Drywall for Tacoma ADUs and conversions
We provide ADU drywall installation in Tacoma for new backyard units and for garage or basement conversions, following the plan set the City reviews. The plans tell us the rooms, ceilings and finish, and the permit stays between you, your designer and the City.
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Carry an ADU from board installation through finish
An accessory dwelling has rooms, openings, and finish choices that need to come together before the walls close in. If the plan stops at board, taping and finishing can fall outside the schedule the project is working toward.
Solis installs ADU drywall from the room layout and drawings, then carries the work through taping and the selected finish. Those stages connect the wall surfaces to the dwelling's planned layout and target schedule.
- ADU board installation tied to the room layout.
- Taping and finishing carried into the project sequence.
Here’s how we get it handled
Text us photos or call
A close-up, a wider view and your city give us a useful starting point. You can also call and talk through the work.
Agree the scope and schedule
We review the work with you, arrange a site visit where needed and put the agreed scope and finish in your estimate.
Get the space finished
Solis completes the agreed work and reviews the finish with you. Include interior painting in the scope for a complete drywall-and-paint handoff.
Have a project in mind? Send us a photo.
Tell us what needs fixing or finishing. We’ll take it from there.
ADUs and additions in Tacoma
When Tacoma's homes were built shapes what is behind the wall and which rules apply to the work.
- 27% Before 1940
- 16% 1940–1959
- 21% 1960–1979
- 18% 1980–1999
- 18% 2000 or later
- 1967Median year Tacoma homes were built
Half of Tacoma's homes were built before 1967 and half after. Many ADUs here join an existing house, so the new walls are often finished to meet the older ones. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, median year structure built
- 17.9%of Tacoma homes were built in 2000 or later
Newer homes are almost all drywall over wood framing, which keeps new work and the existing walls consistent. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- PermitInterior demolition in Tacoma
Tacoma exempts painting and similar finish work, but its alteration permit covers repairs, remodels and partial or interior demolition. City of Tacoma, residential permits
- Tacoma ADU plan context
Tacoma's ADU tip sheet requires construction permits to create, convert or legalize an ADU and asks for plans showing the work. City of Tacoma Accessory Dwelling Units Tip Sheet
Use the ADU plans to define the rooms
We list the walls, ceilings, closets and transitions inside the unit and separate new board from existing surfaces that need repair. Walls and ceilings shared with the main house may carry their own details in the plans, and we price from those.
Coordinate the permit and construction scope
Tacoma's ADU tip sheet says a construction permit is needed to create, convert or legalize an ADU, with plans showing the proposed work. City review sets the requirements, and we hang and finish to the approved rooms, walls and ceilings.
Plan board and finish handoffs
Living space, the bathroom, closets and utility space can each get a different finish. We confirm framing, plumbing, wiring and insulation have passed inspection before we close a wall, then agree the finish level, texture and whether primer or paint is ours. In a conversion, we finish the new walls to meet the old ones.
From plan set to price
Send the current plan set and tell us what's already framed or boarded. Room dimensions and the finish schedule let us price it all the way to the paint line.
ADU Drywall Installation questions in Tacoma
Can drywall be priced before an ADU plan is approved?
Yes, as a budget number from the draft plans. The firm price waits for the approved drawings and finish schedule.
Does the drywall estimate include the ADU permit?
No. You or your designer get the City permit, and our quote covers the drywall shown in the plans.
Request an estimate
For a Tacoma ADU, send the plan set and tell us how far framing has got.
(360) 350-8616Share the project details
Choose the work you need and tell us how to reach you.
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