Drywall contractor question/complaint

[Traci Lovelace]

The drywall contractor we picked has been a fiasco of drama, over runs and excuses after excuses.  They were supposed to be done on the 12th, which was an extension to begin with. 

Now, they are asking for $1000 more than the original invoice and a draw today. The original quote was $6800. The contract says pay materials up front, rest at end. They are running so late I have moved my floor guy twice And they are about to run up against my painter. I have remained polite, but the additional bill for things I feel they should have seen up front is really the last straw.  Looking for advice. Thanks-

[Aaron McGinnis]

Decline the cost increase and demand that they adhere to the draw terms of the contract. Also tell them that they have 3 working days to finish drywall. Start looking for a replacement to finish the job, because that is where this relationship is heading.

As a side note - unless the job is extremely large (more than 400 sheets) or very unusual (lots of odd-angled intersections, curved surfaces, etc.) no drywall job should take longer than about 2 weeks at the outside top end of scheduling. Most serious, professional crews should be able to do a 2500sqft house with 9' ceilings in about a week from start to finish.