Framing, drywall, and acoustical ceilings handled in-house, the backbone of every commercial interior we touch.
Most commercial interiors start with us, and our framing crews aren't limited to interior partitions. Light-gauge tenant improvement walls, heavy-gauge structural metal stud framing, shaftwall assemblies, exterior sheathing substrates, layout, and small-scale wood framing where the design calls for it. Precise layout, plumb walls, and clean coordination with mechanical trades are standard practice.
Single-tenant office buildouts through multi-story hotel and hospitality projects. Fire-rated assemblies, moisture-resistant systems, and Level 5 finishes delivered on schedule. Patching and finish work in occupied buildings is a particular strength: our crews blend repairs into existing finishes so the work reads as original, not as a callback.
Suspended acoustical ceiling systems, acoustical wall panels, and specialty ceilings from leading manufacturers including Armstrong, USG, and 9Wood. Standard grid-and-tile office ceilings, wood-slat and baffle ceilings for healthcare and hospitality lobbies, and seismic ceiling and wall upgrades, all installed by crews who treat these systems as architecture, not afterthought.
Nearly fifty years of work across the Portland and Vancouver metros means Harlen's crews have framed and finished the hospitals families are born in, the schools their kids attend, the stadium they pack on game days, and the dealerships and hotels they pass every week. The projects below are a small slice of that work, newest first.
Healthcare
Current · Portland, OR
Ongoing multi-facility work across the OHSU Marquam Hill campus and the adjacent Portland VA hospital complex, a long-running client relationship spanning major hospitals and specialty centers.
Projects at the Portland VA Medical Center, OHSU Hospital Emergency Department, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, and Kohler Pavilion.
Healthcare
2022–2025 · Portland, OR
A multi-phase emergency-department expansion for one of the region’s largest hospitals. The kind of long-duration healthcare work that only runs smoothly when the crew already knows the building.
Multiple projects at this hospital over the years, inside and out.
Civic, Education & Community
2023–2025 · Portland, OR
Mixed-Use & Hospitality
2023 · Vancouver, WA
Full interior drywall and finish scope on the Columbia River waterfront hotel: lobby, public spaces, guest corridors, and feature walls, all hospitality-grade Level 5.
Photo: Josh Partee for Pence Construction
Civic, Education & Community
2020–2022 · Gresham, OR
Mixed-Use & Hospitality
2022 · Vancouver, WA
Waterfront tasting room interior anchored by a barrel-vaulted ceiling and warm hospitality finishes, a project where the drywall scope helps define the architecture, not just close it in.
Auto Dealerships
2018–2020 · Tigard, OR
Two-story luxury automotive showroom built to brand standards, including custom access panels with tile inserts, precision detailing the brief premium retail demands.
Photo courtesy North Clackamas School District
Civic, Education & Community
2018–2020 · Milwaukie, OR
Sports & Entertainment
2018–2020 · Portland, OR
Healthcare
2017 · Vancouver, WA
Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mixed-Use & Hospitality
Vancouver, WA
Harlen's is a single subcontractor for far more than framing, drywall, and ceilings. These coordinated scopes and commercial-grade capabilities run alongside the core trades on every job.
Thermal and sound insulation installed alongside our framing and drywall scopes: batt, blown-in, and board insulation for commercial wall, ceiling, and floor assemblies.
Exterior weather-barrier and vapor-barrier installation as part of envelope and shell scopes, coordinated with our exterior framing and sheathing work so the building dries in correctly the first time.
Doors, hollow-metal frames, and certified hardware installation. Wall-protection systems including FRP panels, Acrovyn, and Koroguard: the impact-resistant finishes hospitals, schools, and high-traffic retail rely on.
Small-scale structural steel and arc welding handled in-house: connections, miscellaneous metals, and one-off shop work that keeps a project moving without waiting on an outside trade.
Veneer plaster, exterior plaster, and specialty surface applications for projects requiring premium wall finishes beyond standard drywall. Stucco scopes handled when projects call for it.
Braced ceiling & wall assemblies to current seismic code
Fire-rated assemblies and life-safety detailing
Accessible buildouts that meet ADA requirements
Containment and temporary partitions for occupied buildings
Acoustic-privacy upgrades for healthcare spaces
Experience delivering LEED-certified projects
Repairs that read as original, not as a callback
Meets public-works apprenticeship-utilization requirements
Detailed estimating with colored takeoffs