The Red Book

Considered a construction industry bible, The Gyprock Red Book puts all the performance detail and technical guidance you need to specify residential and commercial wall, ceiling, column and beam systems at your fingertips.

The Red Book

Inside The Red Book

The Red Book is one of the industry’s most recognised and respected technical publications. It provides fire, acoustic and thermal information on hundreds of wall and ceiling systems to support architects, engineers, and other design professionals in their day-to-day design work.

As a result of the revisions and expansions to the original 1999 edition, The Red Book continues to provide comprehensive design information and complete system solutions from CSR Gyprock, Australia’s leading Plasterboard Manufacturer.

Backed By a Trusted Name
CSR has proudly been a part of the Australian building market since 1942 and is the name behind some of Australia's most recognised building products brands. We have a strong history of creating innovative and sustainable building materials that work together to provide better whole-of-project solutions across the Australian commercial and residential construction industries.

Peace of Mind with Compliance
As leaders in the building industry, we understand that compliance is at the core of building requirements. The Red Book covers such a breadth of brands and products, we have the knowledge, expertise, and capability to offer compliance details on an extensive number of complete system solutions. When you use the Red Book and partner with CSR, you can rest easy knowing what's specified fulfils all your compliance requirements.

BOOK 1

The Design Guide

Featuring system shortcut diagrams detailing which wall and ceiling systems are suitable for a variety of buildings such as hospital, schools, offices and aged care facilities. The Design Guide provides fire, acoustic and thermal information on hundreds of wall and ceiling systems and includes products from the CSR companies Gyprock, Cemintel, Himmel, Martini, Bradford, AFS and Hebel. Knowing which wall and ceiling systems are appropriate is now easy to navigate with high resolution diagrams complete with tables listing appropriate systems.

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BOOK 2

The Residential Installation Guide

Provides comprehensive installation details for Gyprock® plasterboards fixed to walls and ceilings of timber, steel and masonry construction in residential buildings.

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BOOK 3

The Commercial Installation Guide

Provides comprehensive installation details for Gyprock® plasterboard in commercial style construction. The details focus on slab-to-slab steel framed construction that is common in offices, warehouses, schools, hospitals, and medium to high-rise residential construction.

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The Red Book 1 updates as of April 2025

New Systems

System Number	Reason for changes	The Red Book 1 Page Number		Comments
System Number	Reason for changes	Oct-23	Apr-25	Comments
1502	New system	N/A	C40	Party wall system with FC lining
1507	New system	N/A	C40	Party wall system with FC lining
2402	New system	N/A	D25	Party wall system with FC lining
2459	New system	N/A	D25	Party wall system with FC lining
10250	New system	N/A	C43	StrataWall system
10251	New system	N/A	C43	StrataWall system
10252	New system	N/A	C43	StrataWall system
10253	New system	N/A	C43	StrataWall system
10254	New system	N/A	C43	StrataWall system
10255	New system	N/A	C43	StrataWall system
10256	New system	N/A	C44	StrataWall system
10257	New system	N/A	C44	StrataWall system
10258	New system	N/A	C44	StrataWall system
10259	New system	N/A	C44	StrataWall system
10260	New system	N/A	C44	StrataWall system
10400	New system	N/A	C46	Steel Column Encasement System
10401	New system	N/A	C46	Steel Column Encasement System
10402	New system	N/A	C47	Steel Column Encasement System
10403	New system	N/A	C47	Steel Column Encasement System
21536	New system	N/A	F33	New Hebel system to The Red Book
21537	New system	N/A	F33	New Hebel system to The Red Book
21538	New system	N/A	F33	New Hebel system to The Red Book
10290	New system	N/A	F56	Glasroc X system
10291	New system	N/A	F56	Glasroc X system
10292	New system	N/A	F56	Glasroc X system
10293	New system	N/A	F56	Glasroc X system
10294	New system	N/A	F56	Glasroc X system
10295	New system	N/A	F56	Glasroc X system
10300	New system	N/A	F57	Glasroc X system
10301	New system	N/A	F57	Glasroc X system
10302	New system	N/A	F57	Glasroc X system
10303	New system	N/A	F57	Glasroc X system
10304	New system	N/A	F57	Glasroc X system
10305	New system	N/A	F57	Glasroc X system
10310	New system	N/A	F58	Glasroc X system
10311	New system	N/A	F58	Glasroc X system
10312	New system	N/A	F58	Glasroc X system
10313	New system	N/A	F58	Glasroc X system
10314	New system	N/A	F58	Glasroc X system
10315	New system	N/A	F58	Glasroc X system
10320	New system	N/A	F59	Glasroc X system
10321	New system	N/A	F59	Glasroc X system
10322	New system	N/A	F59	Glasroc X system
10323	New system	N/A	F59	Glasroc X system
10324	New system	N/A	F59	Glasroc X system
10325	New system	N/A	F59	Glasroc X system
10330	New system	N/A	F60	Glasroc X system
10331	New system	N/A	F60	Glasroc X system
10332	New system	N/A	F60	Glasroc X system
10333	New system	N/A	F60	Glasroc X system
10334	New system	N/A	F60	Glasroc X system
10335	New system	N/A	F60	Glasroc X system
10340	New system	N/A	F61	Glasroc X system
10341	New system	N/A	F61	Glasroc X system
10342	New system	N/A	F61	Glasroc X system
10343	New system	N/A	F61	Glasroc X system
10344	New system	N/A	F61	Glasroc X system
10345	New system	N/A	F61	Glasroc X system

