Powerpanel for wet rooms

Xella Dry Lining Systems’ Fermacell Powerpanel H2O claim to be ideally suited to the housing arena. With no clear British Standards for waterproofing, these boards are said to exceed the varying international standards for waterproofing and have gained a European Technical Approval (ETA-07/0087) – for indoor partitions, and external applications: it can be rendered onto, but also used as stand alone facade panels.

The product was introduced because, historically, building materials used in wet room applications had proved inadequate resulting in, for example, mould growth and loss of tiles.

Fermacell Powerpanel H2O panels offer a complete solution to wet room applications. In wall construction tests the product provides high acoustic and fire performance – exceeding those achieved by other similar products available in the market – whilst still remaining competitively priced.

The product is easy to install and is based on the same simple construction techniques that are used with standard drywall materials. A range of Fermacell Powerpanel screws are available, including 3.9 mm gauge or drill tip where required. Staples – suitable for high humidity areas – can be used with a minimum 10mm head, 1.5mm gauge and 60mm leg length.

The boards are available through various distribution companies.

Daniel Thompson, the company’s regional sales manager, says: “Specifiers and developers want to use materials that are not only competitively priced but are fit for purpose. It’s quite clearly a false economy to buy lower grade materials and then find that unnecessary extra costs are incurred because of resulting water damage. With Fermacell Powerpanel H2O boards, installers can be safe in the knowledge that they are using a product which has surpassed stringent European building regulations.”

More information: www.xella.co.uk