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title: "Commercial Drywall Installation"
description: "Commercial drywall installation for offices, retail, medical, and tenant improvement projects. Rated assemblies, trade coordination, and schedule reliability."
url: "https://hanenburg-drywall.vercel.app/services/drywall-installation/commercial-drywall-installation"
section: "Services"
business: "Hanenburg Drywall"
location: "Irvine, California"
updated: "2026-09-25"
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# Commercial Drywall Installation

Commercial drywall installation covers offices, retail, medical, hospitality, and industrial interiors. It differs from residential work in scale, in the prevalence of metal stud framing and rated assemblies, and in the need to coordinate with other trades against a fixed schedule.

Commercial drywall lives or dies on coordination. The framing has to be ready for the electrician and the plumber before it gets closed in. The rated assemblies have to be built exactly as drawn or they fail inspection. And the finish has to be done by the date the flooring crew arrives, because everything downstream is already scheduled.

We work to drawings, we build rated assemblies to their listed details, and we document what we install so inspections go cleanly the first time. Where a detail on the plans will not build as drawn, we raise it before we frame it rather than after.

For occupied buildings we work around tenants: after hours where required, containment that actually holds, and corridors kept clear and clean.

## Why this matters

- Metal stud framing and rated assemblies built to listed details
- Coordination with electrical, plumbing, and mechanical rough in
- Schedule commitments we actually hold
- Documentation for inspection and closeout
- After hours and phased work in occupied buildings
- Level 5 finishes for lobbies and critical light areas

## Our Process

1. **Drawing Review**: We review plans and assembly details, flag constructability issues, and confirm finish levels by area.
2. **Scope and Schedule**: Written scope with clear inclusions and exclusions, tied to the project schedule and the trades around us.
3. **Layout and Frame**: Walls laid out and framed, with blocking and backing set before rough in so nothing has to be reopened.
4. **Board and Finish**: Board installed to assembly requirements, penetrations firestopped and sealed, then finished to spec.
5. **Punch and Closeout**: Punch list completed, documentation handed over, and the area released clean for the next trade.

## What's Included

- Layout from drawings
- Metal stud framing and track
- Blocking and backing for fixtures and equipment
- Board installation including rated and shaft wall assemblies
- Firestopping and acoustic sealant at penetrations and perimeters
- Corner bead, trim, and control joints
- Finish to specified level
- Punch list completion and closeout documentation

## Materials and systems

- Metal studs and track in standard gauges
- Type X and Type C board for rated assemblies
- Shaft wall liner panels
- Abuse and impact resistant board in corridors and high traffic areas
- Acoustic sealant and approved firestop systems

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you work after hours or on weekends?

Yes. Occupied buildings, tenant improvement work, and retail environments often require it, and we schedule around building access rules and tenant operations.

### Do you build fire rated assemblies?

Yes. We build rated wall, shaft, and corridor assemblies to their listed details, including correct board type, layering, fastener spacing, firestopping at penetrations, and head of wall detailing. Getting any one of those wrong fails the assembly, so we build to the listing rather than to habit.

### Do you provide documentation for inspections?

Yes. We document assemblies as built and provide what your inspector or general contractor needs at closeout.

### How do you coordinate with other trades?

We frame, then hold for rough in, then close in. Blocking and backing go in before board so nothing gets reopened later. We work to the project schedule and communicate early when something upstream slips.


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**Hanenburg Drywall**
12 Elksford Ave, Irvine, CA 92604
Phone: (949) 446-1300
Email: info@hanenburgdrywall.com
Hours: Mon to Fri, 8:00am to 4:00pm

Serving all of Orange County with no travel surcharge.
Request a free written estimate: https://hanenburg-drywall.vercel.app/contact/request-estimate

*Last updated: 2026-09-25*