Fire-rated drywall for Tumwater builds
We handle fire-rated drywall installation in Tumwater, building the board layers, joints and penetrations to the tested assembly on your drawings. Inspectors look at the whole wall, so we price and build the whole assembly, from the first layer to the sealed openings.
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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 Tumwater homes
When Tumwater's homes were built shapes what is behind the wall and which rules apply to the work.
- 2% Before 1940
- 9% 1940–1959
- 22% 1960–1979
- 24% 1980–1999
- 43% 2000 or later
- 1995Median year Tumwater homes were built
Half of Tumwater's homes were built before 1995 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
- 42.5%of Tumwater 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
- Tumwater apartments permitted in 2025
TRPC's permit data shows 254 multifamily units permitted in Tumwater in 2025, spread across 15 permits. Thurston Regional Planning Council Residential Building Permits data
Use the assembly reference as the scope
Your drawings name a tested design for each rated wall. That design sets the stud spacing, board type and layers, fastener spacing, joint treatment and the details at openings. GA-600 publishes those designs for gypsum assemblies. We build to the one on your wall types, and our proposal names it so you know exactly what we're pricing.
Gypsum Association GA-600 fire-resistance and sound-control designs
Separate the fire assembly from the surface finish
A rated wall still needs a finish level for paint. The two are separate: the assembly decides how the wall resists fire, and the finish level decides how it looks. We list both so painting prep never changes a joint the design requires.
Rated walls between Tumwater apartment units
Tumwater permitted 254 multifamily units in 2025, according to TRPC's permit data, and walls between dwelling units are usually rated. On those jobs every outlet box, pipe and duct through a rated wall gets its specified detail, and we coordinate with the trades so nothing goes through after the wall is closed.
Thurston Regional Planning Council Residential Building Permits data
What we need to bid a rated assembly
Send the wall type schedule with its design numbers, penetration details and the current revision with addenda. Design and approval stay with your architect and the building official; we build what they approved.
Fire-Rated Drywall Installation questions in Tumwater
Does fire-rated drywall alone create a rated wall?
No. The rating belongs to the whole tested assembly: framing, board layers, fasteners, joints and the details at openings.
What is needed to estimate fire-resistance drywall work?
The design number for each wall type, the penetration details, the finish level and the current drawing revision.
Request an estimate
Send the wall type schedule with design numbers and penetration details for your Tumwater project.
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