Wow Kerry! Those photos are amazing. As an architect I find them really interesting, and will log those in the old memory for later. I usually don't spec, TJI's around here, but from now on, I'll make sure to add the fire-rated gyp board with notation on my drawings.
And Chris, make sure your parents use the fire-rated sheetrock, just like the attached garage (if there is one).
It’s only work if somebody makes you do it.
A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side and it binds the universe together.