Can you finish the fire-rated board too?

Yes — your Falconer Heights separation passes code and looks properly finished, ready for paint.

Will it pass inspection in Falconer Heights?

Yes — we install the correct Type X assembly and seal penetrations to spec so your Falconer Heights separation passes inspection.

Is Type X the same as fireproof?

No. Type X resists fire for a stated period inside a tested assembly, which buys time to get out. Nothing about it makes a wall fireproof, and the rating only holds if the whole assembly — board, spacing, joints and penetrations — is built as specified.

How do I know which rated assembly my Falconer Heights project needs?

It comes from your drawings or from the building official at permit stage, not from us and not from the board supplier. We build to the assembly you have been given, and if what is specified does not match what is on site we will tell you before boarding.

Can pot lights go in a rated ceiling?

Only with fixtures and firestopping suited to that assembly. A standard fixture cut into a rated Falconer Heights ceiling breaks the separation. We coordinate the locations with your electrician so the penetrations are handled before we tape.

Do you stand behind your fire-rated work in Falconer Heights?

Yes. We install to code and walk the Falconer Heights job with you, and if something is not right we come back and make it right.

Fire-Rated Drywall Falconer Heights Edmonton | Type X Board

Rated separations in Falconer Heights that pass inspection the first time

In Falconer Heights the code decides: garage separations, basement suites and party walls must carry Type X board in a rated assembly to pass inspection and protect the home. In Falconer Heights we install fire-rated drywall to code and finish it clean. Falconer Heights is an Whitemud community with a mix of older homes and newer builds, so fire-rated work here is common on garages and suites. We cover Falconer Heights, Aspen Gardens, Bearspaw, Blue Quill and Whitemud, 7 days a week.

Penetrations firestopped before the finish goes on
Type X fire-rated board to code in Falconer Heights
Rated assemblies installed and sealed correctly
Garage ceilings and garage-to-house separations in Falconer Heights
Type X board to the assembly on the drawings
Garage-to-house firewall separations
Furnace and mechanical room enclosures

Penetrations are where ratings are lost

Every hole is a path

Electrical boxes, plumbing, ducting and pot lights all pierce a rated wall or ceiling in Falconer Heights. Each one is a route for fire and smoke unless it is firestopped to suit the assembly.

Sequencing matters

Firestopping happens before the finish goes on. We coordinate with your other trades so penetrations are made and sealed before we tape, rather than cut into a finished rated ceiling afterwards and leave it open behind the paint.

Falconer Heights drywall in context

About Falconer Heights

Falconer, who was involved in the formation of Edmonton's Names Advisory Committee in the mid 1950s and served on the committee until 1979.

What we see in Falconer Heights

In Falconer Heights the drywall work is popcorn and stipple ceiling removal, settling+truss-uplift cracks, nail pops, Poly-B repipe patching repipe patching. We confirm what your home actually needs on site, in writing, before anything starts.

Fire-rated drywall in a Falconer Heights garage ceiling

The most common one we do

Where Falconer Heights living space sits over a garage, the ceiling normally needs a rated separation. It is also the assembly most often found incomplete on older homes and DIY conversions — board up, joints untaped, pot lights cut straight through.

What we check before quoting

We look at what is above the ceiling, what is already installed, and whether the existing board is actually rated. Sometimes the honest answer is that the existing ceiling only needs its joints completed and its penetrations sealed rather than replacing.

Joints, screws and the details inspectors actually check

The parts nobody photographs

A rated assembly in Falconer Heights depends on screw spacing, joints landing on framing, and joints being taped and filled. Loose screw spacing, unsupported butt joints and untaped joints are the usual reasons a rated wall does not pass.

Two-layer assemblies

Where the assembly is two layers, the second layer joints are offset from the first so no joint runs straight through the wall. That offset is part of the rating, not a finishing preference.

What makes drywall fire-rated in Falconer Heights

The board is only part of it

Type X board carries a glass-fibre reinforced core that holds together longer under heat. That is what earns the rating in a lab, but only inside a tested assembly: a stated board thickness, stud spacing, screw pattern and joint treatment.

Why that matters on your job

Putting Type X on a wall does not make the wall rated. In Falconer Heights we build the assembly the drawings specify, because an inspector is checking the system, not the sticker on the board.

Sealing at the top and bottom of a rated wall

The wall has to be continuous

A rated separation that stops at a suspended ceiling, or has a gap at the floor, is not a separation. Fire and smoke go over and under it.

Deck to deck

In an Falconer Heights build the rated wall runs to the structure above and is sealed at both ends. It is the detail most often missed in conversions where a wall was built to the ceiling and no further.

What happens when an assembly is altered later

Every future trade is a risk

A rated Falconer Heights wall or ceiling stays rated only while nobody cuts an unsealed hole in it. Later work — a fan, a light, a duct, a speaker — can quietly undo it.

What we leave you

We photograph the rated work before covering it, so there is a record of what is behind the finish for whoever works on the house next.

How it works

Simple, clean, on schedule — Fire-Rated Drywall in Falconer Heights Edmonton

Free quote

We come out to your Falconer Heights Edmonton property, take a real look at the fire-rated drywall, and hand you a fixed price on the spot — no guessing, no vague ballpark. Every fire-rated drywall quote in Falconer Heights Edmonton starts with an honest, on-site assessment.

Book a day

We pick a day that works for your schedule and show up on time, ready to start the fire-rated drywall in Falconer Heights Edmonton. No back-and-forth rescheduling — once it's booked, our team is there.

The work

We keep the dust under control and protect your Falconer Heights Edmonton home while we finish the fire-rated drywall to a clean, paint-ready standard. Floors covered, doors sealed off, and the site left tidy at the end of every day.

Walk it with you

We don't pack up till you've walked the finished fire-rated drywall with us and you're happy with the result in Falconer Heights Edmonton. If anything needs a second look, we handle it before we call the job done.

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Fire-Rated Drywall Falconer Heights Edmonton: your questions answered

Can you finish the fire-rated board too?: Yes — your Falconer Heights separation passes code and looks properly finished, ready for paint.
Will it pass inspection in Falconer Heights?: Yes — we install the correct Type X assembly and seal penetrations to spec so your Falconer Heights separation passes inspection.
Is Type X the same as fireproof?: No. Type X resists fire for a stated period inside a tested assembly, which buys time to get out. Nothing about it makes a wall fireproof, and the rating only holds if the whole assembly — board, spacing, joints and penetrations — is built as specified.
How do I know which rated assembly my Falconer Heights project needs?: It comes from your drawings or from the building official at permit stage, not from us and not from the board supplier. We build to the assembly you have been given, and if what is specified does not match what is on site we will tell you before boarding.
Can pot lights go in a rated ceiling?: Only with fixtures and firestopping suited to that assembly. A standard fixture cut into a rated Falconer Heights ceiling breaks the separation. We coordinate the locations with your electrician so the penetrations are handled before we tape.
Do you stand behind your fire-rated work in Falconer Heights?: Yes. We install to code and walk the Falconer Heights job with you, and if something is not right we come back and make it right.

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