Knauf Drywall - Fire and Safety
Address: PO Box 133, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HW Tel: 0800 521 050
Fax: 0800 521 205
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Aquapanel - Drywall for Wet Areas
Aquapanel cement board is an extremely durable tile backer providing a solid substrate for wet indoor areas such as bathrooms, shower rooms and wet rooms. Resistant to mould and mildew, Aquapanel will not deteriorate in water. It retains its strength even if fully immersed.
A purpose designed tile backing board, Aquapanel solves the problems experienced when traditional backing materials get wet. So no more costly call backs to replace rotten or damaged boards. Aquapanel Screws ensure a quick and easy installation with no special tools required. Aquapanel is ready keyed to take tiles up to 50 kg/m2 as soon as the boards are installed.
Tile Failure - Why does it happen?
Tile failure can be extremely costly and when traditional materials are used the result is often replacement of the substrate behind the tiles, as well as the tiles themselves.
With Knauf Aquapanel, however, tile or grout failure normally means only a simple localised repair is needed, as water ingress will not harm the tile backing. Tile failure occurs when moisture can get into the substrate.
Water ingress due to damaged grout, tiles or pipes simply does not affect Aquapanel, leaving you with just a localised repair. Which is why Knauf Aquapanel comes with a 10 year product warranty.
Call Knauf Drywall Technical Services on 01795 416259 for more details, or please visit our website www.knaufdrywall.co.uk
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New guidelines
New guidelines on building greater fire safety into houses and other structures will reinforce plasterboard's position as a safe and reliable building material, according to Knauf Drywall.
Changes to approved Document B on fire safety come into force in April 2007 and higher specifications are expected as a result. In firefighting shafts, for example, an increase in demand for plasterboard products such as Knauf Fire Moistureshield, which is formulated for superior fire protection and moisture resistant qualities, are expected according to the manufacturer.
Plasterboard is non-combustible and modern plasterboard-based drywall systems provide at least 30 minutes fire resistance.
This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Knauf Drywall directly for further details.Board system gets shafted
Drywall construction at a business park in Farnborough included products by Knauf Drywall.
The company's Shaftwall system, with Knauf Coreboard and Fireshield plasterboard, was used to provide two hour fire resistance and 50dB sound reduction in cores and risers within all three of the buildings. Fireshield and Wallboard are used in other partitions, whilst Wallboard was also used for lining outer walls.
Shaftwall withstands air pressure fluctuations in lift shafts and is installed on Knauf C-T studs from the room side.This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Knauf Drywall directly for further details.
