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Kal-Kore Plaster Base

Kal-Kore Plaster Base

Description
Gold Bond® BRAND Kal-Kore® Plaster Base is a gypsum plaster base with a blue absorptive face paper surface designed to permit rapid trowel application of Kal-Kote® Basecoat, Gypsolite® Plaster, Uni-Kal® and X-KALibur® one-coat plasters.
Kal-Kore Fire-Shield® Plaster Base contains a fire-resistant Type X gypsum core that provides additional fire resistance when used in tested assemblies.

Advantages
  • Provides a strong bond for the application of Kal-Kote Basecoat, Uni-Kal, and X-KALibur veneer plasters as well as Gypsolite Plaster.
  • Appearance and surface of conventional plaster at lower cost than regular plastering.
  • High resistance to cracking, nail-popping, impact and abrasion failure.
  • Veneer Plaster Systems provide an excellent base over which paints or other finishes should be applied.
  • Fire-Shield Kal-Kore features a fire resistant Type X core and is UL Classified and approved for inclusion in specific UL fire-rated designs.

Available Products
  • 3/8" – Regular
  • 1/2" – Regular
  • 1/2" Fire-Shield C – Type C
  • 5/8” Fire-Shield - Type X
  • 5/8” Fire-Shield C – Type C

LEED Documentation
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Technical specification
  • Unique ref.national-gypsum-007
  • Product familyGypsum Board Fixed Partitions
  • Product groupGold Bond
  • TypeBuilding Materials
  • Date of publishing2017-01-20
  • Edition number1
Related
  • Material mainGypsum
  • Designed inUnited States
  • Manufactured inUnited States
Classification
  • BIMobject CategoryConstruction Materials - Gypsum / Fiber / Drywall
  • CSI MasterFormat 2014 Code09 20 00
  • CSI MasterFormat 2014 TitlePlaster and Gypsum Board
  • OmniClass Number23-13 13 11 19
  • OmniClass TitleGypsum

Region availability

North America
United States