Bead and Mesh Guide
Our range of bead products are designed to give true corners and edges to plaster and render internally and externally for all conditions; ensuring good resistance to cracking, chipping and impact damage on corners and edges. Additionally, standard and security mesh products are used as a key for plaster internally and render externally and can be fixed to brick / block work, timber, steel and concrete using various proprietary fixings to provide a smooth even finish where required.
Our range of includes 6 options; Drylining Beads, Plaster and Render Beads, External Beads, PVC-u Beads, Lathing Products and Security Laths.
These beads produce true straight edges in drylining applications and give an excellent key for thin coat (skim) plastering whilst also providing good resistance to cracking, chipping and impact damage on corners and edges. Our Drylining Bead range includes: GPTC Galvanised Perforated Thin Coat Bead, GMM Galvanised Mini Mesh Bead, GPTCLW Galvanised Perforated Thin Coat Bead Wide Wing, GEB Galvanised Plasterboard Edge Bead and GPS Galvanised Dry Wall Stop Bead.
Our plaster and render beads are designed to give true corners and edges to plaster and render where thick or ‘rough’ coats are required. Mesh wings provide resistance to cracking while offering a good key to the plaster or render. This range of products includes: GAB Galvanised Angle Bead 45mm wing, GWAB Galvanised Wide Angle Bead 63mm wing, GPS Plaster Stop Bead, GERS Galvanised External Render Stop (Bell) Bead, GMB Galvanised Movement Bead, GARB Galvanised Architrave Bead.
External beads are generally for use with external renders or areas where there is high moisture/humidity or where applying a polymer modified or sand / cement finish. Our external bead range includes: SAB Stainless Steel Angle Bead, SPS Stainless Steel Plaster Stop, SERS Stainless Steel External Render (Bell) Bead and SMB Stainless Steel Movement Bead.
PVC-u beads are particularly useful in areas of high rainfall or extreme damp conditions. These products provide a cheaper alternative to stainless steel products and are used in the same way as normal galvanised or stainless steel beads. Manufactured from white high density polyvinylchloride high impact window grade material. Within the product range, we offer: PAB 23 PVC-u Angle Bead Thincoat, PAB PVC-u Angle Bead, PPS3 PVC-u Arch Bead, PPS PVC-u Plaster Stop Bead, PERS External Render Stop (Bell) Bead, PMB PVC-u Movement Bead.
Lathing products are used as a key for plaster internally and render externally and can be fixed to brick / block work, timber, steel and concrete using various proprietary fixings. Our lathing products include: GEML Galvanised Expanded Metal Lath, SEML Stainless Steel Expanded Metal Lath, GRL Galvanised Rib-Lath, SRL Stainless Steel Rib-Lath, SCA Semi Circular Arch Former.
A range of laths for added security to walls, ceilings, partitions and roofs discouraging break ins via these routes. The range includes: SLLD Security Lath Light Duty, SLHDR Security Lath Heavy Duty Raised, SLHD Security Lath Heavy Duty.
If you are unsure which product is most suitable for your job, please call the office on 01663 736 700 to discuss your requirements.