Size and volume challenge a California drywall contractor to rise to the occasion.
Volk is talking about his company’s labor on a recent custom-home project. The drywall contractor, of Covina, Calif., only works on high-end residences. The house required 150,000 sq. ft. of wallboard. The house has a floor footage of about 40,000 sq. ft. Not included in the footage is the 6,300 sq. ft. 18-car garage that took 13,000 sq. ft. of wallboard to complete. (Volk didn’t do the drywall in the garage). A playhouse on a hill required 6,000 sq. ft. of drywall. The guesthouses aren’t built yet. They are said to be about 6,000 sq. ft each and will take about 22,000 sq. ft of wallboard a piece to complete. There is a 14,000 sq. ft recreation room that will take about 42,000 sq. ft of wallboard. The property is located on 25 acres of land in Beverly Hills (90210) just off of Coldwater Canyon. The job was contracted in November, 2002, and as of this writing, the project is still underway. Volk’s crew included Shannon Volk, general supervisor, Tim Todd and Mike St.Pierre, taping foremen and Jose Reyes, hanging forman.