Category: INTERIOR WALLS AND PARTITIONS

The vast majority of gypsum board partitions are finished with several coats of paint. For more information about paints and coatings, see pages 234–237. Ceramic tile facings are often added to walls for reasons of appearance, durability, sanitation, or moisture resistance. In a thickset or mortar bed application, tile is applied to a base of portland cement mortar (Figure 23.41). Lower-cost…

A century ago, interior partitions were often made of common brick masonry plastered on both sides. These had excellent STC and fire resistance ratings but were labor intensive and heavy. Partition systems of hollow clay tile and hollow gypsum tile (Figure 23.39) were developed to meet these objections and continued to be used extensively until…

Partition Framing Partitions that will be finished in plaster or gypsum board are usually framed with wood or metal studs (Figures 23.1–23.3). Framing with wood studs is permitted by the building code only in buildings of certain combustible construction types, including Types III and V. Partitions in buildings of Type I or Type II (noncombustible)…

A fire wall is a wall that forms a required separation to restrict the spread of fire through a building and extends continuously from the foundation to or through the roof. A fire wall is used to divide a single building into smaller units, each of which may be considered as a separate building when calculating allowable…