Can you finish the fire-rated board too?

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

Can I use 1/2 inch board if that is what is on site?

Not in a rated assembly. Type X is 5/8 inch because the core needs that mass and reinforcement to hold together under heat. It looks identical once finished and it is not the tested assembly — we check board against the specification.

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.

Do you stand behind your fire-rated work in Highlands?

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

Will it pass inspection in Highlands?

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

Is a fire-rated wall also soundproof?

It helps a little because it is denser, but rating and acoustic performance are separate specifications. A suite separation usually needs both, built together. If sound is the real goal we would rather design for it explicitly.

Fire-Rated Drywall Highlands Edmonton | Type X Board

Type X board in Highlands for garages, suites and mechanical rooms

In Highlands 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 Highlands we install fire-rated drywall to code and finish it clean. Highlands is an North Central community with a mix of older homes and newer builds, so fire-rated work here is common on garages and suites. We cover Highlands, Abbottsfield, Alberta Avenue, Beacon Heights and North Central, 7 days a week.

Garage-to-house firewall separations
Type X board to the assembly on the drawings
Type X fire-rated board to code in Highlands
Basement legal-suite fire separations
Rated assemblies installed and sealed correctly
Joints taped as part of the rated assembly, not just for looks
Furnace and mechanical room enclosures

What happens when an assembly is altered later

Every future trade is a risk

A rated Highlands 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.

Highlands drywall in context

About Highlands

Highlands, annexed to the city in 1912, was named in a contest offering a 50-dollar prize.

What we see in Highlands

In Highlands the drywall work is plaster and lath repair, popcorn and stipple ceiling removal, careful patching into original surfaces. We confirm what your home actually needs on site, in writing, before anything starts.

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 Highlands 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.

Rated does not mean soundproof

Two different goals

People often assume a fire-rated Highlands wall is also a sound wall. It is denser than a standard wall so it helps a little, but rating and acoustic performance are separate specifications.

When both are needed

A suite separation usually needs both, and they are built together. If sound is what you actually care about, we would rather design for that explicitly than let a rating imply it.

What makes drywall fire-rated in Highlands

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 Highlands we build the assembly the drawings specify, because an inspector is checking the system, not the sticker on the board.

Fire-rated garages, suites and party walls in Highlands

Garage firewalls

The most common fire-rated job in Highlands is the garage-to-house separation — Type X board on the common wall and ceiling. Code-compliant install and finish.

Legal suites and shared walls

Frequent work in Highlands homes and multi-unit buildings. We build the rated separations these require. See our legal suite drywall page.

Type X and Type C are not interchangeable

Two different boards

Type X is the common 5/8 inch rated board. Type C carries additional additives that resist shrinkage at high heat and is specified where an assembly — often a ceiling — depends on the board staying in place longer.

Substituting downward fails

Where drawings call for Type C, Type X is not an equivalent, and an inspector who spots it will fail the assembly. We order to the specification on your Highlands drawings and tell you if what is on site does not match it.

How it works

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

Free quote

We come out to your Highlands 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 Highlands 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 Highlands 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 Highlands 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 Highlands Edmonton. If anything needs a second look, we handle it before we call the job done.

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FAQ — Fire-Rated Drywall Highlands Edmonton

Fire-Rated Drywall Highlands Edmonton: your questions answered

Can you finish the fire-rated board too?: Yes — your Highlands separation passes code and looks properly finished, ready for paint.
Can I use 1/2 inch board if that is what is on site?: Not in a rated assembly. Type X is 5/8 inch because the core needs that mass and reinforcement to hold together under heat. It looks identical once finished and it is not the tested assembly — we check board against the specification.
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.
Do you stand behind your fire-rated work in Highlands?: Yes. We install to code and walk the Highlands job with you, and if something is not right we come back and make it right.
Will it pass inspection in Highlands?: Yes — we install the correct Type X assembly and seal penetrations to spec so your Highlands separation passes inspection.
Is a fire-rated wall also soundproof?: It helps a little because it is denser, but rating and acoustic performance are separate specifications. A suite separation usually needs both, built together. If sound is the real goal we would rather design for it explicitly.

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