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PSA: I just read that the average drywall pro goes through about 2,500 pounds of joint compound a year
I was looking at some old invoices for a big apartment job we did last fall in Spokane, and it got me curious about our overall material use. I did some digging online and found a trade article that broke down average annual compound consumption. The number they threw out was 2,500 pounds per installer. At first I called BS, but then I did the math on my own truck. Between bedding tape, topping coats, and skim coats, I'm easily blowing through a 5-gallon pail every week or two. That's about 50 pounds a pail, so over 50 weeks, yeah, that tracks. It's a crazy amount of mud when you actually stop to think about it. Makes you realize how much of our work literally just vanishes into the wall. Anyone else ever run the numbers on their mud use and been surprised?
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jade8851d ago
My uncle did a whole basement with the pre-mixed stuff and went through 27 buckets.
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