Garage Drywall in Meridian, Idaho
A garage is a rated assembly, not leftover board from the house.
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Meridian Quality Drywall is the garage drywall page for Meridian, Idaho. The wall and ceiling between cars and living space are typically 5/8-inch Type X, taped, not leftover 1/2-inch from the house.
Almost every new house in Meridian has an attached three-car garage. The ceiling of that garage is often the floor of a bonus room. That ceiling is 5/8-inch Type X, joints taped, around every box. 1/2-inch regular board is the wrong product. It is also the one a rushed job uses because it is on the trailer.
Rated wall, then optional finish
The house-garage wall and the garage ceiling get Type X first. Doors and dampers are a different trade. Once the rated work is inspected, a homeowner who wants a finished garage can have the remaining walls hung, taped, and painted. Uninsulated garage walls in a Meridian winter will still sweat if you hang board on cold concrete without a plan.
Call with whether this is a new-build punch, a bonus-room ceiling, or a garage conversion.
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Common questions
Does a Meridian garage have to have drywall?
The wall and ceiling that separate a garage from living space are typically a fire-rated assembly. 5/8-inch Type X is the usual board. The inspector, not a blog post, is the last word on a given house.
Can I leave the garage unfinished?
Some plans allow an unfinished garage if the rated wall and ceiling on the house side are complete. An attached garage that shares a ceiling with a bonus room above it does not get to skip the Type X.
Is garage drywall the same as a garage conversion?
No. Garage drywall is the Type X fire assembly. Converting the garage or finishing a bonus room above it is a different page: rated ceiling plus a living-space finish.
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