Knauf Fireshield...

[Hannah and Jay]

OK so I was looking in Wickes for some master board/cement board to use behind our stove and only found this stuff called Knauf Fireshield, the guy in Wickes seemed to Think it was the right stuff so I bought some. Its a big 8 by 4 sheet and looks just like plaster board and was next to all the other sheets of erm... plasterboard and i'm afraid I might have just purchased, you guessed it, plasterboard... I says it has superior fire resistance and I've tried looking up all the technical data of it online but i still cant fathom out if it is the same stuff as master/cement board. Can anyone shed light on this??

 

Thanks

[zenataomm]

Did you get the natty suit as well?

 

http://www.knauf.co.id/pdf/fsboard_en.pdf

[jonny]

OK so I was looking in Wickes for some master board/cement board to use behind our stove and only found this stuff called Knauf Fireshield, the guy in Wickes seemed to Think it was the right stuff so I bought some. Its a big 8 by 4 sheet and looks just like plaster board and was next to all the other sheets of erm... plasterboard and i'm afraid I might have just purchased, you guessed it, plasterboard... I says it has superior fire resistance and I've tried looking up all the technical data of it online but i still cant fathom out if it is the same stuff as master/cement board. Can anyone shed light on this??

 

Thanks

The question is how much did you pay? for this board it should have given you a clue!! did you ask a Saturday Helper?

[WotEver]

... i still cant fathom out if it is the same stuff as master/cement board.

It's not. It's a fire-resistant plasterboard.

 

That doesn't mean that it would be unsuitable for your purposes though; someone else more knowledgeable would need to comment on that aspect.

 

Tony

[Chalky]

It's not. It's a fire-resistant plasterboard.

 

That doesn't mean that it would be unsuitable for your purposes though; someone else more knowledgeable would need to comment on that aspect.

 

Tony

 

It would be interesting to get a definitive answer - it's a lot cheaper than other alternatives.

[David Mack]

It's not. It's a fire-resistant plasterboard.

 

That doesn't mean that it would be unsuitable for your purposes though; someone else more knowledgeable would need to comment on that aspect.

 

Tony

 

Looking at the data sheet posted earlier, the various options give a maximum of 2 hours fire resistance. I suspect that may not be enough to protect any wood behind from charring.

 

David

[blackrose]

I'd take it back to Wickes, tell them you were misinformed by their staff and go elsewhere to buy the proper stuff.

[Hannah and Jay]

Right, no its not the right stuff, was only a tenner so giving it to a mate. of to travis perkins me thinks for the real deal...

[Scotty]

I used Aquapanel from B&Q which is a cement board

 

Aquapanel Cement Tile Backer Board (L)1200 x (W)900 x (D)12.5mm

 

EAN: 5027947700393

 

Only £15.98