M2Tech® Moisture & Mold Resistant Gypsum Board

CertainTeed’s M2Tech® Moisture and Mold resistant family of products feature unique technology that combines moisture and mold resistance and is specially engineered to provide enhanced protection against mold growth. 

 M2Tech® Moisture and Mold Resistant Gypsum Board provides enhanced protection against mold growth.  It is designed for use on interior walls and ceilings in standard residential, commercial, and institutional applications where enhanced mold resistance is preferred.  Also available in Type X for enhance fire resistance.

• Additional zone of protection against moisture and mold
• Achieves the best possible score of 10 for mold resistance per ASTM D 3273
• Achieves the best possible score of 0 for mold resistance per ASTM G 21
• GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification
• GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification
• Less than 5% water absorption by weight after 2-hour immersion, as per ASTM C 473 test method
• Lightweight gypsum that is easy to cut and install
• May be finished, painted, or wallpapered using conventional gypsum board techniques
• Qualifies for numerous fire-resistance rated assembly designs for safety and performance
• Handles like other CertainTeed gypsum boards

Product Data:

Thickness: 1/2” (12.7mm), 5/8” (15.9mm)

Lengths: 8’ (2440mm), 10’ (3050mm), 12’ (3660mm)

Widths: 4’ (1220mm)

Edges: Tapered

Paper: 100% recycled moisture and mold resistant light violet colored face paper and bronze back paper

Weight: 1.60 lb/ft2 (7.8kg/m2)

 

 

M2Tech® Moisture and Mold Resistant Gypsum Board is a treated paper-faced gypsum board with a moisture-resistant core enclosed in a 100% recycle moisture and mold resistant light violet colored face paper and bronze back paper. 

For detailed Technical Data, please see Product Data and Submittal Sheet.

 

CertainTeed Regular Gypsum Board accepts most types of paints, texture and wall covering materials. The surface shall be primed and sealed with a full-bodied latex primer before applying a final decorative material. This will equalize the suction between the joint compounds and the paper surface. For best painting results, all surfaces, including joint compound, should be clean, dust-free and not glossy. If glossy paints are used, a thin skim coat of compound over the entire surface, Level 5 finish, is recommended to reduce highlighting or joint photographing. This method is also recommended for areas of critical sidelighting of natural or artificial light sources. A sealer application under wallpaper or other wall covering is also recommended so the board surface will not be damaged if the covering is subsequently removed during redecorating. Joint treatment must be thoroughly dry before proceeding with primer-sealer application and final decoration. For a complete mold resistant system, use with M2Tech finishing products where available.

For important specific fire safety information, please refer to the Gypsum Association’s GA-600 Fire Resistance Design Manual or to the UL Fire Resistance Directory.

For complete installation instructions, please see Install Like the Pros, Gypsum Board Installation Guide

Please see attached document for complete warranty

M2Tech® Moisture and Mold Resistant Gypsum achieves GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification & GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification.

• The face and back paper used for our gypsum board consists of 100% recycled paper.
• Synthetic or “by-product” gypsum from the desulphurization of flue gases at coal-fired power plants is used where sources are available. Currently three manufacturing plants—Carrollton, Kentucky, Moundsville, West Virginia and Toronto, Ontario—use 100% synthetic gypsum. The total recycled content for these synthetic gypsum plants is 96%.
• In-plant scrap is recycled back into the process. Our 14 gypsum board manufacturing locations provide regional material coverage throughout North America.
• Although LEED rating systems do not currently address emissions for all building materials and their effects on indoor air quality, finished CertainTeed gypsum board products have no reportable VOCs and will not affect indoor air quality.

For complete information, please see the attached link