General Purpose Boards

Fermacell

Fermacell is a high performance multi-purpose building board that combines the properties of solid blockwork with the speed and flexibility of conventional drywall techniques.

Fermacell is produced using recycled gypsum, recycled cellulose fibres from post consumer waste paper and recycled water, combined to form a homogenous mass, which is then formed into a dense sheet material. After drying, the large format boards are cut to size.

Fermacell passed the 60 mins test fire resistance from single layer partitions up to 10 m high. Class ‘0’ certificated. It may be applied as a sheathing board on both timber frames and structural steel framed external wall infill panels, used as a liner for unexposed eaves soffits and canopies and also for lining roof trusses used as separating wall frames.

Properties

Fermacell assures strong impact resistance– Severe duty, able to withstand impact from people and well as objects (door handles etc). The boards are also characterized by their good acoustic performances often with less layers than plasterboard constructions providing slimmer partitions.
The composition of Fermacell allows up 50 kg per fixing to be hung from Fermacell using a toggle bolt and 30 kg from a single screw. Fermacell allows the partitions to be installed before the building envelope is complete. Fermacell Boards are manufactured from 100% recycled content and are recyclable. Decreasing the carbon footprint and increasing the BRE rating of the building.

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