Fermacell, the multi-purpose, high performance dry lining board for walls, ceilings and floors; offers self-builders speed and flexibility combined with high spec impact, acoustic, fire, moisture and strength properties.
Strong enough to support radiators, cupboards and shelves without ply re-enforcement, 30kg can be hung from a single screw with 50kg able to be carried by a toggle type fixing.
Fermacell is easy to install – although the technique is slightly different to plasterboard. You don’t need a plasterer to create a smooth finish with our simple to use FST - it takes just 45 minutes to dry and is ready to paint.
Other benefits of using Fermacell wall board over conventional plasterboard is the fact that it is inherently stronger and has improved impact resistance. It also provides excellent acoustic performance – easily achieving Part E with a single layer of board with our insulation.
For domestic wet areas like showers, baths or kitchens, Fermacell is moisture resistant. Where a wet room is being installed Fermacell Powerpanel H2O boards are used to provide a complete watertight solution.
With no clear British Standards for internal waterproofing, Fermacell Powerpanel H2O boards exceed the varying international standards for waterproofing. The wrong materials used in wet room applications can result in mould growth and tile loss.
The Fermacell flooring systems offer a dry screed system solution which provides a dry screed solution to overlay underfloor heating that allows the heating system to be commissioned in 24 hours.
Fermacell acoustic flooring systems provide outstanding performance for refurbishment as well as new build and timber frame.
Fermacell boards can be sourced nationally through a network of builders merchant chains and dry lining distributors across the country. For a full listing please visit: www.fermacell.co.uk/stockists-&-installers
Web link: www.fermacell.co.uk
Email: fermacell-uk@xella.com
Email (brochure): petya.spencer@xella.com
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Acoustics (GPSJ)
There’s more to delivering the right level of acoustic performance through wall partitioning systems than meets the eye. Andrew Richardson, Technical Manager with Fermacell, takes a look at what needs to be considered from specification through to installation.
Airborne sound insulation is the ability of material separating two rooms to minimise the passage of sound through the dividing elements and its surrounding structure. The materials are assessed in a sound reduction index by relating the sound power reduction through the material itself, typically expressed as an Rw figure.
The approved Document E is guidance to acoustic performance for houses, flats, schools, hotels and hostel types of accommodation. Whether new build, or perhaps a material change of use, all projects have different criteria to improve the sound insulation and privacy between domestic and residential rooms.
There are several ways of approaching compliance, primarily with the design of separating walls and floors that will meet and exceed the requirements in the guidance document. The onus is therefore on the installer to ensure good on site workmanship and careful consideration must be given to the prevention of flanking transmission around the installed systems.
As Part E sets out a requirement for 10% pre-completion site testing of each different type of separating (party) walls and floors, this puts the onus onto the builder to prove, by site testing, that the sound insulation meets the requirement of the new regulations.
Good acoustics is typically down to the mass of the wall and good detailing. Fermacell is particularly suitable for acoustic solutions as it’s a ‘one-board type’ solution for partitions, wall linings, ceilings and even as an acoustic dried screed system. This reduces the possibility of mix and match, a common issue effecting performance.
Greater mass means that Fermacell systems are generally thinner than traditional ones and, where floor space is at a premium, we can design more floor space back into the internal area without the need to compromise on performance.
Where two boards are required, the boards can be fixed to each other, thereby enhancing the overall performance by reducing the direct contact with the substructure.
The flexibility and acoustic properties of Fermacell were instrumental in it playing a small but significant role in the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Alongside the new thrust stage auditorium being built, the new complex will include substantially expanded and fully accessible public areas including a rooftop restaurant, a riverside café and three bars, as well as a new colonnade linking the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres for the first time.
Architects, Bennetts Associates, in conjunction with Acoustic Dimensions, looked closely at the acoustic needs of the Theatre and specified Fermacell for many of the internal walls. These include front of house zones, the ‘void’ foyer between the existing building and new theatre, a number of dressing room areas and the toilets.
Fireclad Limited has been installing the Fermacell board, using 12.5mm Fermacell in combinations of either two or four layers thick, depending on the acoustic requirements of the individual walls to ensure outside noise levels are kept to a minimum so as not to disturb the actors, or the enjoyment of the audience.
