Downtown Summerlin mid-rises: metal stud, shear walls and the freight elevator
Downtown Summerlin's condos and apartments are the one place in Summerlin where a lag bolt is the wrong tool. These buildings are concrete and metal stud: partition walls are light-gauge steel behind 5/8-inch drywall, and a lag bolt strips it in seconds. We use heavy-gauge SnapToggle-style anchors rated well past 200 lbs apiece, four to a bracket, after a test hole confirms the gauge. Demising walls and columns are poured concrete and take 1/4-inch concrete screws set with a rotary hammer. Then the logistics: the freight elevator booked for anything over 65 inches and drilling kept inside posted quiet hours. Gauge decides the anchor: 25-gauge partition steel takes toggles only, while the heavier framing near corridor walls will hold a screw. In-wall concealment usually needs the association's written approval; a paint-matched raceway needs no paperwork. Elevator pads go up before a 77-inch panel rides the freight car, and the loading dock keeps its own hours, so we confirm both with the front desk the day before. Mid-rise installs run 60-90 minutes.