Fermacell Gypsum Fibreboards, approved under ETA 03/0050, are classified as A2-s1, dO in accordance with EN 13501-1 (non-combustible). Fire-resistant constructions (30 to 120 minutes) can therefore be produced even with 10 mm thick fermacell board.
These products have been awarded test certificates by European and international material testing agencies for wall and ceiling constructions. Safety for hallways, staircases, attic conversions, and any spaces where building regulations require fire protection, complete reconstruction with fermacell, with no need to change the material used. fermacell even offers ideal solutions for multi-storey timber frame construction, which is gaining in popularity.
Fermacell Firepanel A1 Because fire protection testing for building materials has been harmonised across Europe, certain building elements in a variety of application areas can, in many countries, only be produced with non-combustible materials A1.
The national classes were superseded by the European classification system. The new fermacell Firepanel A1 fulfils these stringent requirements, offering a safe solution for preventive structural fire protectio in Europe.
Fermacell AESTUVER Lastly, fermacell’s fire protection expertise also includes one of the leading brands in structural fire protection. Besides fire protection systems solutions, fermacell AESTUVER carries a wide choice of products for bulkheads, fire protection coatings, and fire protection joints.
Tests conducted by various institutes confirm the outstanding sound-insulating properties of fermacell Gypsum Fibreboards and Powerpanel products, which from their homogeneous board structures. Constructions using fermacell prefabricated walls with cavity-free insulation, tested in accordance with established standards, achieve sound insulation values ranging from 43 dB Rw to 64 dB Rw depending on the position of the room within the building. With their streamlined design, these walls also help to save space, have a low weight, and easily accomodate changes in the floor plan.
These advantages play a significant role, particularly in the construction of offices, hotels, schools, clinics, and private homes.
Both professionals and DIY enthusiasts appreciate the special resilience of fermacell Gypsum Fibreboards. Wall cupboards, shelves, and many other items can be fixed firmly without having to be connected to the substructure. In property construction, this also makes fitting handrails, brackets for heavy equipment, or information boards much easier. A screw with a cavity dowel in a 12.5 mm thick fermacell Gypsum Fibreboards can support a bracket weighing up to 50 kg.
When fixing items to ceilings, such as heavy lamps, fermacell can bear a weight of up to 22 kg per screw with the same board thickness and using a kipp handle or spring toggle bolt.
The special manufacturing process ensures that the gypsum reacts with the water, penetrating and enveloping the recycled paper fibres. This produces the high stability of the fermacell Gypsum Fibreboards. The high mechanical resilience of fermacell is particularly evident in buildings such as schools, sports halls, kindergartens, hospitals, and hotels—wherever impact stress can be caused by people or objects.
In areas with particularly stringent requirements in terms of stability, e. g. sports halls, the use of impact-resistant designs with fermacell Gypsum Fibreboards or Powerpanel H2O allows surfaces to remain functional over the long term.