THE "PARTITION TYPE TAG", ILLUSTRATED ON SHEET G001, INDICATES THE ASSEMBLY OF THE GENERAL EXTENTS OF EACH PARTITION INDICATED BY THE TAG ON THE FLOOR PLANS.

WHERE RATED PARTITIONS ARE INDICATED, REFER TO THE REFERENCED ASSEMBLY DIRECTORY FOR THE COMPLETE EXTENT OF THE ASSEMBLY CITED.

SEE LIFE SAFETY PLAN FOR LOCATIONS OF RATED PARTITIONS.

CONTRACTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE ARCHITECT ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE INDICATED FIRE RATING OF THE PARTITION AND THAT INDICATED ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN.  DO NOT PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF PARTITION UNTIL CONFLICT HAS BEEN RESOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ARCHITECT.

UL DESIGN NUMBERS REFER TO THE UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES FIRE RESISTANCE DIRECTORY - LATEST ADDITION.

ALL FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES SHALL HAVE FIRESTOPS AT THE HEAD, SILL, THROUGH PENETRATIONS, OPENINGS, AND JUNCTURES WITH DISSIMILAR MATERIALS.

NON-RATED PARTITIONS SHALL HAVE SEALANTS AT THE HEAD, SILL, THROUGH PENETRATIONS, OPENINGS, AND JUNCTURES WITH DISSIMILAR MATERIALS.

EXTEND RATED PARTITIONS THROUGH THE INTERIOR FACE OF EXTERIOR WALL GYPSUM BOARD AND SEAL TO THE INSIDE FACE OF THE EXTERIOR WALL SHEATHING.

MAINTAIN THE FIRE-PROTECTION RATINGS FOR ALL OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS IN RATED PARTITIONS.

REFER TO STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS FOR EXTENT AND DESCRIPTION OF INTERIOR STRUCTURAL WALLS NOT INDICATED AS SUCH ON FLOOR PLANS.

INSTALL BLOCKING OR BACKER MATERIAL FOR ATTACHMENT/MOUNTING FOR WALL HUNG ITEMS OR EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENTS.

UL AND GA (GYPSUM ASSOCIATION) TEST NUMBERS MAY VARY ON THE MANUFACTURER OR COMPONENTS ACTUALLY USED.

PROVIDE TYPE "X" GYPSUM BOARD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

PROVIDE WATER RESISTANT GYPSUM BOARD (WRGB) AT AREAS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE CERAMIC TILE FINISH.

PROVIDE 5/8" CEMENTITIOUS BACKER BOARD (CBB) AT SHOWER AREAS AND OTHER WET AREAS THAT ARE INDICATED TO RECEIVE TILE IN THE INTERIOR ELEVATIONS.

INSTALLATION OF GYPSUM BOARD, BACKER BOARD, AND BASE BOARD SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE RATINGS AND ACOUSTICAL RATINGS.

PARTITIONS WITH SOUND ATTENUATING BLANKETS (SAB) ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE PARTITION TYPE DESCRIPTION.  EXTEND SAB THE FULL LENGTH AND HEIGHT OF ALL ROOM PERIMETER PARTITIONS TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE ROOM ENCLOSURE.
a.	NOTE THAT 3-1/2" FIBERGLASS BATTS OR 2" MINERAL WOOL FIBER MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SOUND ATTENUATING BLANKETS.

LINE OF "STRUCTURE" AS SHOWN AT PARTITION TYPE HEAD CONDITIONS IS DIAGRAMMATIC ONLY AND DOES NOT INDICATE EXACT CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS.  OFFSET PARTITION CONSTRUCTION AS NECESSARY TO EXTEND WALL TO DECK ABOVE AND SEAL AS INDICATED.

WHERE PARTITIONS AND/OR FURRING MEET, MAINTAIN A FLUSH SURFACE ON THE SIDE WHERE THE FINISH IS STRAIGHT OR CONTINUOUS UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

INDICATED STC RATING IS BASED UPON USG ACOUSTICAL ASSEMBLIES GUIDELINES.

UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, FURNISH AND INSTALL COMPLETE ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

REFER TO FINISH SCHEDULE FOR FOR SPECIFIED GYPSUM BOARD FINISH LEVELS.

USE MINIMUM 20 GAUGE METAL STUDS OR 7/8 INCH METAL FURRING CHANNELS, TYPE AND SPACING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.  TYPICAL STUD SPACING IS 16 INCHES ON CENTER UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

ALL INTERIOR PARTITIONS SHALL EXTEND MINIMUM 6 INCHES ABOVE HIGHEST ADJACENT FINISHED CEILING UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

PROVIDE DIAGONAL BRACING TO STRUCTURE ABOVE ALL DOORS, GLAZING HEADS, AND JAMBS AS REQUIRED TO MAKE ASSEMBLY RIGID.

ANY WORK THAT PENETRATES DEMISED WALLS OR EXTERIOR WALLS MUST BE DONE SUCH THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE FIRE RATING IS MAINTAINED.