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Design No. U912

Bearing Wall Rating - 3 HR.
Nonbearing Wall Rating - 3 HR.

U912

  1. Concrete Blocks* - Various designs. Classificaon D-2 (2 hr).
  2. Mortar - Blocks laid in full bed of mortar, nom. 3/8 in. thick, of not less than 2-1/4 and not more than 3-1/2 parts of clean sharp sand to 1 part Portland cement (proportioned by volume) and not more than 50 percent hydrated lime (by cement volume). Vertical joints staggered.
  3. Foamed Plastic* - For use between Items 1 and 5. Rigid foamed plastic insulation, 1 to 4 in. thick.
         OC Celfortec
         Owens Corning Specialty and Foam Products Div. - Type 150 or Type 250.
         The Dow Chemical Co.
  4. Furring Strip - Min 0.020 in. thick (26 gauge) galv steel, 1-5/8 in. wide, 1 in. deep. Spaced 24 in. OC. Fastened to concrete blocks (Item 1) through foamed plastic (Item 3) using any steel screws penetrating concrete blocks (Item 1) min. of 1 in. and spaced 16 in. OC.
  5. Wallboard, Gypsum* - Min 1/2 in. thick wallboard with beveled, square or tapered edges. One layer of wallboard to be used. Applied vertically with joint centered over furring strips (Item 4). Fastened to strips with 1-1/4 in. long, Type S, self-tapping, self-drilling, wallboard screws spaced 8 in. OC at the joints, 12 in. OC in the field and penetrating furring strip.
         American Gypsum Co. - Type AG-C.
         Boral Gypsum Inc.
    - Type BG-C.
         Canadian Gypsum Company - Type C.
         Continental Gypsum Company - Types CG5-5, CG-C, CGTC-C.
         G-P Gypsum Corp. - Type 5.
         James Hardie Gypsum Inc. - Type Max "C".
         Lafarge Gypsum, A Div. of Lafarge Corp. - Type LGFC-C.
         Pabco Gypsum Co. - Type PG-C.
         Republic Gypsum Co. - Type RG-C.
         Standard Gypsum Corp. - Type SG-C.
         Temple-Inland Forest Products Corp. - Type TG-C
         United States Gypsum Co. - Type C.
         Yeso Panamericano SA de CV - Type C.
  6. Joint Tape and Compound (Not Shown) - Vinyl or casein, dry or premixed joint compound applied in two coats to joints and screw heads. Paper tape, 2 in. wide, embedded in first layer of compound over all joints.

*Bearing the UL Classification Marking

U901 | X902 | U904| U905 | U906 | U910 | U912 | U913 | U914

 


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