The drywall on both fireplaces went right up to the edge with tile surround.
Fire resistant drywall around fireplace.
And it s not just thickness.
Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick.
Hardiebacker board is not designed to take the place of stone drywall or other materials used near or on your fireplace.
In order to properly protect the fireplace against heat you will now need to place a heat resistant caulking around the fireback.
Around a fireplace you can use hardiebacker board to prepare an area for tile installation either stone or ceramic.
I d certainly pay a premium over standard drywall to have a more fire resistant structure.
There was the space between unit and walls according to code.
Drywall typically comes in 1 4 inch 3 8 inch and 1 2 inch thicknesses.
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My new zero clearance has framing within inches of the box and drywall will go right over the studs.
Steve miller sylvan lake mi.
In addition to the usual gypsum found in regular drywall fire rated drywall contains glass fibers to form a super tough core.
The 5 8 inch fire code drywall called type x increases a wall s fire rating to a minimum of 1 hour from the 30 minute rating for standard inch drywall.
Other than code distances for your studs i would think the drywall is fine.
Leave this caulk to dry and then reinstall the electric fireplace into the wall.