Timber Appeal

With Fibre Cement Durability

ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY Minimises the cutting down of trees for timber. Raw material from managed resources. DIMENSIONALLY STABLE An autoclaved composite material with a stable crystalline structure which is resilient to changes in temperature and humidity. Less shrinkage compared to air-cured products.
External siding

UCO PLANK is an autoclaved cellulose fibre cement plank. It is a 100% asbestos free building board, available in smooth surface, UCO PLANK SMOOTH and permanent woodgrain texture, UCO PLANK SEDARTEX.

SURFACE FINISH VERSATILITY Readily accepts a wide range of surface finishes, e.g. acrylic and emulsion paints, lamination, ceramic, stones, marble, etc. EASY TO INSTALL Cutting down construction time and cost. MINIMAL MAINTENANCE Virtually maintenance free - cost effective.

Ideal for siding, gable end, fascia, fencing, cladding and ceiling.

APPLICATIONS

ADVANTAGES

NON HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH 100% asbestos-free. FIRE RESISTANT Class O classification according to Malaysian Uniform Building By-Laws. DURABLE Resistant to rot and water damage. Not affected by termite or other insect/vermin attack. When used and installed correctly, it does not crack or warp. Chemical resistant to mild acid attack.

Fencing

External facade

SPECIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FIRE RESISTANCE UCO PLANK SMOOTH / UCO PLANK SEDARTEX conforms to a) BS 476 : Part 6 (Fire Propagation) Index of performance (I) = 0.0 Sub-index i1 = 0.0 i2 = 0.0 i3 = 0.0 b) BS 476 : Part 7 (Surface Spread of Flame) Characteristics Class (1) DENSITY AT EMC* 1460 to 1500 kg/m WATER ABSORPTION (by Weight) 22.0% (EMC to Saturated) MOISTURE CONTENT AT EMC (by Weight) 8.0 % FLEXURAL STRENGTH (Average Modulus of Rupture) Oven Dry 21 MPa Saturated 13 MPa THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY Estimated at 20C 0.30 W/m.K MOISTURE MOVEMENT 0.06 to 0.08 % (Saturated to EMC)
*EMC: Equilibrium Moisture Content, at 25C & 50% Relative Humidity
External Internal External Internal

Wall cladding

ACCESSORIES
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CORNERS

uPVC

Aluminium

METAL STUD CLIP (for use in situations where excessive plank movement may occur) uPVC JOINTERS

DIMENSIONS
Product Type Nominal Thickness (mm) Density at EMC* (kg/m) SMOOTH 7.5 1460 SEDARTEX 6.5 # 1500 7.5

FASTENERS NAILS
(for timber framed construction)

Galvanised wire nails 2.8mm x 40mm & 2.8mm x 50mm

(for recladding over existing flat sheets only)

Nominal Weight per Plank (kg) 210 mm width # 230 mm width 9.2 7.5 9.4 SCREWS
(for metal framed construction)

Deutsher 8/18mm x 35mm, self-embedding head, Wing Teks screws

# Strictly for overseas market. All UCO PLANK SMOOTH / UCO PLANK SEDARTEX come in length of 3660 mm.

A. WORKING GUIDELINE
GENERAL Use normal woodworking tools. CUTTING Use a fine-toothed panel saw. Work with fair face upwards and support the board as cutting progresses. Quick and easy rough cuts can be made by scoring boards with a knife and snapping over a straight edge. This can be done using UACs special tungsten tipped Score and Snap knife.

B. FIXING INSTRUCTIONS
When fixing UCO PLANK SMOOTH / UCO PLANK SEDARTEX use nails for timber frames or screws for metal frames. The Planks are Lap gauge to be overlapped with minimum recommended lap of 25mm. For ease of use, fabricate lap gauges from timber. 25mm min lap

In using Metal Stud Clips, they are simply positioned along the top of the Planks and fixed directly to studs through the top leg of the clip, thereby allowing lateral movement of the Planks. The Metal Stud Clips are designed to give a Plank overlap of 25mm.

Straight edge

Cutting operations should be carried out in open air situations or in well ventilated spaces using circular saw as below ; For power sawing use a tungsten carbide or diamond tipped blade.

TIMBER FRAMES Fix Planks at each batten with 2.8mm x 40mm galvanized wire nails through both thicknesses of Planks as shown. Nail may be driven flush with the Plank surface.

DRILLING Use normal low or high speed drills. Place scrap board under the drilling location to ensure a clean hole. SANDING Sand with conventional sand papers. PAINTING Prime board before painting. For water based paints apply a watered down first coat. For oil based paints use a universal primer. For textured paints use manufacturers recommended sealer. Alkali resistant primers are not required. HEALTH AND SAFETY UCO PLANK SMOOTH / UCO PLANK SEDARTEX is formulated without asbestos or any other inorganic fibre, and no special precautions are necessary in handling or working. When using power saws in a confined space, dust extraction equipment is recommended to control dust levels. Boards will support their own weight, but are not load bearing.

