Drywall software for jobs that take four trips.
Hang Monday, tape Tuesday, then come back for coats once the mud dries. Redline puts every trip on the calendar, quotes Level 4 next to Level 5, and keeps track of which GC still owes you for the patches.
A basement and a GC bill
Booked Ostrowski: hang Monday 8:00, tape Tuesday 8:00, second coat Wednesday 10:00, third coat and sand Thursday 10:00. Each trip is its own visit, so you can move one without the others.
Invoice drafted for Pellegrino Builders: $915, "42 Cedar: 3 patch repairs at $165, ceiling water damage repair $420", due in 14 days. Approve?
Bookings apply right away. Invoices are on Solo and up and wait for your OK.
How Redline fits drywall work
Trips around drying time
Hang, tape, coats and sand are separate visits on the calendar. When humidity slows the mud, move the next trip by message and the others stay put. See scheduling.
Level of finish as options
Quote a Level 4 finish and a Level 5 skim as two options on the same quote in the quote composer (Solo and up), so the customer or GC picks with the price difference in front of them.
GC accounts that pay slow
One contact per builder, a job per address. Ask "who owes me?" any time, and the overdue alerts at day 3, 7 and 14 tell you which builder to call. On Solo and up.
Patches billed the same day
Small patch jobs are easy to let pile up. "Invoice Rossi, two patches and a corner bead repair" and the pay link is ready before you load the truck.
Old texture notes
Before you scrape popcorn, put the asbestos test result on the job with a photo of the lab report, so it's on file if anyone asks.
Photos before the paint goes on
Shoot the finished patches before the painter covers them, and attach them to the job. Useful when a crack shows up three months later.
How a drywall week actually goes
Drywall is a stop-and-wait trade. A basement isn't one visit, it's a hang day, a tape day and two or three return trips for coats and sanding, each one waiting on the last coat to dry. Stack a few jobs and the calendar turns into a puzzle that changes with the weather.
Much of the work is for general contractors and remodelers, and they pay on their own time. Mixed in are small residential patches: a doorknob hole, a water stain, a ceiling crack. Each is quick, and each one is easy to forget to bill.
Redline handles both ends: return trips booked and moved by message, and invoices drafted the day the work is done, with overdue alerts on the builders who drag their feet.
What drywall contractors should know
Redline does
- Book and move multi-trip hang and finish jobs
- Quote by the sheet, square foot or patch, with finish options
- Invoice builders and homeowners by chat (Solo and up)
- Flag unpaid invoices at day 3, 7 and 14 (Solo and up)
- Keep test results and patch photos on the job
Redline doesn't
- Do takeoffs from plans
- Produce pay applications or lien waivers
- Track retainage held by a GC
- Test for asbestos or track abatement
- Text invoices (copy the link or email it)
Questions contractors ask
Can I quote by the sheet?
Yes, or by the square foot, or flat per patch. Tell Redline your rates once ("hang and finish is $2.10 a foot, patches are $165") and it uses them.
Is it worth it if I mostly do patch work?
That's where it helps most. Small jobs are the ones that never get billed. Solo at $29 a month covers invoicing and card payments, with a 7-day free trial on the web.
Can my finisher see the schedule?
Yes, on Team and up. Your finisher gets the tech app with each trip and its checklist, and uses one of the 3 seats Team includes.
Drywall paperwork and tools
Keep reading
- Scheduling and calendarAsk for a time, get the 3 best open slots. Optimize tightens the week.
- Overdue invoice alertsUnpaid invoices flagged at day 3, 7 and 14, with a push telling you who to call.
- Painting softwareRoom-by-room quotes, deposits for paint, colors on the job and the final after walkthrough.
- Handyman softwareBill the extras added on site, keep your minimum and markup, and pack short jobs into a day.
Run your business by chat.
Redline is free to start. Tell it about the job and it handles the quote, the schedule, the invoice and the follow-up.