Can I put an access hatch in my rated garage ceiling?

Only with a rated detail. Any hatch interrupts the assembly. It is a common find in Leger garages where storage access was cut in afterwards and never addressed.

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

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

Can you finish over rated board so it looks like the rest of the room?

Yes. The rated joint treatment comes first because it is part of the assembly, then the visible finish is taken to whatever level suits the room. A Leger garage ceiling and a living room do not need the same finish level.

Do you install fire-rated drywall in Leger?

Yes — fire-rated drywall in Leger is part of our regular work, and we are usually booked within the week. We also cover Aspen Gardens, Bearspaw, Blue Quill and Whitemud.

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.

Where is fire-rated drywall required?

The standard Leger fire-rating locations: garage-to-house walls, basement suites and party walls between units. We confirm what your Leger project needs.

Fire-Rated Drywall Leger Edmonton | Type X Board

Fire-rated drywall in Leger, installed to code

Most fire-rated work we do in Leger is one of four things: a garage ceiling under living space, a party wall between units, a furnace or mechanical room, or a legal-suite separation. Each has its own assembly, and the drawings or the building official decide which one applies — not us and not the supplier.

Party walls and legal-suite separations
Finished clean and inspection-ready
Leger coverage — we come to you
Garage-to-house firewall separations
Penetrations firestopped before the finish goes on
Type X fire-rated board to code in Leger
Joints taped as part of the rated assembly, not just for looks

What makes drywall fire-rated in Leger

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

Leger drywall in context

About Leger

The Leger neighbourhood was named after a long serving Edmonton politician, Edmund Hugh Leger, who was first elected to City Council in 1959 and went on to serve as an alderman for 25 years.

What we see in Leger

In Leger the drywall work is first-year settling, basement dev for first owners, Level 5 over builder-grade. 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 Leger 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.

Our Leger fire-rated drywall process, step by step

Right board, right build-up

In Leger we confirm the required rating, then install the correct Type X board in the right layers — the assembly, not just the board, is what carries the rating.

Seal and finish

Penetrations and edges are where a rated assembly fails, so we firestop and seal them, then tape and finish the board clean. An Leger separation the inspector approves and the eye approves too.

What happens when an assembly is altered later

Every future trade is a risk

A rated Leger 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.

Coordinating with the electrician early

Boxes in rated walls

Outlet and switch boxes in a rated Leger assembly need treatment — spacing rules, pads or listed boxes — and back-to-back boxes are a particular problem.

Why early matters

Rearranging a box after board is up means opening a rated wall. Walking the wall with the electrician before boarding takes ten minutes and avoids that entirely.

Inspection, and what we hand over

Sequencing with your inspection

Rated assemblies in Leger are usually inspected before the finish covers them, so we sequence boarding and firestopping to suit your inspection date rather than working ahead and covering something the inspector needs to see.

If something fails

If an assembly does not pass, we want to hear the inspector reason directly. Most failures are specific and fixable — a screw pattern, an untaped joint, an unsealed penetration — and are corrected faster from the actual note than from a second-hand summary.

How it works

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

Free quote

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

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Fire-Rated Drywall Leger Edmonton: your questions answered

Can I put an access hatch in my rated garage ceiling?: Only with a rated detail. Any hatch interrupts the assembly. It is a common find in Leger garages where storage access was cut in afterwards and never addressed.
Do you stand behind your fire-rated work in Leger?: Yes. We install to code and walk the Leger job with you, and if something is not right we come back and make it right.
Can you finish over rated board so it looks like the rest of the room?: Yes. The rated joint treatment comes first because it is part of the assembly, then the visible finish is taken to whatever level suits the room. A Leger garage ceiling and a living room do not need the same finish level.
Do you install fire-rated drywall in Leger?: Yes — fire-rated drywall in Leger is part of our regular work, and we are usually booked within the week. We also cover Aspen Gardens, Bearspaw, Blue Quill and Whitemud.
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.
Where is fire-rated drywall required?: The standard Leger fire-rating locations: garage-to-house walls, basement suites and party walls between units. We confirm what your Leger project needs.

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