It contains gypsum with noncombustible glass fibers which increase the fire rating 1 hour minimum.
Fire rated drywall type x.
What is fire rated gypsum.
Finally the gypsum and fiberglass are packed tighter and denser than with regular drywall.
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.
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.
Certainteed type x board features a specially formulated core providing fire resistance ratings when used in tested assemblies.
Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick and the first fire code product.
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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.
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.
In addition to the usual gypsum found in regular drywall fire rated drywall contains glass fibers to form a super tough core.
Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick.
Type x drywall has special core additives that allow it to be used in fire rated designs and usually comes in 5 8 thickness.
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.
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.
Q a sheetrock brand firecode x panels ul type scx are 5 8 in.
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.
Interior walls are traditionally non fire rated drywall.
Fire rated type x shaftliner is 1 25 4 mm thick and used in special shaftwall and area separation firewall assemblies.
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