Steel Brandering is designed to replace the conventional timber brandering at a reduced cost and offers you the following advantages:

1. Reduced weight for transportation and easier handling.
2. Guaranteed straightness of long sections.
3. Quick and easy levelling by means of the suspension bracket / levelling clip.

4. Reduced waste due to availability of different lengths.
5. Improved accuracy.
6. Easier cutting on site.

Steel Brandering should be installed as follows:

1. The brandering section should be fixed at 90 deg. to the roof trusses with a drywall screw or nail of suitable length while not exceeding a 1200mm truss spacing. Suspension brackets should be used where necessary.
2. The brandering should be fixed at centres as follows:
• 6,4mm Rhinoboard plastered ceilings = 400mm centres in one direction.
• 9,5mm Rhinoboard plastered ceilings = 500mm centres in one direction.
3. The Gypsum board must be fixed at 90 deg to the steel brandering: e.g. parallel to the roof truss. with drywall screws at 100mm to 150mm centres
4. The steel brandering system can be used with either the M-strip detail or as a flush, plastered or jointed ceiling as per standard timber brandering.
5. A joiner section should be used to join two pieces of brandering for applications over 4200mm.

NOTE: Steel Brandering is not designed to replace a conventional T37 ceiling but rather to offer an alternative to timber brandering.