Upgrading to Hydropanel from Marley Eternit

Marley Eternit is encouraging installers to look at the benefits of using fibre cement tile backing boards such as Hydropanel.

A number of installers have already switched to fibre cement backing boards such as Hydropanel because it makes a huge difference to the ongoing performance of the installation, especially where there are high levels of moisture.

It is well known that gypsum based boards are not suited for tiling in wet areas.

If gypsum becomes wet during the construction or utilisation phase, it can lose its cohesion, attract fungi/bacteria and start to smell (Reference Belgium Building Research Institute Technical Information 227).

In many European counties the use of gypsum based boards is forbidden in high moisture environments due to the degradation of Gypsum when it becomes wet.

In the UK, several housebuilders now install tile backer boards in kitchen and bathroom applications.

Hydropanel fibre cement board is totally water resistant, making it a suitable upgrade for bathrooms, showers and even wet rooms - anywhere where there is moisture present.

Even if completely saturated in water, it won't rot or warp, which means that tiles stay in place.

The water simply evaporates from the board and because Hydropanel is slightly alkaline it inhibits the growth of mould.

Intensive tests involving exposure to the harshest conditions of humidity constraints have proven that Hydropanel fibre cement boards are able to maintain their stability and rigidity in extremely harsh environments.

Hydropanel, which is available from merchants and stockists nationally, is offered in 6mm, 9mm and 12mm board thicknesses.

The 900x1,200 one man board sheet is suitable for domestic applications, refurbishments and new builds.

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