FAQs

Yes, we do.Installation manuals can be found under Manuals & Drawings.Internal Walls / Floors / Ceilings / Wet Areas / Fire Rated Areas

No special tools are required to use FireCrunch. It can be sawn, drilled, screwed and planed just like timber. USING TIMBER TOOLS. It is recommended that screw fasteners, not stud adhesives, are used when fixing the sheets in the wet areas of steel and timber framed buildings. FireCrunch is easy to work and machine with normal woodworking tools and equipment. Cut sheets with a fine tooth handsaw or power saw. Edges may be trimmed with a smoothing plane, power plane or sandpaper. Panels with thicknesses 10mm and under can be deep scored with a cutting knife and snapped along the straight [...]

Yes. FireCrunch is not that dissimilar to fibre cement board when it comes to uses. FireCrunch has been trialled with budget tile adhesives and worked perfectly.

Setting the joints on FireCrunch is a simple process. It is very similar to standard plasterboard joint setting, however there are a few things to note. Base Coat – Use Pro Plaster PRO BASE 40 faster 40 minute set. (warranty). This is a specifically formulated extra bonding adhesive for embedding paper tape to FireCrunch Joints and internal angles. Tape – Use paper tape internally not fiba fuse types. External see Fire jointing instructions and use fire sealant on external wall joints. Do not use the fire sealant between internal board joints, just run 3 beads of fire sealant down face of internal stud faces prior to [...]