1/2" drywall ceiling on 24" centerline joists

Apr 27, 2007 12 Replies
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I am replacing a ceiling in a room that will be more or less 6' x 12'. The ceiling joists are 11-7/8 I joists running perpendicular to the 12' axis on



24" centers. The rest of the house is over 40 years old and has 1/2" drywall running perpendicular to trusses that are on 24" centers. I always thought you should use 5/8" on a ceiling when joists were on 24" centers.

I will be replacing more ceiling in the future so should I continue with the



1/2" on 24" centers, use 5/8" on 24" centers, or install strapping on 16" centers and use 1/2"? What would the pro's do in this situation?

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use 1/2" cd board. it's ceiling board. david

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We run 5/8". It is code around here. And we have to do that even on 16" centers. Has to do with the fire rating.

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Is that Type 'X'? T

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Type X is fire rated, but all 5/8" drywall is basically fire resistant due to the nature of gypsum. If you want higher fire resistance, then type X is used and if you need a higher rating, then type C.

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Well, I guess maybe I should do some checking with the local COE to see what the codes require in NY State. I did not know there were all these different types of drywall. Always thought there was regular and green board only. Might as well put in what code requires even though there most likely will not be any inspection since it is a remodel. Thanks to all that replied, I have learned quite a bit about drywall in a very short time.

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To learn more, try this site. It has more than you ever wanted to know about drywall:

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