When would you use a shaft wall?

ShaftWall provides a lightweight, fire resistant structure to protect elements in confined spaces wherever access is limited to one side only. The system provides a protective structure which can be incorporated at an early stage of the construction without the need for scaffolding.

What is a shaft wall stud?

Shaftwall systems are interior nonload-bearing fire rated wall assemblies that provide critical, life safety, fire-resistant protection for elevator shafts, stairwells, vertical chases and mechanical enclosures. Shaftwalls in elevators and stairwells are one of the most important wall assemblies in a building.

Can elevator shafts be wood?

Used primarily for framing homes, wood is also a standard for mid-rise buildings, including the construction of elevator shafts or “cores.” While this may seem adventuresome, wood-constructed elevator shafts make good sense.

How thick is a 2-hour rated wall?

A 2-hour rating can be achieved by a wall with an equivalent thickness of as little as 3 1/5 inches when expanded slag or pumice is used or 4 1/2 inches when siliceous gravel is used as the aggregate.

What does a 2-hour wall mean?

3. When a building or system is said to have a 2-hour fire rating, what does that mean? A building or system with a 2-hour fire rating means that the system has satisfied the requirements for a 2-hour rating specified in a relevant standard test.

What is a shaft wall system?

Shaft wall systems are a specific category of interior fire-rated partitions designed to be installed from only one side. Using very few fasteners, Super Stud’s CT shaft wall studs, coupled with gypsum board, tabbed track and J-runner, make safe and secure rated assemblies with up to 4-hour fire resistance.

What does a 2 hour wall mean?

What is a 2 hour wall?

The SANCTUARY Two-Hour Firewall is constructed of two opposing and offset studded walls. Studs on each wall are set to standard 16 inches on center distance. When offset, the actual distance between opposing studs is 8 inches on center, creating an 8-inch cavity into which Greenfiber FRM Insulation is spray-applied.

What does a fire rating of 2 hours mean?

A building or system with a 2-hour fire rating means that the system has satisfied the requirements for a 2-hour rating specified in a relevant standard test.