Placocem:

Gyproc Placocem tile backer board is a superior tile substrate for walls, specifically designed to meet the demands of high-moisture areas. Gyproc Placocem tile backer board is suited for tile and non-title installations in wet and non-wet applications and areas of higher humidity.

Gyproc Placocem tile backer is a cement board that combines a cement mixture with expanded polystyrene beads, inserted between the two faces of the panel and is ideal for use as a tile backer board for wet and humid areas.

The unique composition of Gyproc Placocem tile backer board creates a board with excellent resistance to moisture in internal applications.

The board remains lightweight relative to other cement based boards and easy to handle due to the inclusion of expanded polystyrene beads within the core.

Gyproc Placocem tile backer board offers excellent moisture resistant properties. Offering less than 180g/m2 of surface water absorption after two hours of full immersion. Gyproc Placocem tile backer board also achieves an A2- s1, d0 Reaction to fire classification. Loads with a weight of less than 10 kg per point of attachment can easily be fixed to the wall with suitable screws. Loads with a weight of up to 30 kg can be attached directly to the panels using expansion bolts or cavity fixings providing that they are at least 400mm apart.

When tested using the Brinell Hardness Test method, the surface hardness of Gyproc Placocem tile backer board is greater than 42 N/mm2 whereas standard plasterboards have a surface hardness of approximately 18 N/mm2.

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