Lafarge GTEC Aqua Board achieves BBA Accreditation

GTEC Aqua Board, the gypsum-based board from Lafarge Plasterboard, has been awarded BBA certifications for use in external facade systems.

The first BBA covers Aqua Board for use in External Insulation Facade Systems (EIFS), for both steel frame and timber frame constructions in which GTEC Aqua Board is used as a direct replacement for traditional cement particle sheathing boards.

The second BBA certification covers the use of GTEC Aqua Board in direct render applications, also for both steel and timber frame constructions, in which GTEC Aqua Board can easily be coated with an external render.

Lafarge Plasterboard's GTEC Aqua Board is the UK's fist gypsum based board for use in high humidity and wet areas for both internal and external applications.

Because it's gypsum based, GTEC Aqua Board offers benefits over traditional alternatives such as cement particle boards.

It is lighter and therefore easier to handle on site.

It is also easy to cut; treated as normal plasterboard, score and snap without excessive dust, a common problem when using cement particle boards.

No pre drilling is required when fixing; GTEC Aquascrew High Thread fixes to timber and self tapping fixes to metal.

GTEC Aqua Board has undergone numerous testing in both the UK and Europe, which guarantees that the product will deliver the performance expected.

Lafarge guarantees that the board will be unaffected even when left on site and directly exposed to all weather conditions for up to six months.

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