Fire Rated Drywall Type X

15 9 mm type x gypsum panels that feature a noncombustible gypsum core that is encased in 100 recycled face and back papers that form a high strength composite design.

Fire rated drywall type x.

Drywall type x and type c are the industry standards for this type of construction and are used on all exterior facing and joining walls. It contains gypsum with noncombustible glass fibers which increase the fire rating 1 hour minimum. Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick. Usg sheetrock brand 5 8 in.

Type x drywall products will have a ul ulc marking printed on the back of each board identifying it as a fire resistance rated board. Quot type x drywall has special core additives that allow it to be used in fire rated designs and usually comes in 5 8 rdquo. Type x drywall products will have a ul ulc marking printed on the back of each board identifying it as a fire resistance rated board quot. Certainteed type x fire resistant drywall is an interior gypsum board consisting of a solid set fire resistive type x gypsum core enclosed in ivory colored face paper and a strong liner back paper.

Fire rated type x shaftliner is 1 25 4 mm thick and used in special shaftwall and area separation firewall assemblies. Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick and the first fire code product. Q a sheetrock brand firecode x panels ul type scx are 5 8 in. Interior walls are traditionally non fire rated drywall.

In residential homes installation of fire rated drywall is often required by state province and local building codes on interior and exterior walls near furnaces and utility rooms. Type x drywall has special core additives that allow it to be used in fire rated designs and usually comes in 5 8 thickness. Even if 5 8 type x wallboard is referred to using terms like one hour board or has a one hour fire rating this does not mean that either a particular assembly system incorporating 5 8 type x wallboard or any given piece of 5 8 type x wallboard will necessarily last for an hour in a new laboratory fire test or provide one hour fire protection in an actual fire. More information about fire rated systems.

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