Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 3Sep 09, 2009 10:42 am MagicJ I finally have my own reno thread: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28335 The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue! Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 4Sep 09, 2009 10:53 am Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 5Sep 09, 2009 10:58 am Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 6Sep 09, 2009 11:20 am Building Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13002 Site start: 8th July 2009 Handover: 11/12/2009! 5 months total build time. 40 sqs of luxuary...Bliss! Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 13Jan 11, 2011 11:18 pm Hi, I got told this same thing by a glass installer once. Until I recently the truth about it all when we were getting ours done. When you get a glass splash back in your kitchen, all the glass is normal glass except the piece behind your hot plate. The glass companies harden the glass to withstand the heat. The companies that tell you to put fibro behind the glass is because they are getting out of it the cheap way by not having to harden the glass. Don't want to sound like a know-it-all but I had it straight from the horses mouth of a glazier. Simon Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 14Jan 12, 2011 8:02 am But it is still a referencable Australian Standard that one needs to have a fire resistant backing behind a glass splashback. Toughened or not, glass is still an excellent conductor of heat. And as far as I know all of a glass splashback should be made of toughened glass, not just the section behind the cooktop - it's not just heat resistance that is important, impact resistance is also very important in any kitchen work area. Cheers, Earl Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 15Jan 12, 2011 8:35 am simon88 ... all the glass is normal glass except the piece behind your hot plate. The glass companies harden the glass to withstand the heat. The companies that tell you to put fibro behind the glass is because they are getting out of it the cheap way by not having to harden the glass. Did I understand this correctly, or are you saying that they can manufacture just one area of the same piece of glass to be hardened, or are you saying that this would be a separate piece of glass? In other words, what happens for long splashbacks where the cooktop is somehwere in the middle (in front of that long piece of glass) ?? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 17Jan 12, 2011 2:48 pm Lex Did I understand this correctly, or are you saying that they can manufacture just one area of the same piece of glass to be hardened, or are you saying that this would be a separate piece of glass? In other words, what happens for long splashbacks where the cooktop is somehwere in the middle (in front of that long piece of glass) ?? In that case the whole piece would be. The entire kitchen does not need to be. Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 18Jan 12, 2011 3:43 pm Strumer But it is still a referencable Australian Standard that one needs to have a fire resistant backing behind a glass splashback. Earl That is correct. Your kitchen will not comply with the Australian Standards unless you have a fire resistant backing behind your splashback. It does not matter what your splashback is, you must have the fire resistant backing. Re: Fire resistant plaster behind splashback 19Jan 22, 2011 2:07 pm simon88 The companies that tell you to put fibro behind the glass is because they are getting out of it the cheap way by not having to harden the glass. Simon Simon, I work with splashbacks and I ll have to say what you were told is untrue. The fireproof backing board will not prevent the glass from cracking. If the glass behind the cook top hasn't been toughened - it will crack sooner or later. The fireproof backing is there to prevent whatever you have behind the wall not to catch on fire, because without it , it gets pretty hot. simon88 When you get a glass splash back in your kitchen, all the glass is normal glass except the piece behind your hot plate. Simon That is a generalisation. It depends on who does the job. Also having powerpoint cut outs and holes in creates a weak point, which could make the glass if you put some force on it. Toughened glass will never crack. 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