Bookkeeping for drywall contractors
A drywall crew wins a bid, fronts material and labor for weeks, then waits on progress draws and retainage while the next job already needs board delivered. If material and hours are not tied to the job that used them, the busy season can hide a losing project until the draw runs dry. Mispar keeps every job's costs, draws and retainage clearly tracked. Plans start at $229/mo.
Best for: Drywall and framing finish contractors, hanging and finishing crews and small shops bidding residential and light commercial work that need real job costing.
Tracked
Job costs
Matched
Progress draws
Visible
Retainage
Reconciled
Crew payroll
Where drywall contractor books usually go wrong
- Board and compound not tied to jobs.
- Crews paid by the piece without records.
- Deposits booked before work.
How Mispar keeps your books clean
Industry-specific accounts and categorization, with the reporting scope agreed before work starts.
Job material purchases
Record board, mud, tape and corner bead against the job that used them, so material cost per project is real, not averaged.
Progress billing and draws
Match each draw request and payment to the job and phase it covers, so billing never runs ahead of or behind the work.
Retainage tracking
Keep withheld retainage visible per job until it is collected, so finished projects do not leave money behind.
Crew payroll and hours
Reconcile crew hours against jobs and phases, so labor cost per project is visible before the job closes.
Equipment and tool costs
Track lifts, taping tools, repairs and small tools as their own categories, so equipment cost per job stays reviewable.
Subcontract and specialty labor
Keep subbed-out hanging or finishing on their own lines per job, so outside labor is measured against the bid.
Reports a drywall contractor can use
- Job profit with material and labor.
- Crew payments by person.
- Open deposits.
A simple, predictable process
From kickoff to your first clean close, here is exactly what happens.
Review your current records
We start from your bids, draw schedules, supplier invoices, payroll reports and bank feeds.
Map the chart of accounts
Materials, labor, draws and retainage are mapped to an agreed job-costed chart of accounts.
Reconcile every job
Each month, purchases and hours are matched to jobs, and draws are reconciled against the work completed.
Close the month
Monthly statements with an exceptions list and per-job margin reporting agreed for your operation.
Illustrative example
A contractor runs three crews across five active jobs. With material and hours coded per job, one builder's change-order-heavy project shows its real margin mid-job, and the next bid to that builder prices the change pattern in from the start. This is an illustration of the method, not a customer case or a guarantee.
Drywall Contractors bookkeeping — your questions
Can you track costs per job?
Yes. Materials, labor and subcontract costs are coded to each project, so you see margin per job instead of a blurred average across all of them.
How do you handle retainage?
Retainage is tracked per job as money owed to you until it is collected, so completed projects keep their final draw visible instead of forgotten.
We bill on progress draws. Can you keep that straight?
Yes. Draws are matched to the job and phase they cover and reconciled monthly, so billing position against completed work is always clear.
My crews move between jobs daily. Does per-job labor still work?
Yes, when hours are recorded per job. We set up the coding with you; accurate daily time records are what make it reliable.
Can you track piece-rate crews?
Yes. Payments are recorded by person and job.
Does the $229 starting plan cover my business?
The final plan and scope depend on job volume, crews and suppliers. We agree that scope before starting; catch-up work is discussed separately.
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