Technical Literature

 

Materials
Plasterboard
Standard Core
10mm thick, 1200mm and 1350mm wide plasterboard, length as required.
Wet Area Firestop
13mm and 16mm thick, 1200mm wide plasterboard, lengths as required.
Fasteners

Number of
Layers of
Plasterboard
x Thickness
Nails
Screws
Smooth Shank
Annular Ring Shank
Uninail
Type
W
1 x 10mm
40mm¹
30mm²
30mm¹
30mm²
30mm¹
30mm²
25mm
1 x 16mm
50mm¹
50mm²
-
-
32mm
2 x 16mm
65mm¹
65mm²
-
-
45mm
2 x 13mm
65mm¹
65mm²
-
-
45mm
1 = Softwood 2 = Hardwood

Screws
Wood/Timber screws Type W - for fastening plasterboard to timber framing.

Nails

Smooth Shank
Annular Ring
Uninail

Water Proofing Membrane
Tyvek® Homewrap™
Used to line the outer face of plasterboard sheeting behind exterior cladding. Tyvek® is a registered trademark of DuPont™.

Caulking and Sealants
Boral FyreFlex or other approved fire rated sealant
Fire resistant sealant used as a flexible sealant at movement joints and wall/floor bases.

Fyre Seal IBS (or equivalent)
A Promat Fyreguard Pty. Ltd. product used as a flexible and expandable fire sealant in lieu of, or in conjunction with, Boral Plasterboard Fyreflex Sealant. For use in construction joints and floor/wall bases.

Boral Cornice Adhesive
Used in fire rated systems to caulk gaps between plasterboard wall and structure (eg. floor/wall base).