Loadbearing - timber joist floors and ceilings
Plasterboard lined timber joists are widely used in internal
floors, separating floors and roof linings within residential and
commercial applications to meet, or exceed, fire and sound
insulation performance requirements of Building Regulations
Approved Document E.
Key facts
- Traditional and established method
- Use of Gyproc Drywall Timber Screws minimises fixing defects in
direct fix applications
- Gypframe RB1 Resilient Bar and Gypframe RB2 SureFix Bar provide
enhanced acoustic performance and eliminate nail popping
Performance
| Fire resistance |
30-90 min |
| Airbourne sound insulation |
36-66 Rw dB |
| Impact Sound Insulation |
78-48 Lnw dB |
| Thermal performance |
0.25-0.14 W/m2K |
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