12.5mm Knauf Moisture Panel Tapered Edge Plasterboard 2400mm x 1200mm

12.5mm Knauf Moisture Panel offers all the convenience of plasterboard whilst doing exactly what no standard plasterboard can do: resist water. This impressive plasterboard absorbs less than 5% of water, making it perfect for use in moist and humid conditions. 

This gypsum plasterboard solution contains a silicone additive in its core and a moisture-resistant paper facing on either side, making it ideal for areas of high humidity, such as kitchens and bathrooms. The boards can also be used in can be used in partitions, ceilings and in semi-exposed areas. 

Knauf Moisture Panel can be easily spotted via its green paper water repellent liners. These 12.5mm boards are 2400mm x 1200mm (8 x 4 in ft) and also boast a handy tapered edge, making them suitable for jointing or skimming.

Knauf 12.5 mm Tapered Edge Moisture Resistant Plasterboard Applications

Knauf 12.5mm Moisture Resistant plasterboard does a spectacular job of drylining internal surfaces whilst keeping them dry. This gypsum plasterboard solution contains special silicone additives in its core and a moisture-resistant paper facing on either side that gives it enhanced performance in areas of high humidity and high moisture, such as a bathroom or kitchen construction. 

The boards are specifically designed to tolerate moist conditions which are present in the following: 

• Kitchen walls
• Bathrooms
• Ceilings
• External soffits in sheltered positions

12.5mm Knauf Moisture Panel Tapered Edge Specifications

Aside from its 5% water absorption performance, Knauf Moisture Panel offers many benefits. Whilst it's not immediately obvious, Knauf Moisture Panel does, in fact, offer great fire protection and acoustic insulation where necessary. Featuring a handy tapered edge, these boards are also a lot easier to fit than standard square edge plasterboard. 

• Core and paper liners are infused with water repellent additives
• Score and snap rapid installation - just use a sharp knife (Stanley knife) and a straight edge!
• Can be screwed or dot-and-dab fixed
• Suitable for direct decoration or plaster finish
• Suitable for kitchen and bathroom walls
• Thermal conductivity: 0.24 W/mK
• Technical specification Brand: Knauf 

12.5mm Knauf Moisture Panel Plasterboard Certifications

These Moisture Panels fully comply with BS1230: Part 1: 1985 and are categorised as Type 3, helping you to meet national building regulations. 

• EN520 Classification Type A & H2
• BES 6001 ‘Excellent’ Rating
• Manufactured in accordance with ISO 14001
• Manufactured to EN 520
• In full compliance with ISO 9002 and BS1230: Part 1: 1985

12.5 mm Moisture Resistant Plasterboard Cutting

The boards can be cut with a fine-toothed plasterboard saw, or you can simply score the front face paper with a knife before snapping it over a straight edge, repeating the process on the back face paper.

About Knauf

Knauf Drywall is one of the leading manufacturers of plasterboard and drylining products in the UK. Homeowners all over the country look to Knauf for superior wall lining, and thistle board finish products. The brains behind Knauf work hard to reconfigure their manufacturing processes and create high-quality materials; 12.5mm pink plasterboard benefits from these advances. Knauf also manufactures a range of other high-performance boards suited to various other applications.

We also sell moisture-resistant plasterboard offering reduced water absorption properties from other big-name brands such as British Gypsum Gyproc moisture-resistant plasterboard; equally efficient as Knauf, Gyproc Moisture Resistant consists of an aerated gypsum core with water repellent additives encased in both its core and liners.