Marmox Fireboard Offers Safe Soffit For Radiant Heaters In Hampshire Home

The painstaking refurbishment of a semi-derelict bungalow in Hampshire has highlighted the fire resistant as well as thermal insulation benefits of the latest addition to Marmox UK Ltd.’s growing product portfolio. The property, located on the outskirts of Southampton, had suffered weather damage during the two years it stood empty after the previous owner passed away, with the ingress of heavy rain having brought down the ceilings in the lounge, hall, kitchen and bathroom.

The new owner and her building contractor opted to utilise Marmox Fireboard because of the intention to install all-electric heating: including ceiling mounted radiant panel heaters throughout the rooms. The versatile new Marmox product therefore reducing the rate of heat loss into the roof-space above and mitigating the risk of ceiling joists and other materials possibly being set alight by a malfunction with the panels.

Fireboard has been developed to suit both internal and external wall insulation (IWI/EWI) applications, while the Stone Wool based board features the same ‘honeycomb’ surface structure as Marmox Multiboard, to create a weatherproof, A1 non-combustible certified render-backer. Fireboards are available in thicknesses of 20mm, 50mm and 100 mm. Fireboard can also be specified for internal use on walls or ceilings to take a plaster finish. The 20mm Fibreboard, though, is especially suited for lining window and door reveals, to tackle cold-bridging and improve overall U-values. www.marmox.co.uk