Type X drywall is not 100% fireproof, but it contains glass fibers in addition to gypsum, and it is denser, making it harder for a fire to degrade the wall. Fire-rated drywall has increased sound insulation and resistance to impact. With this in mind, building codes in some states requir...
He was a painting and drywall contractor in South San Francisco where he lived most of his life, but retired in 2002 and moved to RC in 2006 with Bev to live in her childhood home. Tom played guitar, Bev sang, and they entertained with two-part harmony on songs from the 1940s to ...