Fireguard Gypsum Board

[Stephen N]

Hello, I have a flue pipe requiring 2" clearance from combustibles. Would a fire-rated gypsum board be able to breach this barrier or would I need to go full cement board?

ToughRock Fireguard 45 TE 1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. Gypsum Board-12268 - The Home Depot

This ToughRock Fireguard 1/ Gypsum Board helps you to start the foundation of your home the right way.

www.homedepot.com

Thank you!

 

[blades]

gypsum by itself is fire proof its the paper its wrapped in that is the problem - need to look at fire specs of same- can't trust marketing people.

 

[bholler]

Hello, I have a flue pipe requiring 2" clearance from combustibles. Would a fire-rated gypsum board be able to breach this barrier or would I need to go full cement board?

ToughRock Fireguard 45 TE 1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. Gypsum Board-12268 - The Home Depot

This ToughRock Fireguard 1/ Gypsum Board helps you to start the foundation of your home the right way.

www.homedepot.com

Thank you!

No it is only rated to resist fire for 45 mins. It is not noncombustible. Why can't you just maintain the 2" clearance required?

 

[Stephen N]

No it is only rated to resist fire for 45 mins. It is not noncombustible. Why can't you just maintain the 2" clearance required?

I have a fireplace that wasn't installed to code (discovered after a wall demo). The flue pipe is already installed and cannot be disassembled without completely replacing it, and I need a way to terminated the ceiling around it. Flue collar ceiling kits don't exist for my size flue apparently, so I am planning to use cement board around it and caulk with non-combustable caulking. What do you think?

 

[bholler]

I have a fireplace that wasn't installed to code (discovered after a wall demo). The flue pipe is already installed and cannot be disassembled without completely replacing it, and I need a way to terminated the ceiling around it. Flue collar ceiling kits don't exist for my size flue apparently, so I am planning to use cement board around it and caulk with non-combustable caulking. What do you think?

Some pics might help

 

[Stephen N]

Some pics might help

This flue pipe had been closed off behind a wall, and they cut straight through the ceiling, leaving a joist unsupported and code-breaking combustable gaps all around it. I had to open the ceiling, properly header the ceiling joists to and allow proper 2' air gap, and now I have to finish the ceiling, so where there was drywall before I am planning on using cement board so that I can but it right agains the flue instead of a flue collar since I can't find the size I need. The cement board will join the surrounding drywall via mortar and fiberglass tape, then mud and skim coat the whole thing. Does this make sense?

 

[bholler]

This flue pipe had been closed off behind a wall, and they cut straight through the ceiling, leaving a joist unsupported and code-breaking combustable gaps all around it. I had to open the ceiling, properly header the ceiling joists to and allow proper 2' air gap, and now I have to finish the ceiling, so where there was drywall before I am planning on using cement board so that I can but it right agains the flue instead of a flue collar since I can't find the size I need. The cement board will join the surrounding drywall via mortar and fiberglass tape, then mud and skim coat the whole thing. Does this make sense?

Why not just make a metal plate? Also do you have 2" to the left as well?

Also that pipe can be disassembled.

 

[Stephen N]

I don't have any metal cutting experience, so I'm not confident I could do a professional looking job with that... wouldn't even know how to start. And yea, currently all combustable gaps are to code 2"+ in every direction, allowing extra room for when drywall goes up around it as well

 

[mrd1995]

I do not have the tools to do something like this but keep in mind that Ohio and PA are hot spots for metal fab and machining, you maybe able to find someone once the lock down is complete to do this at a decent price. If you were closer to Erie I could recommend a few guys that do light fab on the side of their full time fab jobs. Just my two cents.

 

[Stephen N]

I do not have the tools to do something like this but keep in mind that Ohio and PA are hot spots for metal fab and machining, you maybe able to find someone once the lock down is complete to do this at a decent price. If you were closer to Erie I could recommend a few guys that do light fab on the side of their full time fab jobs. Just my two cents.

Thank you, definitely something worth considering, we are going to have metal work done for other parts of this job but haven't decided about this yet. Knowing that this is an option to consider, is there anything wrong with going the cement board return route?

 

[mrd1995]

I would wait for someone with more knowledge and experience to answer that one. I do not want to steer you incorrectly.