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1 hour fire rated drywall.
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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.
Has a minimum fire rating for the assembly of 1 hour which is a typical requirement for many building codes.
Or 3 5 8 inch 610 mm steel studs spaced 24 o c.
Type x gypsum board is wallboard to which non combustible fibers have been added.
For this reason a fire rated drywall is sometimes called one hour fire wallboard.
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.
3 4 fr 83 12 x 12 z runners fluorescent type none 2 1 2 concrete.
And it s not just thickness that makes the difference.
It also providesbetter substrate for securely fastening exterior facing materials.
Type x has a denser core and contains glass fibers that keep it from crumbling in the heat.
This assembly is fire rated for 1 hour from the interior side only except when brick is the exterior facing.
Elements of buildings the fire resistance rating classifies the ability of an assembly to confine and isolate fire within a zone comprised of fire resistance rated walls ceiling and floor assemblies.
Concrete with cellular steel 3 hr.
276 fire rated ceiling assemblies suspension ceiling designs floor ceiling designs a003 3 hr.
With 1 25 mm type s drywall screws 12 305 mm o c.
Type x fire rated gypsum drywall that is 5 8 inch 15 9mm thick and installed on each side of nominal 2 inch x 4 inch 38x89mm wood studs spaced 16 inch 400mm o c.
When specified for these 1 hour fire rated assemblies lp flameblock sheathing reduces dead load and wall thickness versus common alternatives.
12 x 24 2 x 4 8 w10 x 25 beam floor units and beam support 3 hr.
1 2 12 7 mm toughrock fireguard c or 1 2 12 7 mm densarmor plus fireguard c gypsum panel applied perpendicular to resilient channels 24 610 mm o c.
According to the book commercial drafting and detailing a typical one hour fire rated wall consists of 2x4 studs spaced 16 inches from the center of one stud to the center of the next covered by 5 8 inch type x gypsum board.
Gypsum panel end joints located midway between continuous channels and attached to additional pieces of channels 54 1372 mm long with screws 12 305 mm o c.
