摘要 |
A panel 101 for providing a surface of a wall, comprises a mineral core sheet 203, a pair of laminas 207 and 209, and an edge strip 211. The core sheet has two opposing large faces 204 separated by a plurality of narrow edges 206. The laminas are bonded to the large faces of the core sheet, and an edge strip is bonded to the plurality of edges 206. The mineral core is preferably made from desulphurised gypsum and recycled paper fibres. The laminas are preferably paper impregnated with thermosetting synthetic resins and bonded using a polyurethane adhesive. The edge strips are preferably a plastics PVC (polyvinyl chloride) material that is bonded to the core edges using a hot melt adhesive. Alternatively MDF strips are mounted to the core and the PVC strips bonded to the MDF. A later embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing said panel as well as a claim to a wall comprising a plurality of vertically extending hollow members (601a, 601b figure 7), a plurality of elongate cross members (704a, 704b figure 8) and a plurality of panels (101a, 101b figure 7). |