Fire code drywall

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I am working on a older home that has half inch fire code drywall I cannot find this anywhere the only size I can find is 5/8 fire code drywall does anyone know if they still make the half inch I know that used to make quarter inch 3/8 and half inch but now they've switched all to 5/8 but can you still get half inch fire code wall because regular drywall I only need to replace one piece in the room it will be look different with the texture

Originally asked by Patrick Athey on Stack Exchange (diy) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

What you're looking for is what's currently known as type C firecode. This board has improved burn rating to what's probably there (type X) info: http://www.awci.org/cd/pdfs/8309_f.pdf You can purchase type C in 1/2" or 5/8".

Full answer by Chris: https://diy.stackexchange.com/a/122943 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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