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  "name": "What drywall thickness is required for interior walls and ceilings?",
  "description": "Half-inch drywall is standard for interior walls and ceilings, while five-eighths inch Type X is used where enhanced fire resistance or sound reduction is neede",
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        "text": "Drywall panels are available in standard thicknesses: one-quarter inch, three-eighths inch, one-half inch, and five-eighths inch. One-half inch drywall is the standard choice for interior residential walls and standard joist-spaced ceilings. Five-eighths inch drywall is heavier and denser, commonly required as Type X fire-rated drywall on garage-to-house separation walls, furnace closets, and multi-family party walls. Thinner panels, such as one-quarter inch, are primarily used as bendable overlays over existing sound walls or curved surfaces rather than single-layer framing attachments.",
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