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About CIG Construction

A small, owner-operated drywall and finishing contractor in Philadelphia. We hang, tape, skim, repair and paint walls and ceilings — and finish basements, baths and kitchens when the job grows. The person who quotes your job is the person on site.

Who we are

Small company. Owner on the job.

CIG Construction is the construction arm of Coptic Investment Group, a Philadelphia-based family of businesses. We stay small on purpose. There is no sales rep and no call center: the owner measures the job, writes the estimate, schedules the crew and is on site while it’s built.

Drywall and finishing is the trade we’re built around — new hang and tape, Level 4 and Level 5 finishes, skim coats over old rowhome plaster, and repairs that disappear. Painting inside and out, basement finishing, tile, flooring and hardwood refinishing, decks, kitchen and bath remodels and small commercial build-outs come along with it — done by the same crew to the same standard.

We work in Philadelphia and the suburbs within about 25 miles. See the full service-area list.

CIG crew framing a second-story deck
What we believe

Four things we don’t compromise on

Finish quality

Walls are judged in raking light, not from the doorway. Straight corners, invisible seams, no flashing under paint. If we can see it, we fix it before you do.

Straight talk

If a wall can be skimmed instead of replaced, we say so. If a job isn’t worth doing, or isn’t ours to do, we say that too.

Clean sites

Plastic, zip walls and HEPA vacs on every sanding job. Floors and furniture covered. Swept and bagged every day, not just at the end.

Everything in writing

Itemized estimate, start and finish dates, change orders, warranty. Signed on your phone. Nothing important lives in a phone call.

How we work

Free visit to final walkthrough

The same steps on every job, so you always know what happens next.

  1. Free site visit

    Send a note or book online. We come out, measure, look at the substrate and talk through options. Most visits take about 30 minutes.

  2. Itemized written estimate

    Labor, materials and options broken out line by line. You read it on your phone and sign it online — no pressure, no expiring “deals.”

  3. 25% deposit

    A 25% deposit holds your dates and covers materials. Nothing else is due until the work is done and you’ve walked it.

  4. Schedule in writing

    You get a start date and a finish date in writing, and a text the day before we arrive. If something moves, you hear it from us first.

  5. Build, with daily cleanup

    Floors protected, dust contained, tools packed and the site swept at the end of every day. Questions go straight to the owner.

  6. Walkthrough

    When we think we’re done, you walk it with us in good light. Anything you point out gets fixed before we call it finished.

  7. Balance on completion

    We invoice the balance only after the walkthrough. Pay by card, bank transfer, Zelle or cash.

  8. 1-year workmanship warranty

    If our work fails within a year — a cracked seam, a popped nail, a lifted tile — we come back and make it right.

Licensing & insurance

Registered, insured, and we back the work

Everything below is real and current, and we’re happy to send certificates before you sign anything. Coptic Investment Group LLC does business as CIG Construction.

PA HIC # Insured · $1,000,000 general liability 1-year workmanship warranty
Our promises
  • Reply within one business day — to every estimate request, question and callback.
  • Itemized estimates — labor, materials and options broken out, not one mystery number.
  • Dates in writing — a start and a finish, and a text the day before we arrive.
  • Dust control on every job — plastic, zip walls, HEPA vacs, floors covered.
  • Daily cleanup — you should be able to use your house every evening.
  • Walkthrough before the balance — we don’t invoice until you’ve seen it in good light.
  • One point of contact — you text the owner, not a call center.
Work with us. We’re always looking for careful drywall finishers, tapers, painters and tile setters who take pride in a clean site and a flat wall — subcontractors and crew alike. If that’s you, email with a few photos of your work and where you’re based.
Ready when you are

Tell us about the job

Get a ballpark in two minutes with the instant estimate, or book a free site visit and get an itemized quote you can sign on your phone.