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The combination of safe, rapid and economical installation makes the DURRA Wall System highly versatile and capable of a wide variety of applications. The DURRA Wall System is a breakthrough in quality wall products in the building industry. A cost effective system that has outstanding acoustic properties, strong fire resistance and is the natural alternative for environmental sustainable design. The DURRA Wall System is also an excellent thermal insulating medium. The DURRA Wall System is self-supporting and requires no timber stud framing. A DURRA wall is quicker to construct than equivalent drywall systems, and the cost of materials are comparable.

DURRA can supply internal walls floor to floor (maximum height without horizontal joints 3300mm Single skin thickness 58mm with stiffeners of 50mm MS box bars at 3000mm intervals concealed with DURRA columns) made out of DURRA panel or 116mm Double layer DURRA walls which could go to a height of 4500mm to a span of 4500mm free from supports to a proposed project.

Economic Benefits

  • Fast to construct.
  • 6 times more light weight than the block or brick wall.
  • Less skill labor involved.

Technical Benefits

  • Hassle free construction without wet works.
  • Services are channel through a cavity.
  • Walls are ready-made in 32Sqft panels, and ready to use.
  • Door and window openings could be easily sawed and cut into size.
  • Future alterations changes, modifications, are possible.
  • Construction sequence could be altered to suit the requirement and place, since they are dry walls.
  • Self-supportive.

Environmental Benefits

  • Manufactured out of waste materials.
  • Helps to reduce the carbon foot print of Sri Lanka.
  • Straw is a rapidly renewable resource.
  • DURRA requires very low energy for production.
  • No Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) free.

Performance Benefits

  • Walls have a fire rating of 1-2 hours.
  • Advance sound efficiency of STC 32 dB and could be enhanced further.
  • A very good thermal insulation characteristics Very good height to weight to height ratio and good self-supportiveness.
  • Strong and has a high impact resistance.

Single Layer Wall

A wall/partition consisting of a single 50 or 58mm thick DURRA standard board fixed with Zn/Al channels. Board to board connections with plywood biscuits or Zn/Al channels. Ideal for partitions with a maximum length of 3m and height of 3.05m. Exposed electrical wiring. Most suitable for residential homes.

Double Layer Wall

A wall/partition consisting of two 50 or 58mm thick DURRA standard boards fixed in a staggered system with Zn/Al channels. Board to board connections with plywood biscuits or Zn/Al channels. Ideal for partitions exceeding a length of 3m and height of 3.05m. Unexposed electrical wiring. Suitable for lecture halls, class rooms, hotels, offices, etc.

Cavity Wall

A wall/partition consisting of two 50 or 58mm thick DURRA standard boards fixed in a staggered system with Zn/Al channels maintaining a gap (air or in fill of insulation wool). Board to board connections with plywood biscuits or Zn/Al channels. Ideal for partitions exceeding a length of 3m and height of 3.05m. Unexposed electrical wiring. Suitable for lecture halls, class rooms, hotels, offices, etc.