Drywall extras, finish levels and lien waivers, signed the same day
Drywall money usually goes missing in the extras nobody signed: the board you hung twice after the plumber moved a wall, the patches after the electrician's rough-in, the hallway the owner now wants smooth instead of textured. SignMaster gets that ticket signed by the superintendent or the homeowner before you leave the floor, and keeps every one of them in a table you can bill from.
Updated November 9, 2026 · 3 min read
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Who you work for changes the paperwork
New construction and commercial work
- Subcontract with its scope exhibit: board types by area, fire-rated assemblies, finish level, texture, and what's excluded, like priming or patching after other trades.
- Extra-work tickets for anything outside that scope, signed by the super the day it happens.
- Pay applications against a schedule of values, with a conditional lien waiver each month and an unconditional one once the check clears.
- Certificates of insurance before you start, and a punch list sign-off at the end.
Remodels and repairs
- Estimate acceptance for the job, from the library's estimate acceptance form or your own.
- Finish and texture approval: smooth, orange peel or knockdown, and the finish level, initialed.
- Change orders when you open a wall and find water damage or a missing header.
- Lead-safe acknowledgment in homes built before 1978, covered below.
Get the extra-work ticket signed before you leave
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Build one ticket template
Job, floor or unit, a description, hours, sheets and material, with a calculated field for the total at your contract rates. Mark the super's name and signature as required.
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Fill it in at the end of the shift
On your phone, from the template. Photos of the work can go in the same envelope as a PDF, made with the free JPG to PDF tool, so the picture and the ticket stay together.
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Get it signed on the spot or by link
Hand over the phone with Sign in person, or send it. If any of the GC's supers can sign, put them in a signer group and the first to sign completes the step.
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Bill from the table
The Responses table on paid plans holds every answer to the template, one row per ticket, and exports to CSV for your billing.
Agree on the finish before you tape
The most common drywall argument is what smooth means under a raking light from a big window. Many specs use the Gypsum Association's finish levels, and a Level 4 wall priced as Level 4 can still disappoint someone who expected Level 5. Put the finish level, the texture and who primes into the contract as dropdowns with initials beside each.
For a texture sample, spray a scrap, scan a photo of it into the envelope and put an Approve field underneath. The homeowner taps it, and the record shows exactly what they agreed to and when.
Tearing out walls in older homes
In housing built before 1978, EPA's lead rule treats removing walls and ceilings as renovation, and the interior minor repair exception covers only 6 square feet of painted surface per room. Within 60 days before you start, give the owner the Renovate Right pamphlet and get a signed acknowledgment, and keep it 3 years.
Plans for drywall shops
Foremen who write tickets each need a seat, which is what Crew is for: $49 a month for 5 people, then $8 a month per extra person. A finisher who bids remodels alone can use Solo at $15 a month. Every paid plan has unlimited envelopes and the Responses table. New workspaces get 14 days of Crew free. Compare plans.
What SignMaster doesn't do
- It doesn't do takeoffs or count sheets from plans.
- It doesn't build pay applications or track retainage.
- It doesn't collect payments.
- It sends signing links by email, not text; copy the link if a super wants it by text.
Questions? Answers.
Can a superintendent sign my extra-work ticket on my phone?
Yes. Send the ticket, choose Sign in person and hand over the phone. They don't need an account, and the certificate notes that they signed in person.
How do I pull all my signed tickets together for billing?
Open the template's Responses table. Every signed ticket is a row with its hours and totals, and you can export the table as CSV on any paid plan.
Can I send lien waivers with each pay application?
Yes. Upload the waiver form your state or GC requires as a template and send it with each draw. Several states require their own statutory wording, so use their form. Read what a lien waiver is.
Does the general contractor need SignMaster too?
No. Their supers and project managers sign from a link on any phone or computer, with no account and nothing to install.