APV DRYWALL INC

What APV DRYWALL INC does

APV Drywall, Inc. is a privately held specialty trade contractor founded in 2006 by Alex Belous and headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. The company provides drywall installation, finishing, texturing, painting, and construction material procurement services for residential and commercial projects in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twin Cities) metropolitan area. Its customer base spans national builders, commercial contractors, custom home builders, and individual homeowners, with project scope ranging from small renovations to multimillion-dollar construction builds.

The company's core service offering is organized into four integrated modules — Drywall, Finishing, Painting, and Procurement — delivered entirely by an in-house team of trained tradesmen rather than subcontractors. APV procures sheetrock and related materials through established supplier relationships, which it leverages to offer competitive project quotes. The operating model emphasizes vertical integration within the finishing trades: a single crew handles installation through final paint, reducing coordination burden for general contractors and builders.

APV generates revenue on a per-project, quote-based billing model with free estimates provided upfront. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on direct outreach, word-of-mouth referrals, the company website, and customer testimonials rather than paid marketing or partnerships. The company remains founder-owned and self-funded, with no disclosed institutional investment, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond the Twin Cities in its 18+ year operating history.

Name

APV DRYWALL INC

Legal name

APV Drywall

Website

https://apvdrywall.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APV Drywall, Inc. is a privately held Twin Cities drywall, finishing, painting, and material procurement contractor serving national builders, commercial contractors, custom home builders, and homeowners with an in-house crew since 2006.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drywall and Painting Contracting Services

NAICS

Drywall and Insulation Contractors (23831), Drywall and Insulation Contractors (238310), Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (23832)

akta.pro primary industry

Drywall, Partitions & Suspended Ceilings (IMAFANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drywall Installation & Replacement (Hang, Tape, Finish) (HSAPAHAC), Drywall Repair & Patching (Holes, Cracks, Water Damage) (HSAPAHAD), Drywall Taping, Mudding & Finishing (Texture-Ready) (HSAGACAE)

Keywords

• Drywall installation services
• Commercial painting services
• Construction material procurement
• Residential drywall finishing
• Texturing and painting

Headquarters

HQ city

New Plymouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Drywall and Painting Services: APV Drywall generates revenue through project-based construction services including drywall installation, finishing, texturizing, painting, and material procurement. Revenue is earned on a per-project basis with quotes provided for each job. Services range from small broom closets to multimillion-dollar construction projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

APV Drywall is a single-source drywall and painting contractor that installs, tapes, muds, sands, textures, finishes, and paints walls and ceilings for residential and commercial construction projects across the Twin Cities metro. The company also procures sheetrock and related construction supplies on behalf of builders, leveraging supplier relationships to provide competitive materials pricing.

Product overview

APV Drywall is a single-service contractor company offering four integrated service modules: Drywall Services, Finishing Services, Painting Services, and Procurement Services. The company handles all aspects of drywall and painting projects in-house, from installation and texturizing to painting and finishing. The Procurement Services module complements the core services by sourcing and supplying sheetrock and other materials at competitive prices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drywall Services Complete drywall installation services including taping, mudding, sanding, skim coating, finishing, and architectural details such as archways, columns, and vaulted ceilings for residential and commercial construction projects.
• Finishing Services Professional finishing services providing smooth finishes for residential and commercial drywall projects as part of APV's start-to-finish offering.
• Painting Services Painting and texturing services including knockdown, acoustic, fog, orange peel, and decorative textures for walls, ceilings, and other surfaces on residential and commercial projects.
• Procurement Services Material procurement services for sheetrock and construction supplies; APV sources materials at competitive prices using its supplier relationships and passes savings to customers.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Mr. Handyman: National home repair, maintenance, and improvement franchise. Comparable to APV in the homeowner-facing repair and small-project segment, though broader in scope and franchise-distributed rather than a single in-house crew operation.

Direct peers

• Installed Building Products: Public national installer of insulation and complementary building products including drywall, garage doors, and shelving. Compares to APV as a scaled drywall/finishing contractor with a similar trade-services operating model, but serving a national footprint across residential and commercial.
• Foundation Building Materials: PE-backed distributor and installer of building products including drywall, metal studs, ceilings, and insulation. Comparable to APV as a drywall-focused specialty contractor with both distribution and installation capabilities, though at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• PWI Construction: Regional drywall, framing, and acoustical ceilings contractor. Comparable to APV as a mid-sized specialty drywall contractor operating in similar residential and commercial segments, with the same labor-driven service model.
• Baker Drywall: Minneapolis-based drywall, metal stud framing, insulation, and acoustical ceilings contractor serving the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest. One of the most directly comparable peers to APV given the same metro footprint, similar service mix, and overlapping customer base of regional builders and contractors.

Broad incumbents

• Five Star Painting: National residential and commercial painting franchise system with hundreds of owner-operators. Comparable to APV's painting service line as a scaled, brand-driven painting services provider, though organized as a franchise rather than a vertically integrated contractor.
• CertaPro Painters: Largest painting franchise in North America, focused on residential and light commercial repaint and remodel work. Comparable to APV on the painting side of the offering, competing for the same homeowner and small-contractor segment via a franchise rather than direct-employment model.

Others

• Paul Davis Restoration: National franchise network providing property damage restoration, reconstruction, and remodeling services. Adjacent to APV because restoration and remodel work frequently involves drywall, painting, and finishing trades that APV also performs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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