters all using table and chop saws, jig saws and sanders in a 500 SQ FT high rise apt while the painters were rolling the walls and painting the trim.

It was ridiculous, and they had to come back time and again to touch up their "sloppy" work. How could they do a good job in that environment. Dust was flying everywhere!€€

Same boss, same commute, different job site, only for about 6 + months this time: same result.

There was a drywaller who came down from New Hampshire who would have a list of things to hang, patch, tape, seam, whatever. The carpentry crew wouldn't have even been told we were framing the wall or addressing whatever the drywaller was supposed to work on.

He had a longer drive than we did and he just totally got abused.

I feel your pain if you're working in a situation like this. I was happy to have moved on. While the boss's disorganization didn't hurt my paycheck, it sure had to wreak havoc with the subs.

 

I don't know your exact situation, but I can guess what you're talking about.

I worked for a contractor for just over a year who would repeatedly abuse whatever call back arrangement he had with his subs.
We were so close to deadline, that we had three carpenters all using table and chop saws, jig saws and sanders in a 500 SQ FT high rise apt while the painters were rolling the walls and painting the trim.

Happens all the time :no::no:

The painter doesn't do the touch-ups?

Some do.............Some don't.

I think you should go in the one time, and get compensated for additional trips, PROVIDED THAT, you're going in at the correct time on that one trip.
JMHO...

In a perfect world. :whistling

Not sure I follow. Your price should include finishing the work to industry standard, no matter how many trips it takes.
Are you dealing with a nit-picky customer, fixing dings done by other trades, or what?

Correct on the first question. And yes on the second one.

Let's just say this last job was a wake up call. It dragged out way too long. Too many trips. Alot of gas. Did I say ''way too long''

Let's just say I'm venting a little. I know better. I just let this one get a little out of hand.

Thought I already graduated from the school of Hard Nocks. :laughing:

 

Not really following your post.
You're a drywaller?
So, what the hell is going on on the jobs you're working on?
I mean, are the subs beating the hell out of the walls?
I guess I would have to assume that cause anything small like dings and such are normal and usually addressed by the painter when he comes in at the end of the project.
If the drywall you're hanging is getting that f'ed up, then you're working for some real jackass and you should either move on or ***** him right in the a** with your extra bills.

 

Our expectation is that drywall work is completed, walls are primed, drywall man comes back to do any final touch ups before paint and that's his last trip. If someone tears up the walls, they pay for the drywall man to fix it. If it's minor stuff, we'll take care of it at punch out.

If someone else damaged walls that were ready for paint before, I don't see how you can be liable. If it's for a good GC, I wouldn't recommend complaining much, but if he's abusing you, do what you have to to get the job complete and either don't work for him again or put your touch up policy in writing for him on the next job.

 

Well put!!! :thumbsup: Thank you. I need a slap on the back of the head sometimes. :wallbash:

 

Once the painter touches it - it's his.

 

Add 4-5% for all the drywall services