SOUNDCHEK™
Gyprock Soundchek provides sound control worth shouting about. This high density gypsum plasterboard has improved sound transmission properties to help maintain the peace when used in residential and commercial walls and ceilings.
Typical Applications:
Gyprock Soundchek is available in two thicknesses. Typically the 10mm product is used in residential walls and ceilings to create quiet zones and reduce disturbance from other activities within the home. It is ideal for use around studies, nurseries, bedrooms, laundries, ensuites, home theatres and for ceilings between storeys.
The 13mm product is suitable for use in commercial projects in areas where noise transfer can be a concern such as; meeting rooms, intertenancy walls in multi-residential developments, bedrooms and ensuites in hotels and hospitals, acoustic bulkheads and shafts.
Gyprock Soundchek is not suitable where it would be in contact with water or a constant relative humidity above 90%.
Gyprock Soundchek features a specially formulated dense core to increase its sound transmission performance and provide a higher level of soft and hard body impact resistance.
Soundchek provides effective airborne noise and impact noise insulation. Higher levels of noise control can be achieved by including bulk acoustic insulation in the Soundchek wall cavity.
Gyprock Soundchek is easily identified by the yellow colour of the face paper.
Superior Acoustic Performance
Gyprock acoustic plasterboard products fall into two categories – those for preventing sound transmission, and those designed to provide sound absorption. Sound transmission products are manufactured with a denser core, providing a physical barrier to prevent sound moving to adjoining spaces. Absorptive plasterboard products feature perforations to help reduce echo and improve acoustics within a room.
While the selection of an acoustic plasterboard lining alone will improve performance, CSR provides a range of wall and ceiling systems which deliver superior results for transmission or absorption, through a combination of plasterboard, insulation, fixing methods, plenums and framing configuration.
Product Options
Gyprock Soundchek is available the following sizes:
| Thickness | 10mm 13mm |
| Widths | 1200mm 1350mm |
| Lengths | 2400mm 2700mm 3000mm 3600mm 4200mm 4800mm |
| Edge Profiles | Recessed Edge for regular jointing |
Stockholdings may vary. For product availability and to place an order, contact your nearest supplier.
Product Manufacture
Gyprock Soundchek 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 | 10mm ± 0.4mm, 13mm ± 0.5mm |
| Nominal Widths | 1200mm ± 3mm, 1350mm ± 3mm |
| Nominal Lengths | From 2400 to 4800 ± 5mm, typically in 600mm increments |
| Squareness | Cut ends ± 3mm in the width of the board |
Physical Properties
| 10mm | 13mm | |
| Nominal Board Weight* | 9.3kg/m2 | 13kg/m2 |
| Thermal Performance – R Values | 0.04 – 0.05 m2K/W | 0.04 – 0.07 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 |
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| Combustibility | In accordance with BCA Clause C1.12, Gyprock Soundchek may be used wherever a non-combustible material is required by the Code. | |
| Total Recycled Content | 35.9% | 32.4% |
*Subject to reasonable manufacturing variance.
Resources
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