Installation

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Install control joints in plasterboard ceilings at:
• 12m maximum intervals
• All control joints in the structure
• Any change in the substrate material
• At the junction of a large room and passageway

Separate plasterboard from building elements made with other materials, such as columns by creating control joints that allow for movement, e.g. utilizing a shadow line profile.

All ceilings in this section are non-trafficable. Do not walk on plasterboard ceilings!

Attach ceiling fixtures to framing members only. Ensure the framing is designed to carry any additional load.

Do not rigidly affix Strato panel to the perimeter.

FRAMING

• Cut Top Cross Rail (TCR) and furring channel to leave 20mm expansion gaps at each wall.
• Stagger joints in TCR and furring channel by 1200mm
• Install additional framing members around openings
• Fix short edges of Strato panel boards to wide furring  channel.

Do not affix Strato panel directly to timber joists.


Sample of typical ceiling framing system.

 Span (Framing Centers)
for Strato Panel Standard Range

Perforation Patterns Furring Channel Spacing
Circular 8/18 R 333mm
Circular 12/25 R 333.3mm
Square 12/25 Q 333.3mm
Alternating Circular 12/20/66 R 330mm
Random Plus 8/15/20R 333.3mm
Random Rectangular RE 333.3mm

 

Span (Framing Centers)
for Strato Panel Specialty Range

Perforation Patterns Furring Channel Spacing
Circular 6/18 R 333mm
Circular 10/23 R 333.5mm
Circular 15/30 R 330mm
Square 8/18 Q 333mm
Alternating Circular 8/12/50 R 333.3mm
Random Plus 10/16/22 R 333.3mm
Random Plus 12/20/35 R 312.5mm

 

GypSorb StreamLine FC-60 Spacing Guide

Board Size FC-60 Spacing MM FC-60 Spacing Inches
924 x 2706 301mm 11 – 27/32″
1188 x 1980 330mm 13″
900 x 2700 300mm 11 – 13/16″
1200 x 2000 334mm 13 – 5/32″
897 x 2760 307mm 12 3/32″
1196 x 2001 334mm 13 – 5/32″
1200 x 1980 330mm 13″
1188 x 1998 333mm 13 – 1/4″
1188 x 2394 300mm 11 – 13/16″
1200 x 1875 313mm 12 – 5/16″
1200 x 2500 313mm 12 – 5/16″