ASTM C840-06
(Specification)Standard Specification for Application and Finishing of Gypsum Board
Standard Specification for Application and Finishing of Gypsum Board
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1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for the methods of application and finishing of gypsum board, including related items and accessories.
1.2 Details of construction for a specific assembly to achieve the required fire resistance shall be obtained from reports of fire-resistance tests, engineering evaluations, or listings from recognized fire testing laboratories.
1.2.1 Where this specification is more stringent (size or thickness of framing: size and spacing of fasteners) than the fire-rated construction, this specification shall govern.
1.3 Where sound control is required for a gypsum board assembly, details of construction shall be in accordance with reports of acoustical tests of assemblies that have met the required acoustical values.
1.4 Unheated spaces above gypsum board ceilings shall be properly ventilated (see).
1.5 The various application systems are located in the following sections:
The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI (metric) values given in parentheses are approximate and are provided for information purposes only.
1.6 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the specification.
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to Sections . This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7.1 For specific precautionary statements, see 4.1.1, 4.1.2, and 22.5.
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Designation: C 840 – 06
Standard Specification for
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Application and Finishing of Gypsum Board
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 840; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as
the standard. The SI (metric) values given in parentheses are
1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for
approximate and are provided for information purposes only.
the methods of application and finishing of gypsum board,
1.6 The text of this specification references notes and
including related items and accessories.
footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and
1.2 Details of construction for a specific assembly to
footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be
achieve the required fire resistance shall be obtained from
considered as requirements of the specification.
reports of fire-resistance tests, engineering evaluations, or
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to
listings from recognized fire testing laboratories.
Sections 6-24. This standard does not purport to address all of
1.2.1 Where this specification is more stringent (size or
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
thickness of framing: size and spacing of fasteners) than the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
fire-rated construction, this specification shall govern.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.3 Where sound control is required for a gypsum board
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
assembly, details of construction shall be in accordance with
1.7.1 For specific precautionary statements, see 4.1.1, 4.1.2,
reports of acoustical tests of assemblies that have met the
and 22.5.
required acoustical values.
1.4 Unheated spaces above gypsum board ceilings shall be
2. Referenced Documents
properly ventilated (seeAppendix X2).
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.5 The various application systems are located in the
C11 Terminology Relating to Gypsum and Related Build-
following sections:
ing Materials and Systems
I Application of Single-Ply Gypsum Board to Wood Framing 8
C 475/C 475M Specification for Joint Compound and Joint
Members
II Application of Two-Ply Gypsum Board to Wood Framing 9
Tape for Finishing Gypsum Board
Members
C 514 Specification for Nails for the Application of Gyp-
III Application of Gypsum Board by Adhesive Nail-On to 10
sum Board
Wood Framing Members
IV Semi-Solid Gypsum Board Partitions 11
C 557 Specification for Adhesives for Fastening Gypsum
V Solid Gypsum Board Partitions 12
Wallboard to Wood Framing
VI Application of Gypsum Board with Adhesives to Interior 13
C 645 Specification for Nonstructural Steel Framing Mem-
Masonry or Concrete Walls
VII Application of Gypsum Board to Rigid Foam Insulation 14
bers
VIII Application of Gypsum Board to Steel Framing and Furring 15
C 754 Specification for Installation of Steel Framing Mem-
IX Arches and Bending Radii 16
bers to Receive Screw-Attached Gypsum Panel Products
X Application of Gypsum Board to Receive Tile by 17
Adhesive Application
C 954 Specification for Steel Drill Screws for the Applica-
XI Exterior Application of Gypsum Wallboard and 18
tion of Gypsum Panel Products or Metal Plaster Bases to
Exterior Gypsum Soffit Board
XII Floating Interior Angles 19 Steel Studs from 0.033 in. (0.84 mm) to 0.112 in. (2.84
XIII Control (Expansion) Joints 20
mm) in Thickness
XIV Foil-Backed Gypsum Board 21
C 1002 Specification for Steel Self-Piercing Tapping
Screws for the Application of Gypsum Panel Products or
Metal Plaster Bases to Wood Studs or Steel Studs
C 1007 Specification for Installation of Load Bearing
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C11 on
Gypsum and Related Building Materials and Systems and is the direct responsibility
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ofSubcommitteeC11.03onSpecificationsfortheApplicationofGypsumandOther For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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Current edition approved June 1, 2006. Published June 2006. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
approved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C 840 – 05. the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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