POWER ADHESIVE 3

Strength 3 adhesive : Gypsum adhesive in powder, especially formulated for building interior plaster block partitions but also carrying out filling and smoothing work.

Also allows blocks to be held in place in the upper part of partitions.

Plaster, calcium carbonate, resin and various adjuvants.

The paste is white.

Water-repellent or normal plaster blocks.

Use also for finish coating on most substrates (plaster, concrete, concrete blocks, cellular concrete, etc.)

Water-repellent or normal plaster blocks. Use also for finish coating on most substrates (plaster, concrete, concrete blocks, cellular concrete, etc.)

• DTU 25.31

• NF EN 12860

• Setting time : 1 hr 30 mins. 

• Complies with the NF EN 12860 standard Reaction to fire : A1

Sacks of 25 kg on film-wrapped pallet.

Sacks of 5 kg.

9 months in original unopened package, protected from damp.

Plasters blocks must be dry and free of dust.

The temperature during application and dring must be between 5 and 30°C. 

Do not use mix that has begun to set.

Not to be used outdoors.

Around 13 to 14 litres of water per 25 kg sack.

Lay the first course by applying to the edge and the bottom of the grooves laid on the ground and on the vertical part.

The joints between the blocks must not exceed a thickness of 3mm.

Lay the second course in the same way, with the joints offset, before the binder has begun to harden.

This is important for the alignment of the partition.

Leave to dry before starting the third course.

Smooth the joints.

Depends on the thickness of the plaster blocks : 

• for 5 mm thick blocks, consumptionis 1 kg/m² 

• for10 mm thick blocks, consumption is 2kg/m² 

3 to 4 hours depending on ambient conditions.

If you are planning to lay tiles on a plaster block partition, avoid covering the blocks with a thin layer of plasterbased filler.