Do you handle the firestopping as well as the board?

We firestop the penetrations that fall within our scope and coordinate the sequence with the other trades so nothing is covered before it is sealed. Where a penetration belongs to another trade, we flag it rather than tape over it.

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.

My Silver Berry garage ceiling has board but the joints are open. Is that a problem?

Usually yes. Untaped joints are one of the most common reasons a garage separation is not complete, because the board looks installed. Often the fix is finishing the joints and sealing penetrations rather than replacing the ceiling.

Can pot lights go in a rated ceiling?

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

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.

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Fire-rated drywall in Silver Berry, installed to code

No shortcuts on Silver Berry fire-rating — separations, suites and party walls need code Type X rated assemblies to clear inspection and keep people safe. In Silver Berry we install fire-rated drywall to code and finish it clean. Silver Berry is one of Mill Woods and Meadows's newer communities, where fresh installation and first-year settling work are common, so fire-rated work here is common on garages and suites. We cover Silver Berry, Bisset, Crawford Plains, Daly Grove and Mill Woods and Meadows, 7 days a week.

Party walls and legal-suite separations
Rated assemblies installed and sealed correctly
Basement legal-suite fire separations
Type X board to the assembly on the drawings
Penetrations firestopped before the finish goes on
Garage ceilings and garage-to-house separations in Silver Berry
Garage-to-house firewall separations

One-hour and two-hour assemblies

What the number means

A rating is how long a tested assembly resisted fire under laboratory conditions, not a guarantee about your Silver Berry house. One hour is the common residential separation; two hour appears between units in some buildings.

Why it changes the build

A two-hour assembly is usually two layers of board with offset joints, which changes material, labour and thickness. It is specified on the drawings and it is not something to substitute down.

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 Silver Berry 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 ceilings and the membrane above

Protecting the structure

A rated ceiling under living space is protecting the floor structure above it, which is why the board and its fastening are specified rather than optional.

Access hatches

Any hatch through it interrupts the assembly and needs a rated detail. It is a common find in Silver Berry garages where storage access was cut in afterwards and never addressed.

Inspection, and what we hand over

Sequencing with your inspection

Rated assemblies in Silver Berry 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.

Rated does not mean soundproof

Two different goals

People often assume a fire-rated Silver Berry 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 happens when an assembly is altered later

Every future trade is a risk

A rated Silver Berry 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

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Free quote

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

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FAQ — Fire-Rated Drywall Silver Berry Edmonton

Fire-Rated Drywall Silver Berry Edmonton: your questions answered

Do you handle the firestopping as well as the board?: We firestop the penetrations that fall within our scope and coordinate the sequence with the other trades so nothing is covered before it is sealed. Where a penetration belongs to another trade, we flag it rather than tape over it.
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.
My Silver Berry garage ceiling has board but the joints are open. Is that a problem?: Usually yes. Untaped joints are one of the most common reasons a garage separation is not complete, because the board looks installed. Often the fix is finishing the joints and sealing penetrations rather than replacing the ceiling.
Can pot lights go in a rated ceiling?: Only with fixtures and firestopping suited to that assembly. A standard fixture cut into a rated Silver Berry ceiling breaks the separation. We coordinate the locations with your electrician so the penetrations are handled before we tape.
What if someone cuts into it later?: That is the risk — a fan, a light or a duct added later can quietly undo the assembly. 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.
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.

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