Fire Resistance

Inside and out, top to bottom: commercial and residential code compliance made easy.

Transparency

Our easily accessible EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations), HPDs (Health Product Declarations) and detailed product pages share all you need to specify precisely for your job’s needs.

Portfolio

Drywall, sheathing, insulation, assemblies: our fire-rated products are tailored to meet all needs, from interior to exterior and top to bottom.

Decisions

Our in-house product and building science experts are available to consult with you and answer your questions.

Facts

Gypsum is a naturally fire-resistant material that has become a leading construction component of fire-rated wall assemblies. Interior finishing materials are rated for flammability.

Options

There are several types of fire-resistant wall assemblies to suit project specifics, including loadbearing and non-loadbearing.

Fire-Resistant Products

Type X Drywall

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.

15/16” FireSecure(TM) Stab System

Suited for both UL and ULC fire-rated designs and tested to ASTM E119 for fire rating.

Ridge Vent 9” Filtered Class-A Fire Rated

Works year-round to efficiently ventilate an attic space.

Type C Drywall

Similar to Type X, but with more glass fiber reinforcement and other ingredients for superior fire-resistive properties.

GlasRoc(R) ShaftlinerType X

For multi-story and multi-family residential applications. Fire-resistive, noncombustible, moisture-resistant core with embedded glass mat and a protective acrylic exterior coating.

Sustainable Insulation

Naturally noncombustible, unfaced Sustainable Insulation requires no chemical additives to provide optimum fire protection and is recognized by building code groups as an acceptable fire stop in residential wood-frame walls.