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Light-Gauge Trusses & Metal Decking Cold-Formed Metal Framing Blocking & Sheathing EIFS & Plaster Gypsum Board Assemblies Acoustical Ceilings & Wall Panels Painting & Wall Coverings Specialties
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FRAMING LAYOUT · 16" O.C.
Interior & Exterior Specialty Contractor

Certainty on the Hardest Builds

Durwood delivers metal framing, drywall, acoustical ceilings, and exterior systems for federal, healthcare, and mission-critical projects — where precision, safety, and coordination decide the outcome.

1A-100
0.84 EMR
Experience Mod Rate · Below Industry Avg
$18M
Largest Single Contract to Date
6 states
Licensed Across the Southeast
5 sectors
Federal · Health · Justice · Defense · Education
How We Work

An Integrated Extension of the Project Team

We're a performance-driven specialty contractor built for large-scale federal, healthcare, commercial, and mission-critical environments — the projects where a missed detail compounds downstream.

We partner early in design and preconstruction to improve constructability, surface risk before it reaches the field, and deliver predictable outcomes. From concept through closeout, we bring clarity, communication, and craftsmanship to every phase.

On federal facilities, hospitals, courthouses, and high-security sites, our team performs where precision, safety, and coordination matter most.

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Design-Assist & BIMConstructability input and coordinated models before the field starts.
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PrefabricationShop-built assemblies that cut schedule risk and tighten quality control.
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Self-Performed TradesFraming, drywall, and ceilings in-house — one accountable party.
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Cleared for ComplexityExperience on secure federal and defense environments.
Scopes of Work

One Team, the Full Envelope

Interior, exterior, and specialty systems self-performed and coordinated under a single subcontractor.

SCOPE / 01

Light-Gauge Trusses & Metal Decking

  • Light-gauge steel trusses
  • Metal floor & roof decking
  • Pre-engineered truss systems
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SCOPE / 02

Cold-Formed Metal Framing

  • Load-bearing exterior framing
  • Curtain-wall backup framing
  • Parapets & heavy-gauge studs
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SCOPE / 03

Blocking & Sheathing

  • Exterior sheathing
  • In-wall blocking & backing
  • Equipment & casework backing
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SCOPE / 04

EIFS & Plaster

  • EIFS & stucco
  • Conventional & veneer plaster
  • Lath & drainage-plane detail
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SCOPE / 05

Gypsum Board Assemblies

  • Non-structural framing & board
  • Shaft walls & rated assemblies
  • Insulation, firestop & Level 5
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SCOPE / 06

Acoustical Ceilings & Wall Panels

  • Suspended ACT & seismic grid
  • Metal, wood & luminous ceilings
  • Acoustical wall panels
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SCOPE / 07

Painting & Wall Coverings

  • Interior & exterior coatings
  • High-performance finishes
  • Wall coverings & protection
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SCOPE / 08

Specialties

  • Hollow metal frames & access panels
  • FRP, corner guards & accessories
  • GFRC, partitions & specialty panels
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Selected Work

Built Where It Counts

A sample of federal, healthcare, justice, and defense projects delivered from preconstruction through closeout.

Federal / Justice

U.S. Courthouse · Greenville

Location
Greenville, MS
Sector
GSA Federal
Scope
Framing / Drywall / Ceilings
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Federal / VA Healthcare

Bay Pines VA · Building 1 Renovation

Location
Bay Pines, FL
Sector
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Scope
Framing / Drywall / ACT
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Healthcare / Education

LSU Health Sciences

Location
Shreveport, LA
Sector
LSU Health · Shreveport
Scope
Framing / Drywall / ACT
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Education

Central High School

Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Sector
Public Education
Scope
Framing / Drywall / ACT
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Education

McNeese State University · HHP Complex

Location
Lake Charles, LA
Sector
McNeese State University
Scope
Framing / Drywall / Ceilings / Finishes
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Federal / Healthcare

Tyndall AFB · Ambulatory Care Clinic

Location
Panama City, FL
Sector
Air Force / Defense
Scope
Exterior Systems
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Federal / Justice

GSA Monroe Courthouse

Location
Monroe, LA
Sector
GSA Federal
Scope
Framing / Drywall / ACT
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Justice

ADOC Elmore County

Location
Elmore County, AL
Sector
State Justice
Scope
Secure Interior Systems
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Federal / Data Center
Tinker AFB · OKProject Photo Forthcoming

Software Integration Facility

A mission-critical federal data center for the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense.

Location
Tinker AFB, OK
Sector
U.S. Air Force / DoD
Type
Federal Data Center
FramingDrywallAcousticalUnistrut / Slotted Channel
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