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Drywall for dummies - Aram - 07-04-2016
Question from a drywall hack. I have a small storage area underneath a staircase. Code says it needs to be covered in fire-resistant drywall. How does one do that with the wedges sticking out of the sides, and the ... what is are those triangular blocks behind the risers? Do you just cut around them?
Kind of a dumb question, but this is fire code, so I want to be sure. Thanks.
Re: Drywall for dummies - Bob10 - 07-04-2016
you nail it to the stringers making it one long flat panel
Re: Drywall for dummies - blackhat - 07-04-2016
Bob10 said:
you screw it to the stringers making it one long flat panel
Fixt
Re: Drywall for dummies - Bob10 - 07-04-2016
oh yeah if in a garage make sure you don't have to double it up to meet code
Re: Drywall for dummies - Aram - 07-04-2016
LIL thanks! That makes way too much sense.
Re: Drywall for dummies - Bob10 - 07-04-2016
if you need a place to wire a light to see under the stairs the dry wall gives you a good way to get it done
Re: Drywall for dummies - theeviltwinn - 07-04-2016
I don't think a light in a closet is allowed by code. Fire hazard if something gets against the bulb.
Twinn
Re: Drywall for dummies - Bob10 - 07-04-2016
I don't want to argue but I have several closets with light fixtures. Many of them built and inspected after 1989. Hell the closet in my master goes on when I open the door like a Buick
Re: Drywall for dummies - Humanbackhoe - 07-05-2016
Here in Central Maryland the code demands a recessed fixture or LED lighting in a closet....
Andrew
Re: Drywall for dummies - MKepke - 07-05-2016
blackhat said:
[blockquote]Bob10 said:
you screw it to the stringers making it one long flat panel
Fixt
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Don't you need to add framing/nailers to avoid saggy drywall? (And provide a location for mounting a light fixture?)
-Mark