PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

BGC Plasterboards Fire-Rated Systems, consist of single or multiple layers of BGC Fireboard sheets, screw-fixed to steel framing and nail or screw fixed to timber stud framing.

BGC Fireboard is manufactured to the requirements of Australian Standards AS/NZS 2588:1998 - "Gypsum plasterboard" and must be installed in accordance with the Australian Standards AS/NZS 2589.1:1997 - "Gypsum linings in residential and light commercial construction-application and finishing. Part 1: Gypsum plasterboard".

BGC Fireboard Fire Rated Systems have been tested AS/NZS 3837: 1998 and AS/NZS 1530.4: 1997, by NATA accredited testing laboratories.

Test reports and letters of opinion are available on request from BGC Plasterboard.

BGC Fireboard has a light-pink facing paperboard for easy identification and is available in 13mm and 16mm thicknesses with recessed edges, ready for taping and jointing with proprietary stopping and setting compounds.

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)

Click here to download the Material Safety Data Sheet for this BGC Plasterboard product.

THICKNESS & PROFILE

13mm BGC Fireboard (Recessed Edge)

16mm BGC Fireboard (Recessed Edge)

SHEET SIZES

Thickness (mm) Length (mm) Sheet Width 1200 mm Mass kg/m2 13.0 Recessed Edge 3600 10.2 3000 10.2 2400 10.2 16.0 Recessed Edge 3600 12.4 3000 12.4 2400 12.4

Please note: BGC Plasterboard ensures that the range of stock sheet sizes listed are available, however variations may occur in some states.

FIRE AND ACOUSTIC GUIDE

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