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  • SHERA Board for Fire Rated High Rise Building Applications

    SHERA is an A1 category fire resistant fibre cement board that is perfect for use in high rise building cladding where fire resistance is required.

SHERA Board for Use in Fire Rated High Rise Building Cladding

SHERA Board is a tough fibrous bond of cement, cellulose fibre and sand, with impressive strength, durability and a high degree of flexibility and workability. It is an A1 category material with an EN13501-1 certification and produces no smoke or droplets when exposed to fire. It is a perfect choice for a component of high rise building cladding where a minimum fire resistance is required.

Exterior Fire Rated Cladding Board

SHERA Board in a high rise application

SHERA Board has been tested in accordance with EN13501-1 standards and is rated as an A1 category board.


SHERA Board does not ignite, burn or release smoke or droplets, so it is perfectly suited as an exterior cladding board for high rise applications where fire rating is required.


SHERA Boards are EN13501-1 certified and are the perfect choice for high rise building cladding.


For more details of SHERA Board exterior cladding application, click here.

Technical Details

A Variety of Fire Rated Materials for Exterior Building Applications

Of course,  exterior cladding is not the only part of a building exterior as high-rise buildings will often have balconies or other areas where different materials are required,  all of which need to be fire rated on high-rise building applications.


This is where SHERA  are able to offer a full range of five resistant and fire rated products that are suitable for all parts of exterior applications such as:


  • Exterior balcony decking
  • Exterior balcony decoration
  • Exterior balcony soffits and ceilings

Fire Rated Exterior Balcony Decking 

SHERA Decking is also a fire rated decking plank perfect for exterior balconies on high rise buildings
SHERA Decking Plank is also fire rated category A product with EN13501-1 fire testing certification.

It comes in several 'wood' colours and has an elegant, straight grain wood like surface texture. 

SHERA Decking has been used in numerous high rise, exterior decking  applications in the UK where a minimum A2 fire rating is required.

For more detail of SHERA Decking plank application, click here.

Fire Rated Exterior Ceilings and Soffits for High Rise Applications

SHERA Strip is a fire resistant fibre cement building material
There's no point in having a fire rated exterior building cladding board when mixed with flammable materials used in balcony and exterior ceiling applications on the same building.

SHERA's range of soffits, strips and planks are me from the same fibre cement materials our fire resistant cladding board so perform just as well with regards to fire resistance.

Fire Rated Decorative Materials for High Rise Applications

SHERA Strip can be used for fire resistant exterior decorative applications

Decorative materials are also an integral part of any exterior, high rise balcony application.


Again when the requirement is for a fire rated exterior cladding board for the main high-rise wall application you will also need to factor in fire rated materials for the decorative elements of the building and exterior balconies.


Here you can see our shiplap plank being used as a decorative exterior application. 


SHERA Planks are category A products that can be used as fire rated decorative materials on high rise applications, certified as an A1 fire rated material to EN13501-1 standards.



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