USG SHEETROCK Gypsum Panels Flexible - Manual

Application – Position ends and edges of all gypsum panels over framing members, except when joints are at right angles to
framing members as in perpendicular application
– Apply S HEETROCK Brand Flexible Gypsum Panels first to the ceiling and then to the walls. Extend ceiling board into
corners and make firm contact with top plate. Cut panels neatly and provide support at cutouts and openings.
To minimize end joints, use panels of maximum practical lengths. Fit ends and edges closely, but do not force
together.
– S HEETROCK Brand Flexible Gypsum Panels are normally installed in a double-layer application. Center face layers
over joints of base layers. Secure base panels to studs with fasteners at 16 Љ o.c., with a minimum of four screws
for each stud. For the face layer, space fasteners 12 Љ o.c. with a minimum of five screws per panel width in each
stud. Use 1
Љ fasteners for base layer and 1-5/8Љ screws for face layer.
– When applying gypsum panels to outside radius of frame, attach panel to last stud on either tangent wing wall,
then screw-attach panel to studs as you carefully work panel around frame. Those panels being applied to inside
of arc must be supported at each end by one person, with each person supporting and pulling in on the panel ends
with one hand and using other hand to carefully push the panel in at the center. Fasten panels to studs beginning
with center stud and work outward. For panels longer than 8 ft., an additional person may be required to support
the center of the panel.
S
HEETROCK
®
Brand
Gypsum Panels
Application Tips
Flexible
SAFETY FIRST!
Follow good safety practices.
Read material safety data
sheets and related literature on
products before specification
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States Gypsum or a related
company: S
HEETROCK .
Note
Products described here may
not be available in all geo-
graphic markets. Consult your
U.S. Gypsum Company sales
office or representative for infor-
mation.
Notice
We shall not be liable for inci-
dental or consequential dam-
ages, directly or indirectly sus-
tained, nor for any loss caused
by application of these goods
not in accordance with current
printed instructions or for other
than their intended use. Our lia-
bility is expressly limited to
replacement of defective goods.
Any claim shall be deemed
waived unless made in writing
to us within thirty (30) days from
the date it was or reasonably
should have been discovered.
Manufactured by
United States Gypsum Company
125 South Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60606 800 USG.4YOU (874-4968)
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