Hume Building Products is a leading Australian supplier of building products, with warehouse stores across Sydney and Melbourne, and a fast delivery network servicing metropolitan and regional areas.
Hume has long been known as plasterboard supplies, it has been over 20 years.
In 2002, Hume started out as an Australian Plasterboard Company (APC) franchisee store;
In 2007, Hume became a BGC Plasterboard franchisee;
In 2010, Hume opened operations in Victoria at Sunshine West in Melbourne;
In 2013, Hume opened a new Melbourne headquarters at Preston.
Hume Melbourne warehouses supply different kinds of plasterboard:
Wall Board is regular plasterboard encased in a strong 100% recycled paper liner, ideal for a wide range of residential and commercial internal wall and ceiling applications where fire resistance ratings, impact and water resistance are not required.
Ceiling Board is 10mm thick plasterboard used as a ceiling lining where framing members are spaced at up to 600mm centres.
Water resistant plasterboard is ideal as an internal lining used in wet areas such as bathrooms, showers, laundries and toilets
Fire resistant plasterboard must be used in partition wall and ceiling systems where specific fire-resistance ratings are required.
Sound proof plasterboard both of 10mm and 13mm plasterboard are specifically developed to control room noise levels, improving living comfort in both residential and commercial environments.
Flexible plasterboard is a 6.5mm thick plasterboard, ideal for curved surface applications such as curved walls, arches, ceilings and feature panels. Flexible Plasterboard produces a smooth flush finish when jointed, providing a superior surface that accepts a wide range of decorative finishes
Fire moisture plasterboard was developed specifically for use in wet area fire-rated partition systems.
Shaft wall panels are specially manufactured fire Resistant plasterboard panels, developed to provide fire protection for elevator shafts, vertical ducts and other applications where installation is possible from one side only.
Perforated plasterboard is a sound absorptive perforated plasterboard with recessed edges available in either square, round or slotted design perforations. Perforated plasterboard is recommended for use as wall or ceiling lining where sound absorption is required and is also ideal for decorative applications.
Multi-function plasterboard includes a range that can provide resistance to factors such as fire, impact, sound and water: from Multistop™ 3 (impact, fire & acoustic), and Multistop™ 4 (impact, fire, acoustic & water) to Multistop™ 5 (impact, fire, acoustic, water & mould). Multi-function plasterboard is suitable for hospitals, schools and similar environments.