A Partiwall system is a twin wall, which incorporates plasterboard panels within the wall cavity. It is mainly used to suit normal construction and follow-up trades. The fire-resistant boards are held in position with the help of lightweight steel section studs.
The plasterboard can be installed easily without the use of any additional trades like multistop. These plasterboards have gained high popularity in recent time mainly because of the advantages this material provides over others.
Few of them include:
- Cost-effective and fast to construct: The price of the boards can be justified with the ease of its use. Installation of these boards is easy and they are known to last for long duration. Since the boards are already made, they just need to be fixed with the studs, so it would be easy to install and would not require much talent or time for installation. Walls made from this material is better than two-layered brick walls.
- No wet trades required: Since steel studs are enough for erecting the boards, no other materials like cement are not required for uprighting the boards.
- Fire barrier permits: The special design of the boards is such that it is fire resistant. So it becomes easy to get fire safety standards permits.
- Easy inclusion of other services: Additional services like switches, power points, light fittings, and pipes can installed easily on to the boards without much trouble.
- Protection from the weather: The material is strong enough to protect people from strong winds and severe sunlight as well. Since the walls are water resistant it does not allow rain to seep into the walls and this helps in keeping moisture away from the walls.
Walls made from Partiwall comply with the building code of Australia requirement, but it is very important to purchase it from a genuine dealer.
