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Posted: 11/2/2006 8:02:13 AM EDT
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Local codes tend to vary. You better check with your local code enforcement officer.
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Posted: 11/2/2006 8:05:38 AM EDT
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If its fueled, it needs fire rating. And while those vary, go with the thick stuff.
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Posted: 11/2/2006 8:08:47 AM EDT
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No codes there but I used 5/8" as it has "fire shield" printed right on it. I also used exterior latex paint to finish it "just in case." Most furnace rooms aren't taped and mudded or painted though, from what I've seen and been told. I just wanted mine "nice." The thick stuff only costs a dollar or two more a sheet and is not much more difficult to work with--really only heavier to carry at 70# a sheet. I'm hoping for a bit better sound insulation too.
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Posted: 11/2/2006 8:18:06 AM EDT
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When we redid our laundry room, we went with the fire shield and then taped and mudded it in. Painted it in washable gloss latex. Looks much better and it has cut down on the laundry room noise considerably. The WH is also in there. Just make sure you don't seal up the room. It needs fresh air in so that it can properly vent the hot gases. I'm sure you know this. I mention this in case any inexperienced folks read this.
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Posted: 11/2/2006 8:52:07 AM EDT
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+1 The manufacturer usually gives minimum space/clearance requirements somewhere in their literature or on the unit itself, as well. |
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Posted: 11/2/2006 9:04:43 AM EDT
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No, I'm not building a room around it. I am talking only about the ceiling directly above, which is wood beams and flooring and needs protection from a fire below.
UPDATE: I got the sheetrock, I bought the 1/2" think kind. |
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Posted: 11/2/2006 9:15:15 AM EDT
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When in doubt, make it thicker.
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Posted: 11/2/2006 9:57:40 AM EDT
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If you have enough extra you can always use two layers. It's much easier to double the light stuff than it is to wrestle with the thicker heavy ones.z |
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