Specifications - State of Delaware

SECTION 092900 - GYPSUM BOARD
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS:
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and DIVISION 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.02 SUMMARY:
A. Section Includes:
1. Interior gypsum board.
2. Tile backing panels.
3. Exterior gypsum board sheathing.
B. Related Requirements:
1. DIVISION 01, Section "Sustainable Design Requirements" for LEED ® related
requirements for recycled content materials and local/regionally manufactured and
sourced materials.
2. DIVISION 09, Section "Non-Structural Metal Framing" for non-structural framing and
suspension systems that support gypsum board panels.
3. DIVISION 09, Section "Tiling" for cementitious backer units installed as substrates for
ceramic tile.
1.03 REFERENCES:
A. American National Standards Institute:
1. ANSI A108/A118/A136 (2005) - Installation of Ceramic Tile.
B. ASTM International:
1. ASTM B221-06 - Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars,
Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes.
2. ASTM C423-08 - Test Method for Sound Absorption and Sound Absorption Coefficients
by the Reverberation Room Method.
3. ASTM C475/C475M-02 (Reapproved 2007) - Specification for Joint Compound and
Joint Tape for Finishing Gypsum Board.
4. ASTM C665-06 - Specification for Mineral-Fiber Blanket Thermal Insulation for Light
Frame Construction and Manufactured Housing.
5. ASTM C840-08 - Specification for Application and Finishing of Gypsum Board.
6. ASTM C954-07 - Specification for Steel Drill Screws for the Application of Gypsum
Panel Products or Metal Plaster Bases to Steel Studs from 0.033 in. to 0.112 in. in
Thickness.
7. ASTM C1002-07 - Specification for Steel Self-Piercing Tapping Screws for the
Application of Gypsum Panel Products or Metal Plaster Bases to Wood Studs or Steel
Studs.
8. ASTM C1047-05 - Specification for Accessories for Gypsum Wallboard and Gypsum
Veneer Base.
9. ASTM C1177/C1177M-06 - Specification for Glass Mat Gypsum Substrate for Use as
Sheathing.
10. ASTM C1178/C1178M-06 - Specification for Glass Mat Water-Resistant Gypsum
Backing Panel.
11. ASTM C1325-08 - Specification for Non-Asbestos Fiber-Mat Reinforced Cementitious
Backer Units.
12. ASTM C1396/C1396M-06a - Specification for Gypsum Board.
13. ASTM C1658/C1658M-06 - Specification for Glass Mat Gypsum Panels.
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