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Michael Gardner

Michael Gardner is the president of M Gardner Services LLC, a consulting firm that assists organizations with issues involving industry standards and building codes, meeting management, and external collaboration and outreach. Prior to establishing MGS, he was the executive vice president of Compliance Programs for the International Code Council. He is also the former CEO of the Gypsum Association, currently serves as a special technical advisor to the Wall & Ceiling Alliance and can be reached at michael@mgardnerservices.com.

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All Things Gypsum: Nails, Screws, And Adhesives

Michael Gardner

February 28, 2011

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Last year, one of my frequent golf buddies called me in a panic: two corners of a small piece of wallboard attached to his garage ceiling had come loose. Could I come over and look at it before it fell on his car?

Michael Gardner

January 26, 2011

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I don’t know why, but the columns we contribute on drywall finishing generate more response and discussion than any other topic-and not all of the response is friendly.

Michael Gardner

December 23, 2010

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Like any gangly teenager you simultaneously love and loathe, the “Levels of Gypsum Board Finish” document has grown up-it just celebrated its twentieth year of distribution.

Michael Gardner

December 1, 2010

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When compared to the application process for other construction materials, attaching a sheet of gypsum board is a reasonably simple task. After all, how difficult is it to find a stud and run a nail or a screw through the board?

Michael Gardner

October 27, 2010

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Because all three are installed to prevent the passage of fire and heat, it’s not a stretch to say that a fireblock, a draftstop and a firestop system each serve a similar purpose in a building’s fire protection.

Michael Gardner

August 27, 2010

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To assist in understanding of the newest edition of Application and Finishing of Gypsum Panel Products GA-216, we summarize and discuss some of the most significant modifications.

Michael Gardner

August 2, 2010

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The Final Action Hearings to create the 2012 International Residential Code and the 2012 International Building Code concluded in mid-May. Three items of interest to drywall contractors were approved during the meeting.

Michael Gardner

July 12, 2010

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A column is a vertical building element that provides structural support by carrying a load in compression. Columns, one of the oldest designed structural elements, were used by the Greeks and Romans to construct massive temples and bridges.

Michael Gardner

June 4, 2010

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Gypsum board systems can either be non-rated or rated for fire, sound, or shear resistance. The joint tolerances in gypsum board systems rated for fire, sound, or shear resistance need to be tighter than the joint tolerances in non-rated systems. In total, higher levels of expected performance require higher levels of precision in construction.

Michael Gardner

April 1, 2010

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It’s always interesting to write a column two months in advance of when it actually hits the street. As this column is being composed, it’s about 25 degrees Fahrenheit outside in the Washington D.C. suburbs, and the snow that fell six days ago is a frozen mass. Not much liquid moisture outside for the past two weeks. It’s been cold.

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