Fire-rated drywall walls built in Lakewood
We do fire-rated drywall installation in Lakewood, hanging the layers and details your approved design calls for. The rating belongs to the full assembly, so every part of it in our scope is built to the drawing.
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Install fire-rated drywall to the specified assembly
A fire-rated wall depends on the assembly shown in the project details, along with the sequence for framing and board work. Treating the board as a stand-alone item can leave installation steps disconnected from the design.
Solis installs the specified fire-rated drywall assembly from the project details and required sequence. Carrying the assembly notes into the board work keeps installation connected to the drawings and the surrounding construction.
- Fire-rated drywall installed to the specified assembly.
- Board work follows the project sequence.
Here’s how we get it handled
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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.
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Tell us what needs fixing or finishing. We’ll take it from there.
Fire-Rated drywall installation in Lakewood homes
When Lakewood's homes were built shapes what is behind the wall and which rules apply to the work.
- 3% Before 1940
- 20% 1940–1959
- 37% 1960–1979
- 25% 1980–1999
- 17% 2000 or later
- 1975Median year Lakewood homes were built
Half of Lakewood's homes were built before 1975 and half after. New walls in an existing home are finished to meet what is already there, so the home's age shapes the finish plan. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, median year structure built
- 16.6%of Lakewood 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
- PermitSheetrock and wallboard installation in Lakewood
Lakewood lists insulation and sheetrock or wallboard installation among work that requires a building permit, and its repair exemption excludes cutting away any wall. City of Lakewood, handout B4
Build the drywall scope from the listed design
A fire rating applies to a tested, listed or approved assembly. Framing, layers, fasteners, joint treatment, insulation and penetrations all follow that design, and changing one can affect the rating. GA-600 publishes fire-rated designs for walls and other construction. We price the drywall shown, and the approved plans and the City decide which rating is required.
Coordinate the wall with doors and penetrations
Door frames, boxes, pipes and ducts have their own details where they pass through a rated wall. We work from the latest plan set so openings land where they should, and any substitution or field change goes to the design professional or the building official before we build it.
Separate installation from code design or certification
The drawings say which walls are rated, and a single board doesn't make a rated wall. The City and the design team set requirements and review changes, while we install the listed drywall and coordinate our handoff with the project team.
Gypsum Association GA-600 fire-resistance and sound-control designs
Rated wall details we price from
Send the assembly reference, wall tags, current revision and door and service details, and we'll price each rated partition with its finish.
Fire-Rated Drywall Installation questions in Lakewood
Does fire-rated drywall alone create a rated wall?
No. The whole assembly carries the rating, built as specified.
Can the drywall contractor choose the required rating?
No. The approved plans and the City set it, and we build what those documents show.
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For Lakewood rated walls, send the wall schedule and assembly references.
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