Re: fire rated drywall?

[Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>]

Howdy,

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Bob Kegel wrote:
> > I figured I should use fire rated sheetrock.  What thicknesses does it
> > come in?
> 
> I asked my buddy the building inspector. He says you want 5/8" type X. It 
> has a one-hour fire rating. The X means the paper is self-extinguishing and 
> the gysum is fiber-reinforced. 

Ceiling too?

Yeesh.  Looks like I'll be renting a sheetrock lift to install that if 
so... :-)

Thanks!

Mark