Attach Sheet Metal To Drywall Fire Rating

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Attach sheet metal to drywall fire rating.

Structurally sound application meets us and canadian regulations such as ansi ast e119 and nspa no. If a conventional 1 2 inch thick sheet of drywall will stand up to 30 minutes of fire then the added 1 8 inch found in the type x drywall along with its other properties will double your margin of safety to 60 minutes. Start by drilling a hole about the size of the tip of the threaded anchor. More than one hour is achieved by adding additional layers of boards to extend protection or by adding other elements to the system to make it more robust.

A 60 minute fire rating is a measure of the amount of time the wall system can withstand fire resistance in a fire rating performance test. The most cost effective solution for applying drywall to interior structural beams and columns. Then take your power drill and drive the threaded anchor into the drywall just like you would with a normal screw. The 5 8 inch fire code drywall called type x increases a wall s fire rating to a minimum of 1 hour from the 30 minute rating for standard inch drywall.

I d certainly pay a premium over standard drywall to have a more fire resistant structure. View top sellers in. 251 requirements including 1 to 4 hour fire ratings. Steve miller sylvan lake mi.

In stock at store today 2 shop in store only. Use steel studs and two layers of 1 2 inch type c drywall on each side of the studs for a two hour fire rating on an interior wall. As with the expansion anchor drive it in until it sits flush with the drywall. Lift the sheet to the wall and press it against the drywall aligning at least one side of the sheet with a stud.

When there is a living area habitable space above the garage the ceiling requirement ramps up to 5 8 type x fire rated drywall. Mount a 1 1 2 inch fiberglass barrier inside the studs. For this reason a fire rated drywall is sometimes called one hour fire wallboard. Use special fiberglass rated for use in firewalls.

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