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David B. Vincent - Residential Construction Professional.

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Topic 4/07/2007 - Party Wall or (Fire Wall) Used in the construction of multi-family housing. Such as townhomes and apartments. A Party Wall is the area between where two units are joined together. Typically, 4" wide consisting of 2" thick sheetrock and a 1" air gap between the stud wall and the sheetrock at each individual unit and attached to the framing via break-away clips.

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