At ground floor level four skins of Fermacell have been used either side of the partitioning, and a similar thickness used for a number of the dressing rooms, training, study and rehearsal spaces located on other floors.
The auditorium itself has concrete walls, with a number of Fermacell infills. The two main corridor walls outside the drum of the auditorium are made of Fermacell board and separate the front of house area on the riverside elevation which contains an interval drinks zone and café.
Sound and light locks built of two partitions with two layers of Fermacell 12.5mm board to each side used on the fourth floor of the theatre where the dimmer room and workshop areas are contained.
In another project, around 20,000 square metres of 12.5mm Fermacell board has been used in the creation of the interior walls of the new £15m Northolt Leisure Centre in Ealing West London.
This includes the administration areas on the ground floor, the changing rooms and dance studios located on the first floor; and also in the community areas.
Keeping noise levels down between adjoining walls was key but so was using the mass of the board in a smaller footprint to give more space. Just one layer of 12.5mm board was needed, whereas conventional plasterboard would have required two.
Clearly specifying the right materials for the acoustic job to be done is only one half of the equation – link this with correct and simple detailing and you get a robust solution that really works.
For further information please visit: www.fermacelldrylining.co.uk
Airborne sound insulation is the ability of material separating two rooms to minimise the passage of sound through the dividing elements and its surrounding structure. The materials are assessed in a sound reduction index by relating the sound power reduction through the material itself, typically expressed as an Rw figure.
The approved Document E is guidance to acoustic performance for houses, flats, schools, hotels and hostel types of accommodation. Whether new build, or perhaps a material change of use, all projects have different criteria to improve the sound insulation and privacy between domestic and residential rooms.
There are several ways of approaching compliance, primarily with the design of separating walls and floors that will meet and exceed the requirements in the guidance document. The onus is therefore on the installer to ensure good on site workmanship and careful consideration must be given to the prevention of flanking transmission around the installed systems.
As Part E sets out a requirement for 10% pre-completion site testing of each different type of separating (party) walls and floors, this puts the onus onto the builder to prove, by site testing, that the sound insulation meets the requirement of the new regulations.
Good acoustics is typically down to the mass of the wall and good detailing. Fermacell is particularly suitable for acoustic solutions as it’s a ‘one-board type’ solution for partitions, wall linings, ceilings and even as an acoustic dried screed system. This reduces the possibility of mix and match, a common issue effecting performance.
Greater mass means that Fermacell systems are generally thinner than traditional ones and, where floor space is at a premium, we can design more floor space back into the internal area without the need to compromise on performance.
Where two boards are required, the boards can be fixed to each other, thereby enhancing the overall performance by reducing the direct contact with the substructure.
The flexibility and acoustic properties of Fermacell were instrumental in it playing a small but significant role in the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Alongside the new thrust stage auditorium being built, the new complex will include substantially expanded and fully accessible public areas including a rooftop restaurant, a riverside café and three bars, as well as a new colonnade linking the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres for the first time.
Architects, Bennetts Associates, in conjunction with Acoustic Dimensions, looked closely at the acoustic needs of the Theatre and specified Fermacell for many of the internal walls. These include front of house zones, the ‘void’ foyer between the existing building and new theatre, a number of dressing room areas and the toilets.
Fireclad Limited has been installing the Fermacell board, using 12.5mm Fermacell in combinations of either two or four layers thick, depending on the acoustic requirements of the individual walls to ensure outside noise levels are kept to a minimum so as not to disturb the actors, or the enjoyment of the audience.
At ground floor level four skins of Fermacell have been used either side of the partitioning, and a similar thickness used for a number of the dressing rooms, training, study and rehearsal spaces located on other floors.
The auditorium itself has concrete walls, with a number of Fermacell infills. The two main corridor walls outside the drum of the auditorium are made of Fermacell board and separate the front of house area on the riverside elevation which contains an interval drinks zone and café.
Sound and light locks built of two partitions with two layers of Fermacell 12.5mm board to each side used on the fourth floor of the theatre where the dimmer room and workshop areas are contained.
