On a topic related note, I found out some of the ins and outs of drywall today. I was wondering why the drywall material quote I got was $1600 vs. about $700 that I thought it would be if I went to Lowes/Home Depot/etc... The BRAND makes a big difference. Not just in price, but in quality. Makes sense. I just thought, heck it is ground up and compressed gypsum sandwiched between two sheets of paper... Wrong! The stuff that the drywaller and the supply company were quoting is the good stuff. Not to mention, it doesn't have the "Chinese Drywall" issues. So I then priced up the same brands at the big box stores. Lowes wants $17.63 per sheet of 1/2" x 4' x 12' sheet. The drywall supply place wants $10.32 for the exact same sheet. So I am saving $7.31 per sheet, to then turn around and pay $1.04 per sheet to be delivered into the house and "stocked" in each room. Still a $6.27 per sheet savings and I don't have to haul the stuff, and it is quality product.


Farewell - June 4, 2020