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Area Separation Wall
TELLING® Industries is proud to manufacture one of the finest and most well-known Area Separation Wall framing components. TELLING® H-Stud and C-Track framing members are manufactured in strict accordance to Georgia Pacific specifications for raw materials, shape and quality controls. The area separation wall framing manufactured by TELLING Industries is identical to those used in testing G-P Area Separation Wall Systems and many more generic assemblies listed in the Gypsum Association’s GA-600.
The Area Separation Wall is constructed once the framing for one townhouse unit is complete and prior to the construction of the adjacent unit. The assembly is constructed at the foundation and continues either to the underside of the protected roof sheathing or through the roof to form a parapet. The assembly is linked to the adjacent framing with aluminum breakaway clips that allow for collapse of the fire-exposed unit without collapse of the solid Area Separation Wall. Because the assembly will be exposed to the elements during construction, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum offers increased protection to the owner, builder and architect with a moisture and mold resistant shaftliner panel – DensGlass Ultra® Shaftliner.
Fire Testing and Building Code Compliance
The Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Area Separation Wall has been fire tested to ASTM E 119 and CAN/ULC S-101. The Georgia-Pacific Gypsum 2-hour fire-rated Area Separation Wall assembly, constructed using DensGlass Ultra Shaftliner panels, is listed by Underwriters Laboratory (UL), Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) and Warnock Hersey International (WHI/ITS) and meets the requirements of the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) Section 705 “Party Walls”, and Section 705, “Fire Walls”. The Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Area Separation Wall assembly is listed in the UL Fire Resistance Directory under UL Design U 373, the ULC Fire Resistance Directory ULC Design No. W 312 and the WHI Fire Resistance Directory under WHI GP/WA 120-04. For copies of these listings, please contact Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Technical Services at 1-800-225-6119.
- AISI North American Specification [NASPEC] S100-07 with 2010 supplement.
- IBC 2006, 2009 & 2012 Compliant
- Non-Structural framing is produced to meet or exceed ASTM C645, A653, and A1003.
- Member of the Certified Steel Stud Association
Area Separation Wall assemblies are designed for use in multi-family, multi-story townhouses as a firewall with a total height up to 50 feet. Because it is constructed using gypsum board, the assembly is easy to erect and secure, meets all building code requirements, and provides economical fire protection and sound control.
