Sarah22

John, Thank you very much for your response. The more responses that I receive, the more comfortable I am just "repairing/patching" the hole, like my inspector suggested. It just really surprised me that a firewall would have been made out of wood. In this case, the hole was cut into a 4' x 8' sheet of OSB. So now I'm just deciding whether I am more comfortable/experienced to screw a 30" x 30" patch of OSB or 5/8" gypsum over the hole. It wouldn't be practical to tape and mud the gypsum onto OSB, so I will probably just go with the OSB. Also, thank you for pointing out that the "patch" will need to fit thru the attic access/opening! Good point! I guess you've ridden in this rodeo before! Thanks again, Sarah

Any help would be appreciated... I'm just a 'laymen'/seller, our inspector reported a hole in our condo fire wall, square, approx. 24" x24". It would be a lot easier to fix if it was just drywall, but it's wood! (maybe never intended to be a firewall??) Built in 1987, City of Phoenix, Arizona. I tried to access Building Codes but I ran into a lot of 'walls', ha ha. Any suggestions? Should I just glue & nail a square of board over it? Thanks, Sarah