Five Years of Keeping the Material Moving
An Arizona stucco and plastering contractor, Old Pueblo Stucco has leaned on Billd Material Financing since 2021 to keep cement, lath, and coatings flowing on its jobs, and recently added a Flex Line for revolving flexibility, funding dozens of material orders without tying up its own cash.
Julio Durazo
President, Old Pueblo Stucco
“Billd has been part of how we buy material for years now. We can get what a job needs on site without fronting all the cash, and keep the crews moving.”
5+ yrs
A Billd customer since 2021
85+
Material orders funded
The Challenge
Commercial construction runs on a payment structure that asks the subcontractors doing the work to carry the cost first. That gap between paying for materials and getting paid for the finished work is simply how the industry is built, and it presses hardest on the material-heavy trades.
The payment gap every subcontractor faces
Materials purchased
Cement, lath, and coatings, upfront
Work performed
Crews on the wall
Payment arrives
On standard industry terms
- Stucco and plaster work is material-heavy: cement, sand, lath, and coatings all have to be bought and on site before the crews can start.
- Those material costs come due long before payment for the finished work arrives on standard industry terms.
- Carrying that gap out of pocket, job after job, limits how much work a growing contractor can take on at once.
How Billd Helped
- Material Financing pays Old Pueblo’s suppliers directly, so they buy the material a job needs without fronting the cost.
- It has been part of how they run since 2021, funding dozens of material orders along the way.
- A Flex Line adds a revolving line of credit for flexibility beyond individual orders.
- Together they let the crews start on schedule without draining reserves.
Proof it works
The Results
- 01A five-year, deepening Billd relationship.
- 02Dozens of material orders funded without tying up cash.
- 03Added a Flex Line for revolving flexibility as the business grew.
Julio Durazo
President, Old Pueblo Stucco
“The material is a big part of every stucco job. Having it funded means we can say yes to more work without stretching ourselves thin. Doing business with Billd has helped us become more successful — getting our projects completed and elevating our customer experience and expectations.”
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