Commercial Drywall Services in Longview, TX

Commercial Drywall Requirements That Differ From Residential

• ›5/8 inch Type X drywall — required for nearly all commercial walls and ceilings, not the 1/2 inch standard board used in homes. Type X provides a 1-hour fire rating per sheet when installed on the correct framing assembly.
• ›Fire-rated assemblies — 1-hour and 2-hour wall assemblies for tenant separation, exit corridors, stairwells, and shaft walls. Each rating has specific UL-listed framing, board, and fastener requirements. We build to the listed assembly, not 'close enough.'
• ›Metal stud framing — 25-gauge, 20-gauge, or 18-gauge depending on wall height and load. We frame our own non-load-bearing partitions or work with the GC's framing contractor.
• ›STC sound ratings — office demising walls, conference rooms, medical exam rooms, and restaurant party walls require specific STC (Sound Transmission Class) ratings, achieved with insulation, resilient channel, double layers of board, and acoustic sealant at top and bottom plates.
• ›Mold and moisture-resistant board — required in bathrooms, kitchens, and any wet area. Some jurisdictions require it in all public restrooms regardless of occupancy.
• ›Impact-resistant board — required in schools, healthcare, and high-traffic corridors. Abuse-resistant board has a denser core that resists punctures and gouges.

Industries We Serve Across East Texas

• ›Medical and dental — exam rooms, sterilization areas, X-ray rooms (lead-lined drywall), nurse stations. Common work in the Estes Parkway medical district and Good Shepherd / CHRISTUS campus expansions.
• ›Retail and restaurants — tenant buildouts in Longview Mall area, Loop 281, and the Marshall historic district. Includes fire-rated demising walls between tenants and grease-resistant wall assemblies behind cooking lines.
• ›Office and professional — full-floor and partial-floor buildouts, conference room sound walls, executive offices with Level 5 finishes for premium feel.
• ›Churches and schools — large open assemblies, fire-rated stairwells, classrooms with impact-resistant board, fellowship hall buildouts. Work throughout Pine Tree, Spring Hill, Judson, and Hallsville ISDs.
• ›Light industrial — break rooms, office areas inside warehouses, training rooms, and clean-room style assemblies for manufacturing.

Permitting and Inspection Experience

We pull our own permits and meet inspectors on-site. We are familiar with Longview Building Inspection processes, as well as Harrison County, Gregg County, Rusk County, and Smith County permitting departments. For medical work we are familiar with Texas Department of State Health Services requirements and the specific assemblies inspectors look for in dental and exam rooms. First-time inspection passes are our standard — we plan the assemblies, photograph as we go, and walk the inspector through if requested.

Schedule Flexibility for Active Businesses

Most commercial work disrupts a tenant if done during business hours. We routinely run night shifts (typically 8 PM to 5 AM) and weekend shifts for retail and restaurant work where the space cannot be closed for a normal-hours buildout. Our crews carry the lights, fans, and dust containment to make off-hours work clean and quiet. We coordinate with HVAC contractors to keep the rest of the building usable during the work.

Commercial Drywall Pricing in East Texas

Commercial pricing varies widely with assembly complexity. As a rough guide: standard commercial walls run $3.50 to $6.00 per square foot installed including Type X board, taping, mudding, and Level 4 finish. Fire-rated assemblies with insulation and resilient channel run $6.00 to $10.00 per square foot. Medical exam room buildouts with mold-resistant board, specific corner details, and high-cleanability finishes run $8.00 to $14.00 per square foot. We provide detailed line-item bids on every commercial project and are accustomed to working from architect's drawings, GC scope sheets, and direct tenant specs.