Fire Rated Drywall Type X

Finally the gypsum and fiberglass are packed tighter and denser than with regular drywall.

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. Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick and the first fire code product. 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 this is the so called fire resistant drywall.

In addition to the usual gypsum found in regular drywall fire rated drywall contains glass fibers to form a super tough core. 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. Q a sheetrock brand firecode x panels ul type scx are 5 8 in. Several thicknesses can be used in layers to achieve a higher fire rating.

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. 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 is 5 8 inches thick. 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.

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 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. Price low to high. Certainteed type x board features a specially formulated core providing fire resistance ratings when used in tested assemblies.

Mold tough firecode x panels model 14313211308 view the drywall project collection. View top sellers in. It contains gypsum with noncombustible glass fibers which increase the fire rating 1 hour minimum. Usg sheetrock brand 5 8 in.