Drywall Artists of the Year.
Damon Miller 2011
Born into the drywall industry, it seemed the natural outlet for Damon's creative talent. At the age of 13 he began working for his father's drywall company. Over the last 20 years Damon Miller has developed his background in steel framing, drywall installation, finishing and painting. He now operates his own company with 14 employees, Modern Interiors, Inc. in Bellingham, WA. For Damon one of his greatest accomplishments is watching his apprentices grow and expand their own talent in the industry.
What they say about Trim-Tex
"Meeting the Trim-Tex team was a great experience. Their innovative designs and constant efforts to improve the drywall industry have been very inspiring. After touring their facility and being educated on their products I have made the change from paper faced beads to Trim-Tex Mud Set Beads. I have also added Trim-Tex Decorative Bead products to my inventory."
-Damon Miller
Dave Murphey 2010
Dave's career began in the service station industry when he took over the family business. Always having an interest in architecture and art, he did woodworking has both a creative outlet and relaxing hobby. Deciding to take is passion into something more lucrative, Dave encouraged his neighbor to partner with him and start DAGR Design Custom Home Theater. Seeking clients who are looking for more than a "big non-descript box" DAGR Design meets and exceeds customers expectations with their creativity.
What they say about Trim-Tex
After struggling with cut up fingers from working with metal beads, Dave heard of Trim-Tex through a colleague. "We tried other plastic cornerbead's from the local home improvement store, but the quality is not even close to the Trim-Tex cornerbead. And our Trim-Tex distributor delivers product directly to us." Now, equipped with a top of the line product Dave boasts about faster installation, fewer popped corners, safer disposal of trimmed pieces and no dents.
-Dave Murphey
Terry Schroeder 2009
After spending over 30 years in the IT world, Terry began his work in the housing industry in the early 2000’s. Rehabbing homes was his first specialty before moving on to building spec houses. After discovering Trim-Tex products five years ago Terry’s sales went up due to the cost effective creative interior designs he could do to customize every home.
What they say about Trim-Tex
After a recent remodel of a home Terry emailed us saying: "I bought a split-foyer house built in 1985 to rehab. There is about $400.00 of Trim-tex product in the house. The first lady that viewed it bought it! They had never seen a house like this. $400 doesn’t sound like much, and I’m sure I’m singing to the choir, but it certainly makes the house look great and is very easy to install."
-Terry Schroeder
Randal Taylor 2008
Hailing from Maurnee OH, this former high school art teacher has certainly made a name for himself in the construction business. Advertising mostly by word of mouth and recommendations, Randal combines his talents with stone, wood and drywall work to create one of a kind masterpieces for his clients.
What they say about Trim-Tex
"Cutting metal bead to finish curved ceiling and wall designs was very labor intensive until I discovered Trim-Tex Flexible Corner Bead. Since then the use of various Trim-Tex products such as corner bead, reveal bead, inside corner bead, and various channel beads have allowed me to create more sculptural forms in less time."
"Trim-Tex Spray Adhesive has also allowed my style of work to grow by letting me build forms without the use of heavy wooden forms where screws would normally have to be used."
-Randal Taylor
Myron Ferguson 2007
Myron Ferguson aka “That Drywall Guy™” comes from a family of building contractors. In 1981 while doing the drywall in his own home he made the decision to make it a career and become a drywall contractor. In 1982 he started Myron Ferguson Sheetrocking which later on became Ferguson Drywall Innovations, Inc. With more than 25 years as a drywall contractor he is also involved in training, writing, and consulting.
What they say about Trim-Tex
Since winning the award in 2007, Myron has generously given us videos of his accomplishments with Trim-Tex products, that can be viewed here.
Tom Sass 2006
Tom Sass, son of business owner Roger Sass, began drywalling with his dad at a young age. After high school he went to work for his father. Tom's first design project was for a coworker, he was asked to create a simple border for the ceiling edge of a living room. The design, far from simple, caught the attention of fellow workers who then began asking him for help on their own personal projects. Since then Tom utilizes his talents in the New Construction side of the business while his brother runs the Remodeling Division, located in Muskegon, Michigan.
What they say about Trim-Tex
After winning the award Sass Drywall saw an increase in business with special attention to Tom's creative talents. "It's kind of funny now that people have heard that I won it, they actually listen to my ideas a lot more. I guess it takes winning a huge award like this to signify my talents."
-Tom Sass