Originally Posted by
wayne soper
Jerry, Why block all the way up? Besides the concrete and mexican thing.
Can't they use sheetrock? Seems like alot of work with a little result.
First, set aside the fire rated wall aspect.
You have a concrete block wall which does not have any reinforcement at its top, meaning it could tip over and fall, and, if there is a fire, IF the heat does not make it fall on it own, one blast from a fire hose and the wall comes tumbling down ... onto the property which was not on fire.
Not a real good thing.
Secondly, that *could be* a frame wall with 1 or 2 layers of 5/8" Type X, and, when constructed in accordance with the UL design for that type of wall, you could make that a 1 or 2 hour rated wall, BUT ...
It is block ... only part way up ... with (most likely) no reinforcement along the top ...
Just not a pretty sight. And not a real easy fix.
Depends to some extent on if the wall has reinforcement and a poured bond beam along its top, I'm betting it does not.