This high-quality FlipFix Plasterboard Access Panel offers a revolutionary solution for providing standard access to services within a wall or ceiling while maintaining critical fire safety standards. The 1 hour fire rated access panel is designed for seamless integration into plasterboard surfaces, ensuring your project meets stringent fire regulations without compromising on aesthetics.
Engineered for both speed and simplicity, this fire rated plasterboard access panel is supplied with the patented FlipFix fitting device. This innovative system dramatically reduces installation time compared to traditional methods. The beaded frame is specifically designed to be plastered over, creating a discrete, flush finish that is invisible once decorated. It is the perfect access panel for a perfect fit in fire separation walls and ceilings.
Key Features
- Certified Fire Resistance: This hour fire rated access panel provides a 60-minute integrity barrier, crucial for using fire rated access panels in compliance with UK building regulations. The door and frame construction ensures robust fire resistance.
- Patented FlipFix Device: The unique frame – FlipFix access panel system makes installation up to 80% faster. Simply cut your hole, slide the panel in, and tighten the FlipFix device via the fixing screws. The clamps pivot and secure the panel to the back of the plasterboard.
- Seamless Beaded Frame: The access panel with a beaded frame allows a plaster skim coat to be applied over the beaded frame right up to the door edge. This ensures a clean, professional finish and helps to prevent cracking of the skim at the junction between the beaded frame and the plasterboard.
- Plasterboard Faced Door: The panel has a plasterboard faced door, allowing your final surface finish (paint, etc.) to be applied directly, creating a virtually invisible access point. FlipFix plasterboard door beaded frame design is superior to a standard metal door picture frame for a truly concealed look.
- Superior Construction: The panels come with a precision-welded, mitreless frame and a new flush lock system for enhanced security and aesthetics. The unit is finished in a durable powder coated RAL 9010 30% gloss.
Application & Installation
This FlipFix plasterboard access panel with beaded frame is ideal for any application where regular yet discrete fitting access is required to concealed plumbing, electrical wiring, or other building services in a fire-rated partition. The panel is for inspection use and is suitable for personnel access.
Installation Guide:
- Cut the Aperture: Mark and cut an opening in the plasterboard that is 5mm larger than the panel size being ordered. For example, for a 600 x 600mm panel, cut a 605 x 605mm hole.
- Insert the Panel: Place the access panel – beaded frame into the aperture. The FlipFix device covers all plasterboard thicknesses from 8mm to 32mm.
- Secure the Panel: Simply tighten the FlipFix device using a screwdriver. The specially designed clamps will automatically grip the underside of the ceiling or the back of the plasterboard wall, securing the frame firmly in place.
- Finish the Surface: Tape and joint the perimeter. The beaded frame allows for applying the plaster skim coat seamlessly over the frame for a professional, flush finish.
For specific questions regarding your project's requirements, always consult with a fire safety expert or building control officer to ensure compliance.
