GYPROC has launched a new plasterboard adhesive that makes it easy to create a flawless finish to solid brick, sand and cement, and blockwork surfaces.

“Gyproc Plasterboard Adhesive is a high-performance gypsum-based adhesive specially formulated for bonding a range of plasterboard linings direct to solid backgrounds using the DriLyner Basic system,” says a spokesman for Saint-Gobain Gyproc Middle East, the Abu Dhabi-based dry lining specialist.

The powder adhesive is simply mixed with clean water and applied directly to the surface in a series of vertical dabs. The plasterboard lining is then tapped into position on the dabs to create a perfectly level surface, he explains.

The system can be used to level out uneven surfaces in new buildings and is ideal for covering up damaged or defaced wall surfaces in refurbishment applications. It has the added advantage of creating a small airspace behind the plasterboard lining that can be used to hide electrical cabling and small service pipes, and also contributes additional airspace resistance to improve the overall thermal performance of the wall structure, the spokesman adds.

“The DriLyner Basic system provides a cost-effective alternative to metal frame lining systems that is quicker and easier to use. It incorporates a continuous fillet of Gyproc Plasterboard Adhesive around the lining perimeter, which improves building air-tightness and reduces sound transmission through gaps and cracks in the wall structure,” he says.

The new Gyproc Plasterboard Adhesive comes in hardwearing 30-kg laminated polypropylene bags and has a typical working time of 100 minutes once mixed, enabling many small jobs to be completed with a single mix.

Saint-Gobain Gyproc Middle East is part of Saint-Gobain, the world’s leading plasterboard and plaster manufacturer. Previously active under the British Gypsum and BPB Gyproc brands, Gyproc Middle East opened its first dedicated $60-million plasterboard manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi in April 2010 to meet the growing demand for drywall systems throughout the region.