CONTROLQORE FOR DRYWALL CONTRACTORS.
Generic accounting software can't track actual labor cost per square foot by board type, tie MEP rework back to the trade that caused it, or price a board type substitution before the work starts. ControlQore can.
ControlQore for drywall contractors uses cost codes by board type and floor level, meaning regular, type-X fire-rated, moisture-resistant, and impact-resistant by floor, to track actual labor cost per SF against the estimated rate every week. Any cost code more than 10% over estimated cost for two consecutive weeks gets flagged, and the cause is identifiable in the cost code detail. MEP-caused removal and reinstallation posts to its own cost code, so the change order can be documented and submitted inside the contract notice period. The WIP schedule is produced monthly from cost-to-cost percentage complete by job.
A drywall P&L tells you the month came in fine or it didn't, and by then the board is installed, taped, and finished, and the crew is two floors up. Cost codes built to the estimate format turn the same posted hours into a cost per square foot you can read in week two, against the rate you bid. Two weeks of one code 10% over is early enough to change crew loading, change the stocking plan, or open a change order conversation while the GC still has a reason to take the call.
THE NUMBERS GENERIC SOFTWARE MISSES.
WHAT IT IS.
ControlQore is a job costing and WIP platform for contractors that tracks cost by job and cost code, so a drywall subcontractor can read actual labor cost per square foot by board type and floor level while the board is still going up.
The cost code structure is the foundation. Cost codes built to match the drywall estimate format produce a direct comparison of actual against estimated by cost category every week. Cost codes built from a generic template produce blended totals that obscure variance until closeout.
WHERE IT GOES WRONG.
One Labor Number for Every Board Type
QuickBooks job tracking gives you total labor cost by job. It can't tell you what a square foot of type-X fire-rated board cost to install on the fourth floor against what you bid it at. Cost codes built from a generic template produce blended totals, so a code that is over is averaged against a code that is under and the whole job reads normal until closeout. By then the board is finished and the money is spent.
MEP Rework Absorbed Into the Job
Drywall gets cut open and closed back up because a mechanical, electrical, or plumbing trade came through after the board went on. When that removal and reinstallation posts to the same cost code as the original installation, it reads as your crew being slow instead of as work another trade caused. The contract notice period ends while the cost is still unseen, and a billable change order becomes labor you give away.
Board Type Substitutions Billed at the Original Rate
A specification change from regular board to moisture-resistant or impact-resistant board changes both the material cost and the labor cost per SF. Board type substitutions are the most commonly missed change order opportunity in drywall, because the crew installs what the sheet says and nobody prices the difference before the work starts. The cost difference is then absorbed by the sub for the rest of the job.
WHAT WE BUILD.
SPM builds ControlQore cost codes for drywall clients by board type and floor level: regular, type-X fire-rated, moisture-resistant, and impact-resistant, by floor. Each cost code points at the corresponding category in the drywall estimate. When a foreman posts hours, they go to the same bucket that was used in the bid, so actual against estimated is a direct read rather than a reconstruction.
Actual labor cost per SF by board type is compared to the estimated rate every week. When any cost code is more than 10% over estimated cost for two consecutive weeks, SPM flags it. The cause is identifiable in the cost code detail rather than guessed at. If a change order applies, SPM builds it and submits it.
MEP-caused drywall removal and reinstallation is tracked to a separate cost code, so it never blends into the original installation. When rework posts to that code, SPM builds the change order documentation and submits it within the contract notice period. The cost of another trade's sequencing stops reading as your crew's productivity problem.
When a specification change calls for a different board type, SPM calculates the material and labor cost difference and submits a change order before the crew installs it. This is the single most commonly missed change order opportunity in drywall, and catching it depends on the substitution being visible in the cost code structure the same week it happens.
THE OUTPUTS, LISTED.
FLAT MONTHLY FEE. NO SOFTWARE INVOICE.
Three tiers, priced by your trailing twelve month revenue. ControlQore comes with Strategic and Platinum, and it never appears as its own line item on an SPM invoice. Which tier you're in depends on how much of the work you want off your desk.
Built for subs doing $1M to $12M. Above $12.5M we quote.
| Last 12 months revenue | Core | Strategic | Platinum | One-time onboarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $1,900 | $3,100 | $3,300 | $2,500 |
| $1M to $3.5M | $2,600 | $4,100 | $5,300 | $4,500 |
| $3.5M to $6.5M | $3,800 | $5,900 | $8,300 | $6,000 |
| $6.5M to $9.5M | $5,100 | $7,600 | $11,800 | $7,500 |
| $9.5M to $12.5M | $6,100 | $8,900 | $14,900 | $9,000 |
| Above $12.5M | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted |
The onboarding fee covers migrating your books back to the start of your last taxable year and getting you fully operational in 60 days. It's billed once, with your first invoice. It's the same for all three tiers, and it moves with your revenue band. Your first month is prorated, and your monthly engagement starts on the first of the first full month.
Just want the setup? Onboarding only is the same onboarding work with no monthly service after it, one time, at the onboarding fee plus $2,000. Start a monthly engagement later and $2,000 counts toward it. It starts at $4,500, and the price for every band is on the pricing page.
The three tier columns are the whole price. Which one fits depends on how much of the work you want off your desk. No payroll. No hidden line items. The onboarding fee is right here in the table.
- Online software only: QuickBooks, Sage, Viewpoint and similar. No VPN or hosted desktop.
- Not in any tier: payroll, pay applications, collections on receivables.
- Pricing valid through 2027.
CFO work. Your own bookkeeper keeps doing the books.
You stop guessing.
You get the CFO work. Job costing built against the way you estimate, a 13 week cash forecast, monthly WIP, and a meeting every month that ends in decisions and never in a report.
Your bookkeeper still does the books.
Core, plus bookkeeping and bank reconciliations, plus job costing and WIP software set up and managed for you. Use your own online accounting software or we supply it, one price.
Every job shows its margin while it is still open.
Everything in Core, plus the bookkeeping and bank reconciliations done for you, and the job costing and WIP software set up, loaded with your cost codes, and managed every month. Use your own online software, or move to ours and we cover it.
A bookkeeper we choose does the books and reconciliations. No payroll.
Strategic, plus a controller who handles payables and receivables the way an in-house controller would. You approve every payment.
You approve, and the money side gets handled.
Everything in Strategic, plus a controller we choose who handles your bills and receivables for you the way an in-house controller would. They call vendors, pay the bills and keep the accounting current. We plan the cash flow first, and you approve every payment because it is your money.
A controller we choose does the payables and receivables. No payroll, no pay applications, no collections.
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