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Calcium Silicate Fire Board
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Calcium Silicate Board – 12mm
What to Expect When Buying Calcium Silicate Board
Calcium silicate board is a high-performance, non-combustible building board manufactured from a calcium silicate matrix reinforced with cellulose fibres and mineral fillers, cured under high-pressure steam in an autoclave. It offers excellent fire resistance combined with dimensional stability, making it ideal for use in and around fireplaces and other high-heat applications.
Each board is independently tested and certified to EN ISO 1716:2010 and EN ISO 1182:2020, achieving a Class A1 reaction-to-fire classification under EN 13501-1 — the top European rating, awarded only to materials that make no contribution to fire.
As an engineered product, calcium silicate board provides a consistent and dependable material from board to board. However, the surface is not intended to be a fully finished decorative surface. As part of the manufacturing and autoclaving process, boards may naturally display light pitting, small surface blemishes, discolouration, marks or visible lines and stripes from the production equipment. These characteristics may vary between boards and are considered a normal feature of the product rather than a manufacturing fault.
The boards are autoclaved at approximately 200°C for over 24 hours, with the production process and supporting ventilation system contributing to some of the markings that can be visible on the finished surface. These cosmetic characteristics do not affect the board's structure, quality, performance or Class A1 fire rating.
Where a decorative painted finish is required, the board should be suitably prepared and primed before painting in accordance with the chosen finishing system. The surface can also be lightly sanded where required to reduce minor production marks or imperfections prior to finishing.
Key Features
- Non-combustible mineral board offering the highest level of fire resistance, with no added flame retardants
- Independently tested and certified to EN ISO 1716:2010 and EN ISO 1182:2020
- Achieves Class A1 reaction-to-fire classification under EN 13501-1 — the top European fire rating
- Calcium silicate matrix reinforced with cellulose fibres and mineral fillers, autoclaved for stability
- Consistent 12mm thickness
- Light pitting, production lines, marks, discolouration and minor surface blemishes are normal manufacturing characteristics and do not affect the performance of the board
- Suitable for priming, painting, tiling or use within fireplace installations
- Ideal for fireplace chambers, hearths, heat shields and other high-heat applications
- Available in a range of sizes, supplied by part pallet or full pallet
Kerb-side Delivery
Our deliveries are to kerb-side only. The delivery drivers will attempt to contact you approximately one hour before delivery using the details given at the time of ordering (landline and/or mobile). The delivery drivers are not expected to assist with the movement of the delivery from the kerb-side to a more suitable location on-site.
The majority of our deliveries are done using a 17t Lorry, if a smaller veicle (i.e. 7.5t Lorry) is needed for restricted access such as narrow lanes or low bridges, this may require more than one delivery if the order is more than 7.5 tonnes in weight.
Damaged Items
It is essential that, upon delivery, if there is noticeable damage to the order (i.e. broken pallet, visible signs of damage to the tiles etc, that you mark the delivery sheet as "DAMAGED" and email us a description of the damage and photographs. This allows us to make a claim and rearrange delivery. Any damage not marked as such on the delivery note will be replaced by us at our cost at our discretion.
Weekends and bank holidays
Collections and our Express and Standard deliveries only take place Monday to Friday. We are not open weekends or during Bank Holidays. We close at Christmas, usually 3 or 4 days prior to Christmas Day and re-open after the New Year Bank Holiday.
Express & Standard
All orders where we charge for delivery are done so on a pallet and delivered using one of our partner carriers. Express delivery is typically for available for most of the mainland UK, where this is not possible, only the Standard option will be available.
Orders placed after our 1pm cut-off time for our carrier manifest system will result in Express orders taking an additional business day as we are unable to add to that days' manifest after 1pm. Most Standard deliveries are 72 hours after being added to the manifest, you will be advised of the estimated delivery date at the time of ordering.
Collections
Customers can collect their orders from our warehouse during normal office hours (Monday - Friday, 9am to 4pm) - if ordered before 12pm, collections can be available the same day (we will advise at the time of ordering if this is not possible) or the following business day if ordered after 12pm.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the vehicle being used is capable of transporting the order safely, we will not be held responsible for any breakages that occur during transit using your own vehicle. All collections are inspected and photographed prior to collection.
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