JW & Sons

What JW & Sons does

JW & Sons, Inc. is a family-owned interior construction services contractor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1991 by Jim Wilson, his son Scott Wilson, and his son-in-law. The company's core offering bundles three tightly related trades — drywall installation (on both wood and metal studs), commercial metal stud framing, and acoustical ceiling installation — delivered by trained, licensed, and insured installers working under the direction of dedicated supervisors who conduct onsite inspections. Material quality is verified through active removal of defective products on jobsites.

The firm serves home builders, multi-family housing contractors, and commercial contractors across Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Washington, DC, with project examples spanning single-family homes, townhomes, apartments, multifamily housing complexes, tenant fit-outs, restaurants, houses of worship, and retail establishments. Pricing is quote-based per project rather than recurring, with customers initiating engagement through a "Get an Estimate" contact flow. No public pricing, contract minimums, or subscription tiers are disclosed.

The business has expanded beyond the original entity into a family of related construction companies: JW & Son Interiors, Inc. (multi-family drywall), East Coast Poured Floors, Inc. (floor underlayment), and East Coast Poured Floors of Florida, LLC (Florida-based floor underlayment), collectively broadening the interior-construction portfolio and extending geographic reach into the southeastern United States. The group holds memberships in industry associations including ABC, the Maryland Builders association, and NFIB, but holds no named third-party certifications and operates without any proprietary software, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities. Leadership is concentrated in four named executives — Scott Wilson (President), Bob Doss (Operations Manager), Tom Lawry (Director of Estimating), and Lora Kenney (Controller).

Name

JW & Sons

Legal name

JW & Sons, Inc.

Website

https://jwsons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JW & Sons is a family-owned Baltimore interior construction contractor providing drywall installation, metal stud framing, and acoustical ceiling services to home builders, multi-family housing contractors, and commercial contractors across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Construction Services

akta.pro primary industry

Joinery, Millwork & Casework Installation (Cabinetry, Built-Ins) (IMAFANAJ)

Keywords

• Drywall installation services
• Metal stud framing
• Acoustical ceiling installation
• Commercial interior construction
• Residential construction contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Installation Services: Project-based revenue from drywall installation, metal stud framing, acoustical ceiling installation, and related repair services delivered to residential and commercial clients. Customers request estimates ("Get an Estimate") and in-person consultations, indicating contract-based, one-time project engagements rather than recurring subscriptions.
2. Residential Construction Services: Drywall installation services for single family homes, townhomes, apartments, and multifamily housing complexes, supplied to home builders and multi-family housing contractors.
3. Commercial Construction Services: Metal stud framing, drywall, and acoustical ceiling services for commercial projects including tenant fit-outs, restaurants, houses of worship, retail establishments, and multi-family buildings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

JW & Sons, Inc. provides interior construction trades services for residential and commercial clients across Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Washington, DC. Its core offering bundles three tightly related installation services — drywall installation (on both wooden studs and metal studs), commercial metal stud framing, and acoustical ceiling installation — delivered by trained, licensed, and insured crews under the direction of qualified supervisors.

Product overview

JW & Sons, Inc. operates as a single integrated construction services contractor rather than a software platform with modules. Its core offering bundles three tightly related services — Drywall Installation, Metal Stud Framing, and Acoustical Ceiling Installation — delivered to home builders, multi-family housing contractors, and commercial contractors across Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Washington, DC. Around this core, the firm operates a family of related businesses: JW & Son Interiors, Inc. (multi-family drywall), East Coast Poured Floors, Inc., and East Coast Poured Floors of Florida, LLC (cutting-edge floor underlayment), which together broaden the residential and commercial interior-construction portfolio beyond drywall, metal studs, and acoustical ceilings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JW & Sons Interiors: Interior construction services associated with the JW & Sons family of businesses, linked to subsidiary JW & Son Interiors, Inc.

Products and services

• Drywall Installation Installation of drywall on both traditional wooden studs and metal studs for new construction, renovations, and repairs in residential, multi-family, and commercial settings, performed by trained, licensed, and insured installers.
• Metal Stud Framing Commercial metal stud framing for tenant improvement buildouts and drywall installations on metal stud framing, serving commercial contractors and property owners undertaking tenant fit-outs and other commercial buildouts.
• Acoustical Ceiling Installation Installation of acoustical ceilings with sound-dampening properties for commercial and residential projects, often paired with drywall and metal stud framing work.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Performance Contracting Group: Large national specialty contractor offering drywall, metal stud framing, and acoustical ceiling services alongside insulation and other interior trades; competes for the same multi-family and commercial fit-out scopes that JW & Sons targets, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• KHS&S Contractors: National drywall, framing, and insulation contractor serving commercial, hospitality, and multi-family construction markets. Directly comparable services to JW & Sons, with broader geographic footprint and larger crew capacity.

Direct peers

• Precision Walls: Commercial drywall, framing, and acoustical ceiling contractor headquartered in the Southeast U.S. Closely matches JW & Sons' core service mix and target customer base (commercial GCs and multi-family builders), differing primarily in geographic footprint.
• Acousti Engineering Company of Florida: Specialty contractor focused on drywall, metal stud framing, and acoustical ceilings across the Southeast. Directly comparable service lines to JW & Sons and a relevant peer given the Florida expansion via East Coast Poured Floors of Florida.
• Marek Brothers Systems: Texas-based commercial drywall, framing, and acoustical contractor serving both tenant improvement and large multi-family projects. Highly comparable trade mix to JW & Sons with a similarly bundling-led service approach.
• F.L. Crane & Sons: Multi-trade commercial contractor with drywall, metal stud framing, and acoustical ceiling services, often bundled on tenant fit-outs. Closely matches JW & Sons' bundled-trade model and customer base.
• AP Drywall & Acoustical: Mid-Atlantic drywall and acoustical ceiling contractor serving residential, multi-family, and commercial builders in markets overlapping with JW & Sons' MD/VA/PA/DE/DC service area.
• Valley Interior Systems: Commercial drywall, metal stud framing, and insulation contractor serving tenant improvement and multi-family projects. Same trade mix and project types as JW & Sons, though concentrated in the Pacific Northwest.
• Baker Construction Enterprises: Drywall and framing contractor serving commercial and multi-family builders. Directly comparable core services to JW & Sons with similar reliance on GC relationships.

Others

• East Coast Poured Floors: Sister company within the JW & Sons family of businesses, providing floor underlayment services. Listed as a peer to reflect the integrated operating group and the Florida-market exposure it brings to the wider construction services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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