When using Metal Stud Clips, position clips at each batten and fix with galvanized wire nails through the hole in the top leg as shown.

METAL FRAMES Planks are fixed to light gauge 1.2mm nominal thickness steel frame 8/18mm x 35mm self-embedding head, Wing Teks screws. Fix Planks at each stud by driving screws through the top Planks only immediately above the lap as shown. Self-embedding head screws should be driven flush with the Plank face. Do not over-drive. When using Metal Stud Clips, fix clips to metal frames at each batten with short, 5mm diameter hex. head Teks screws or similar.

Extreme care must be taken to drive screws as close as possible to the corners of the studs to avoid deflection of the stud flange.

JOINTING uPVC Jointers are used to off-batten joint UCO PLANK SMOOTH / UCO PLANK SEDARTEX They are installed in each vertical joint as the plank fixing proceeds. Joints should be staggered up the wall face. uPVC Jointers carry down to lap over the top edge of the previous course of Planks and are finished flush with the exposed edge.

CUTTING AROUND OPENINGS When cutting Planks around window or door openings, 5mm nominal clearance must be provided at the jamb, head and sill. UCO PLANK SMOOTH / UCO PLANK SEDARTEX courses should be set out as near to a full Plank as possible under a window.

5mm nom. clearance

Full plank width if possible

Purlin

Where a Plank has been reduced in width, provide a uPVC Jointers at one end of the window or door openings. Where window and door openings exceed 1800mm width, and in all cases on steel frames, provide a uPVC Jointers above and below the four corners.

uPVC Jointer UCO PLANK Intermediate

Rafter

uPVC Jointers

Timber Batten

C. EXPOSED CONDITIONS
On upper storey additions or situations where wind driven rain can be deflected upwards (for example from a lower roof area or in very exposed situations generally), special precautions are necessary.

UCO PLANK

Corner

Timber Batten

Intermediate

Fascia board details

CORNER DETAILS Plank ends are cut flush with corner battens and fitted with aluminium metal corners. Alternatively, 50mm x 25mm sawn timber stops may be fixed at all external corners and 25mm x 25mm stops at internal corners.
Corner studs Aluminium foil or flashing

Plank ends cut flush with each return face of stud

Walls exposed in this manner should be fully sarked with aluminium foil or similar flashing. Fix sarking to the outside of the studs so that it overlaps the roof flashing.

Preformed metal external corner

External corner detail

building paper as over-flashing Corner studs Aluminium foil or flashing Preformed metal internal corner Flashing : Vertical leg nailed to studs Horizontal leg dressed over tiles

Lap gauge 40mm wide strip of UCO PLANK

Internal corner detail

WARRANTY
The recommendations in this brochure are formulated along the lines of good buildings practice. However, this brochure is not intended to be an exhaustive statement of all relevant data. As the success of building projects depends on many factors outside UACs control (e.g. quality of workmanship, particular design detail requirements etc.), UAC accepts no responsibility of liability for or in connection with the quality of the projects or their suitability when completed. For a warranty period of one year from date of delivery of UACs products (UAC Products) to the purchaser (Warranty Period), UAC warrants that the UAC Products are free from defects which are solely due to materials or manufacturing faults. The foregoing warranty shall not apply to the extent that: a) the defect, loss or damage is caused by any act, default or misuse of the UAC Products (or part thereof ) by the purchaser or any third party or by failure to follow any instructions or speci cations of UAC or by modi cation of the UAC Products or installation, application and / or combination of the UAC Products with any other product not approved by UAC; or b) UAC is not noti ed in writing within the Warranty Period of any relevant defect in the UAC Products or part thereof.

Subject to such provisos, UAC will at its sole option and subject to the investigations, veri cations and inspection of such defect by a UAC representative, either (a) replace such defective UAC Product or part thereof; or (b) re-fund the price paid for the defective UAC Product or part thereof. The liability of UAC shall include only Products with antecedent defects. The liability cannot be extended to include Products without defects which might have been delivered at the same time as the defective Products. The foregoing shall be the sole and exclusive remedy in the event of any breach of the said warranty. To greatest extent permitted by any applicable law, the warranties referred to the above shall be sole and exclusive and in lieu of all implied or statutory warranties (including without limitation, the implied warranties imposed by the Malaysian Sale of Goods Act 1957 and all other warranties implied by law as to merchantability, satisfactory quality or tness for a particular purpose, or otherwise arising from course of dealing or usage of trade) or any other express or implied warranties or representations. To greatest extent permitted by any applicable law, in no event shall UAC be liable to the purchaser or any other person or entity for any loss or damage including without limitation special, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages, loss of pro ts, loss of business or loss of use; whether based upon contract, tort, negligence or otherwise arising out of the manufacture, sale or delivery of the UAC Products, even if UAC has been advised of the possibility of such damage or loss.

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