In another project, around 20,000 square metres of 12.5mm Fermacell board has been used in the creation of the interior walls of the new £15m Northolt Leisure Centre in Ealing West London.
This includes the administration areas on the ground floor, the changing rooms and dance studios located on the first floor; and also in the community areas.
Keeping noise levels down between adjoining walls was key but so was using the mass of the board in a smaller footprint to give more space. Just one layer of 12.5mm board was needed, whereas conventional plasterboard would have required two.
Clearly specifying the right materials for the acoustic job to be done is only one half of the equation – link this with correct and simple detailing and you get a robust solution that really works.
For further information please visit: www.fermacelldrylining.co.uk
Fermacell dry lining systems – The real alternative to plasterboard
Fermacell is a high performance gypsum multi-purpose board that combines the properties of solid blockwork with the speed and flexibility of conventional drywall, providing superior fire, sound and impact performance with the ability for the home owner to hang fixtures directly to the board. A non skilled finishing system achieves a skim type finish. Visit us at stand J174 for more information.
Web link: www.fermacell.co.uk
Email: fermacell-uk@xella.com
Email (brochure): petya.spencer@xella.com
Fermacell PowerPanel H20 - The complete Wet Room Solution
Fermacell Powerpanel H2O is the complete solution to wet room applications including: bathrooms, kitchens, hospitals, hotels, laundries, leisure centres, swimming pools and pre-fabricated units within the OEM market.
Historically, the wrong materials used in wet room applications can result in mould growth and tile loss. With no clear British Standards for internal waterproofing, Fermacell Powerpanel H2O boards exceed the varying international standards for waterproofing.
H2O boards can also be used for semi exposed external applications such as soffits.
In wall construction tests the product provides high acoustic and fire performance – exceeding those achieved by other similar products, whilst still remaining competitively priced.
Fermacell
T. 0870 609 0306
The real alternative to plasterboard
Fermacell is a high performance gypsum multi-purpose board that combines the properties of solid blockwork with the speed and flexibility of conventional drywall, providing superior fire, sound and impact performance with the ability for the home owner to hang fixtures directly to the board. A non skilled finishing system achieves a skim type finish. Visit us at stand J174 for more information.
Web link: www.fermacell.co.uk
Email: fermacell-uk@xella.com
Email (brochure): petya.spencer@xella.com
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Fermacell GCC’s Product Ranks High on TheFutureBuild.Com Site!
Fermacell GCC, a leading manufacturer of a sustainable building board
used for walls, floors and ceilings, announced today the launch of a new
website portal that profiles its product, www.thefuturebuild.com.
“We are thrilled at achieving such a high ranking by an independent source.
This reinforces to the market the sustainable credentials of Fermacell,” said
Nathan Kirk, Regional Manager of Fermacell GCC, who sees the new
thefuturebuild website becoming an invaluable source for designers,
architects, and building contractors to find sustainable building products.
“Besides being an exclusive source for sustainable products for the industry,
the site will save people time, as all the necessary materials are located in
one central area www.thefuturebuild.com,” noted Nathan. He also
congratulated thefuturebuild team members for providing a single source for
designers anywhere in the world to review and select suitable materials to
help them achieve their sustainable construction needs.
According to Nathan, Fermacell’s commitment to sustainability in the region is
also supported through their relationship with Emirates Green building
Council, Bayer ECB Program and support of the Gulf chapter of RIBA.
Fermacell, which achieves an overall rating of B+ within the future build web
portal, contributes to LEED, BREEAM or Estidama ratings within a number of
sections including materials, indoor air quality, acoustics and durability.
To view the Fermacell listing, click here:
For further information, please contact:
Nathan Kirk
Regional Manager
Fermacell GCC
Phone: 00971 50 2474668
Email: Nathan.kirk@xella.com
Website: www.fermacell-gcc.com
Friday, 7 January 2011
The Big 5 2010 is over for another year...
Please add this website to your favourites or come back to check the website for local Exhibitions, Project references and case studies which discuss the use of Fermacell and other related construction design ideas.
We would like to invite those who require further information or site meeting to contact our local manager:
Nathan Kirk
Regional Manager GCC
Mob: 00971 50 2474668
Email: nathan.kirk@xella.com
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