Lead lined drywall installation in Gilbert, AZ
Gilbert is the busiest new-construction shielding market we serve. Two Class A medical projects, the 120,000 square foot Melrose Professional Park and the 68,000 square foot Celebration Medical Center, are adding suite space, and Banner Gateway is building a patient tower. New medical shell space means tenant improvements, and nearly every imaging or dental tenant improvement includes at least one lead lined room.
The town skews young, with a median age around 36 and a population heading past 330,000 by 2030. In practice that means pediatric dentists, orthodontists and family practices with CBCT and panoramic units, clustered along Val Vista Drive and around San Tan Village. Those machines usually need modest lead thickness, and the shielding cost is dominated by door and window count rather than wall area.
For tenants finishing shell space, we coordinate with your GC so shielded walls close in sequence with inspections, and we hand over material certs the same week the room finishes.
A framing detail specific to new Gilbert shells
New Gilbert medical shells often deliver with steel studs at 24 inch spacing. Lead lined board with its 8 inch on center screw schedule wants solid backing, so we add blocking or reduce stud spacing on shielded walls during framing, which is nearly free at that stage and expensive after.
Where in Gilbert we install
We work throughout Gilbert, including Banner Gateway Medical Center, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, Melrose Professional Park, Val Vista Drive, the Heritage District, San Tan Village. ZIP codes covered: 85233, 85234, 85295, 85296, 85297, 85298. Nearby, we also install in Mesa, Chandler, Phoenix.
How much does lead lined drywall cost in Gilbert?
Installed, lead lined drywall in Gilbert runs $9.50 to $24 per square foot of shielded wall, the same published range we quote across the East Valley. A pediatric dental operatory with intraoral and pano units usually needs 1/32 to 1/16 inch lead on two or three walls and lands between $2,000 and $6,500. A single radiographic room in an urgent care or ortho suite off Val Vista runs $6,000 to $15,000 including the door. New shell space in Melrose Professional Park or Celebration Medical Center sits at the low end of each range because the studs are open and nothing has to be demolished or refinished. What pushes a Gilbert number up is almost never wall area. It is the lead lined door at $2,500 to $6,000, a lead glass window at $1,200 to $3,500, and how many outlets and data drops the plan puts through a shielded wall, each of which needs sheet lead backing.
Lead lined drywall cost per sheet versus installed: why the two numbers differ
A 4 by 8 sheet of lead lined gypsum board lists for a few hundred dollars from a shielding supplier, and the price roughly doubles with each step up in lead thickness because lead is sold by weight. That sheet price is maybe half of the installed number. The rest is lead batten strips behind every joint, sheet lead wrapped around every box and penetration, the 8 inch screw schedule, blocking on 24 inch stud bays, lead handling under the OSHA lead standard, and the photo file and material certs your physicist needs to sign off the room. The article linked below walks the sheet price to the installed price line by line, so a Gilbert tenant can read a supplier quote and a contractor quote side by side.
How much does lead lined drywall cost per sheet and installed in Mesa, AZ?
Planning numbers first? The cost guide lists every installed range, and the Arizona requirements guide explains the registration and report process.
Price a Gilbert buildout
Send Mesa Lead Lined Drywall your project details, or call (623) 232-0273 and we will run the numbers on the phone.
What Gilbert practices ask us
We are leasing new shell space in Gilbert. When should shielding get involved?
At design, before framing finishes. Moving outlets off shielded walls and setting stud spacing correctly costs nothing on paper and saves real money in lead backing later.
Does a pediatric dental office in Gilbert need the same shielding as an imaging center?
No. Intraoral and pano units typically need 1/32 to 1/16 inch lead on specific walls. An imaging center CT room can need several times that plus ceiling and floor shielding. The physicist report sets it per machine and workload.
Can you work inside Melrose Professional Park or Celebration Medical Center projects?
Yes, as a shielding sub under your GC or direct to the tenant. New Class A buildings in Gilbert have strict close-in inspection sequences and our photo documentation fits that process well.
What does a typical Gilbert operatory shield cost?
Most single dental operatories in Gilbert land between $2,000 and $6,500 installed depending on wall count and lead thickness. Add $2,500 to $6,000 if a lead lined door is on the report.