Hansol Home Deco Launches Rock Fiber Panel 'Wellstone'

Hansol Wellstone Razor Edge. Photo by Hansol Homedeco

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Hansol Home Deco announced on the 26th that it has launched 'Wellstone,' a stone panel made from fibers extracted by melting volcanic rock.

Wellstone is a stone panel made by extracting fiber in a fibrous state from rock and applying various surface treatments to the board. Due to the nature of the rock, it is resistant to water and fire. It is a product that shortens construction time and secures economic efficiency by switching the construction method from wet construction, commonly used in bathroom work, to dry construction.

Generally, wet construction involves stacking stones, bricks, or concrete blocks, plastering with cement, and then installing tiles on top. It is called wet construction because water is used in the cement mixture. Wet construction has many processes such as masonry, plastering, and tiling, resulting in a long construction period. Dry construction, such as using gypsum board, has drawbacks including wall resonance, demolition costs during remodeling, and low workability.

Wellstone is a product that overcomes the limitations of dry construction. It is a material that allows dry construction without masonry and plastering processes, reducing the construction period to about one-third compared to wet construction.

The wall thickness can also be reduced by more than 30% compared to wet walls, allowing narrow bathrooms to be used more spaciously, and the large panel size creates an effect of making the space look bigger.

Through large-scale modularization, grout lines are minimized, freeing users from concerns about water stains, and it also has excellent anti-mold performance.

Due to the characteristics of the stone material, it is resistant to moisture and has minimal deformation caused by temperature or humidity.

Because the fiber is extracted by melting rock at high temperatures, the radon emission, a harmful substance released from stone products, has been reduced to one-tenth of the standard level of 200 Bq/m3 for newly built apartment complexes.

It is suitable as an interior material that replaces tiles used on bathroom or kitchen walls. It is also highly applicable as a wall material for underground parking lots, where exposure to moisture is constant and fire safety is essential.

Park Byungseok, team leader of the Special Sales Division at Hansol Home Deco, said, “Wellstone can shorten construction time through dry construction, has fewer defects, and has strengths in design aspects. We expect Wellstone to perform well in the domestic tile market, which reached 144.25 million square meters last year.”

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