Paperless drywall source
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Where do you source fiberglass mat sheetrock? Everybody is out. Also, who wants to go into business manufacturing paperless drywall? There appears to be more demand than supply.
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Try a commercial building supply house and not a box store. Fiberglass faced drywall is far more common in the commercial construction world than it is in the residential world. A common trade name is “densglass”. These same supply houses can likely source paperless drywall for you too, but they may require minimum orders to bring it in.
Bill
I have found personally that the special-order section at Big Orange (the "Pro Desk") can also order many not-in-store items. Note that minimum order amounts may still apply. Chances are if the store sells something by a company, they will be able to special order any product that they offer.
As mentioned, try commercially focused building suppliers in your area. One nationwide (US) supplier that I know does drywall is Builders FirstSource (https://www.bldr.com).
Huber referred me to them when my normal lumberyard suddenly could not get Zip R-sheathing for weeks (and I needed it in days). BFS was the only place that happened to have it on the ground. I later learned from the rep that they supply some nationwide builders and also move a lot of drywall.
Also, if you're ordering 1/2", consider 5/8". My normal supplier told me they do not move much 1/2" paperless, but 5/8" is common.
Thanks everyone. McCoys.com can order it. We are all set.