Flexible
Designed to impress, Gyprock Flexible 6.5mm plasterboard enables specifiers, designers and installers to easily create curved walls and ceilings and add visual interest to a space.
Typical Applications
Gyprock Flexible is typically used to create curved feature walls and ceilings, and for the creative encasement of columns.
This plasterboard is installed in two layers for increased strength.
Gyprock Flexible is a 6.5mm thick plasterboard sheet with an enhanced gypsum core, designed to bend for small radius curves.
From concept to creation, designers and installers can create convex curves with a 250mm radius and concave curves with a 450mm radius.
Product Options
Gyprock Flexible is available in the following sizes:
| Thickness | 6.5mm |
| Widths | 1200mm |
| Lengths | 3600mm |
| Edge Profiles | Recessed Edge for regular jointing, Recessed Edge/Square Edge for low profile architectural mouldings |
Stockholdings may vary. For product availability and to place an order, contact your nearest supplier.
Product Manufacture
Gyprock Flexible is manufactured by CSR Gyprock in Australia to stringent product specifications.
Product Handling
Transportation and manual handling: Refer to the Gypsum Board Manufacturers of Australia (GBMA) website for recommended OH&S practices.
Storage: Protect plasterboard and cornice from weather and moisture. Avoid products sagging by storing horizontally, supported on a level platform or full-width support members spaced at max. 600mm centres.
Health and Safety
Safety Data Sheets are important documents in the construction industry and assist in the continuing focus on occupational health and safety on and off sites.
Manufacturing Tolerances
| Nominal Thickness | 6.5mm ± 0.5mm |
| Nominal Widths | 1200 ± 3mm |
| Nominal Lengths | From 2400 to 4800mm ± 5mm, typically in 300mm increments |
| Squareness | Cut ends ± 3mm in the width of the board |
Physical Properties
| Nominal Board Weight* | 4.3kg/m2 |
| Thermal Performance: R-Value |
0.03 m2K/W |
| Fire Hazard: assessed to AS/NZS3837 cone calorimeter test | Average Specific Extinction Area (ASEA) 250m2/kg Group Number 1 Report Reference WFRA 45759 |
| Combustibility | In accordance with BCA Clause C1.12, Gyprock Flexible may be used wherever a non-combustible material is required by the Code. |
| Total Recycled Content | 10.2% |
*Subject to reasonable manufacturing variance.
Installation Guidance
Install to manufacturer’s recommendations as outlined in the relevant Installation Guide.
Resources
Gyprock makes available resources that provide comprehensive selection, design, installation and maintenance guidance.
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