Is fire-rated drywall required for ceilings in a bungalow or can regular drywall be used?
Fire rated is not required. The main use for that would be if someone is living above.
Not really.....you could use the regular drywall.
Fire rated drywall is only used to protect units next door, like semi detached, apartments above or beside, or in some cases the home build very close to the building beside.
No, not to worry. Fire rated drywall is used in semi detatched homes and apartments. I do strongly suggest the use of it in a basement that has a kitchen. Just use in that ceiling.
Now code does not call for it, but a few sheets in the ceiling of your main floor kitchen above the stove is a good idea.
Have fun.
Regards,
James Fram
Unless it is for a basement appartment or semi/town homes you can use regular drywall.
Also other uses for fire rated is in the furnace room and around fire places etc.
Fire rated drywall is not required for your ceiling. However useing 5/8" drywall for a ceiling is much better than using 1/2" regular drywall. The 5/8" is much stronger and will not sag over time like 1/2".
Most of the time lumber yards only stock the 5/8" size in fire rated. There is nothing wrong with using the fire rated for your ceiling.
Always use fire rated drywall for ceiling!
Hi,
Fire rated drywall is not needed nor required by the OBC for a bungalow ceiling. There is no need to install it.
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