Glass-Magnesium Sheet: Feedback on the application of the product

Today, more often in the construction market, you can see a new building material - glass sheet. Reviews of it so far are few, since it is not as widespread as, for example, drywall. Nevertheless, many Russian citizens have already encountered it during construction.

What is a glass - magnesium sheet?

What is the value of this building material? Manufacturers argue that the glass-magnesium sheet has many advantages. Reviews of importers and manufacturers are full of laudatory odes. Is it really? Let's try to figure this out together.

Let's consider for the beginning appearance. This material is a plate with a size of 2440 by 1220 mm. The thickness can vary from 6 to 10 mm. The front side is smooth, which makes it easy to apply paint or glue wallpapers. The reverse side of it is rough. So conceived by manufacturers for a strong adhesion to the tile and other finishing materials.

Glass-Magnesium Sheet: Characteristics

Among the many technical characteristics, the main emphasis of manufacturers is on the following:

• Non-combustibility. That is why it is often used for the construction of fireproof structures.
• Resistance to moisture. For more than a hundred days, a glass-magnesium sheet may be present in the water. Reviews indicate that it does not lend itself to swelling, and after drying it retains its former dimensions.
• Refractoriness. This material can withstand temperatures up to 1200 degrees.
• It contains no harmful chemical components. It is made on the basis of magnesite, dolomite and perlite (volcanic glass). When heated, they do not emit toxic substances.
• Ease. Approximately 40% lighter than drywall.
• Hardness. The glass-magnesium sheet possesses high strength . Reviews of those who have already used it, say that by hardness, it surpasses the popular drywall 3 times. In doing so, it easily bends.
• Easy to process and install. Such a sheet does not crumble, does not crack during cutting or fixing.
• When buying this material does not need additional processing impregnation. It is immediately ready for use.

Applications

The glass-magnesium sheet, the price for which is from 140 to 237 rubles, is rapidly gaining the construction market. Today it is often used in the repair and construction of the following facilities:

1. Shopping complexes, restaurants, entertainment centers.
2. Warehouses, factories, factories.
3. Living spaces. Especially often in new buildings, as well as in the process of repairing old houses.
4. Schools, polyclinics, kindergartens.

As a rule, the glass-magnesium sheet is used for finishing ceilings, walls, swimming pools, shower cabins. After all, it combines all the main features of safe use: resistance to temperature changes, high humidity and open fire.

Such sheets are also used in the production of fireproof doors. There they perform the functions of double-sided overlays. And the filler can be different, it will not affect the safety of the door. Such structures are capable of resisting an open fire for about an hour. In addition, they do not deform as metal doors, but are crumbled in layers, without hindering evacuation in the event of a fire.

As you can see, it's not for nothing that the glass-magnesium sheet goes to the first positions among other building materials.