Fire Rated Drywall Type X

Usg sheetrock brand 5 8 in.

Fire rated drywall type x.

Fire rated type x shaftliner is 1 25 4 mm thick and used in special shaftwall and area separation firewall assemblies. Several thicknesses can be used in layers to achieve a higher fire rating. Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick. Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick and the first fire code product.

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. Price low to high. View top sellers in. Type x drywall this is the so called fire resistant drywall.

It contains gypsum with noncombustible glass fibers which increase the fire rating 1 hour minimum. 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. 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. Q a sheetrock brand firecode x panels ul type scx are 5 8 in.

Mold tough firecode x panels model 14313211308 view the drywall project collection. 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. Interior walls are traditionally non fire rated drywall. Certainteed type x board features a specially formulated core providing fire resistance ratings when used in tested assemblies.

Price high to low. It is harder to cut and work than regular drywall and normally is used in garages rooms and apartment buildings as it is required by several building codes. In addition to the usual gypsum found in regular drywall fire rated drywall contains glass fibers to form a super tough core. 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.