Waterguard
Non-fire-rated walls
- Profile height
- ½ inch
- Smoke
- Less than 1 CFM/LF at ambient and 400°F
- Sound
- STC up to 71
- Bottom sealant
- Eliminates separate bottom-of-wall sealant.
Bottom-of-wall protection,installed with the drywall.
Waterguard snaps onto the bottom of the drywall before you hang it. It protects drywall from moisture, gives rubber base solid backing, and replaces a separate bottom sealant step where the selected wall detail permits.
Non-fire-rated wall protection
Waterguard
½ inch profile · Non-fire-rated
1 of 3 products
- Protect drywall from moisture.
- Replace bottom-of-wall sealant where the selected detail permits.
- Support a straighter rubber-base finish.
- Install the protection as you hang the drywall.
What all three products do
All three snap onto the drywall before hanging and protect the bottom of the wall.
Protect drywall from moisture
The profile separates the gypsum from the slab.
Support a straighter base
Continuous backing supports the finished base across the gap below the drywall.
Install with the drywall
Snap it onto the board before hanging, then hang and fasten the drywall as usual.
The Waterguard lineup
Compare the three profiles.
Waterguard FS
1- and 2-hour fire-rated walls · BW-S-0078
- Profile height
- ½ inch
- Smoke
- Less than 1 CFM/LF at ambient and 400°F
- Sound
- STC up to 71
- Bottom sealant
- Eliminates separate bottom-of-wall sealant.
Waterguard Plus
Non-fire-rated walls
- Profile height
- 1¾ inches
- Smoke
- Less than 1 CFM/LF at ambient and 400°F
- Sound
- STC up to 57
- Bottom sealant
- Eliminates separate bottom-of-wall sealant.
For interior use. Profile height is the height of the product; board thickness and floor clearance are separate measurements.
Tested at the joint.
Waterguard FS · Fire
1 & 2 hour
UL 2079 · Joint System BW-S-0078.
Install to the listed system requirements.
Waterguard and FS · Sound
Up toSTC 71
Plus: STC up to 57. Results apply to the tested wall construction and installation.
All three products · Air leakage
<1 CFM/lin ft
At ambient and 400°F.
Follow the selected product’s wall detail.
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