Deleted Systems

System Number	Reason for changes	The Red Book 1 Page Number		Comments
System Number	Reason for changes	Oct-23	Apr-25	Comments
3582	Delete	H22	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
3592	Delete	H23	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7705	Delete	H22	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7710	Delete	H22	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7715	Delete	H22	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7720	Delete	H22	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7725	Delete	H22	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7730	Delete	H23	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7805	Delete	H24	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7810	Delete	H24	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7815	Delete	H24	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7820	Delete	H24	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7825	Delete	H24	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7830	Delete	H25	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7835	Delete	H25	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7840	Delete	H25	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7845	Delete	H25	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
7850	Delete	H25	N/A	Gyprock Laminated Wall system
31001	Delete	E25	N/A	AFS Logicwall
32001	Delete	E25	N/A	AFS Logicwall
33001	Delete	E25	N/A	AFS Logicwall
34001	Delete	E25	N/A	AFS Logicwall
35001	Delete	E25	N/A	AFS Logicwall
31101	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
31102	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
32101	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
32102	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
33101	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
33102	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
34101	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
34102	Delete	E26	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30001	Delete	E30	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30002	Delete	E30	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30003	Delete	E30	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30004	Delete	E30	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30005	Delete	E30	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30006	Delete	E33	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30007	Delete	E33	N/A	AFS Logicwall
30008	Delete	E33	N/A	AFS Logicwall

Updated Systems

System Number	Reason for changes	The Red Book 1 Page Number		Comments
System Number	Reason for changes	Oct-23	Apr-25	Comments
1105	Update	C16	C18	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1108	Update	C16	C18	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1110	Update	C16	C18	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1120	Update	C16	C18	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1125	Update	C17	C19	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1126	Update	C17	C19	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1127	Update	C17	C19	Replace insulation with 90AG14
10037	Update	C17	C19	Replace insulation with 90AG14
3062	Update	C17	C19	Replace insulation with 90AG14
10006	Update	C17	C19	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1128	Update	C18	C20	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1129	Update	C18	C20	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1130	Update	C18	C20	Replace insulation with 90AG14
3072	Update	C18	C20	Replace insulation with 90AG14
10007	Update	C18	C20	Replace insulation with 90AG14
10031	Update	C18	C20	Replace insulation with 90AG14
3082	Update	C19	C21	Replace insulation with 90AG14
10008	Update	C19	C21	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1133	Update	C19	C21	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1135	Update	C19	C21	Replace insulation with 90AG14
3073	Update	C19	C21	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1140	Update	C19	C21	Replace insulation with 90AG14
1142	Update	C20	C22	Replace insulation with 90AG14
10034	Update	C20	C22	Replace insulation with 90AG14
3095	Update	C20	C22	Replace insulation with 90AG14
10024	Update	C34	C36	Typo on acoustic value
10103	Update	C43	C48	Typo on fire report reference & protection side
10104	Update	C43	C48	Typo on fire report reference & protection side
2026	Update	D8	D7	Typo on acoustic value
2161	Update	D13	D14	Typo on acoustic value
2286	Update	D18	D19	Typo on acoustic value
4125	Update	E9	E9	Typo on acoustic value
10091	Update	F8	F8	Typo on FRL
5173	Update	F10	F10	icon updated
5349	Update	F14	F14	icon updated
6025	Update	G7	G7	Additional FRL note
6026	Update	G7	G7	Additional FRL note
6031	Update	G7	G7	Additional FRL note
6132	Update	G7	G7	Additional FRL note
6134	Update	G7	G7	Additional FRL note
6140	Update	G7	G7	Additional FRL note
6180	Update	G9	G9	Additional FRL note
6183	Update	G9	G9	Additional FRL note
6187	Update	G9	G9	Additional FRL note
6190	Update	G9	G9	Additional FRL note
6193	Update	G9	G9	Additional FRL note
6196	Update	G9	G9	Additional FRL note
6215	Update	G10	G10	Additional FRL note
6217	Update	G10	G10	Additional FRL note
6219	Update	G10	G10	Additional FRL note
6221	Update	G11	G11	Additional FRL note
6222	Update	G11	G11	Additional FRL note
6223	Update	G11	G11	Additional FRL note
6240	Update	G12	G12	Additional FRL note
6242	Update	G13	G13	Additional FRL note
6244	Update	G13	G13	Additional FRL note
6245	Update	G13	G13	Additional FRL note
6247	Update	G13	G13	Additional FRL note
6265	Update	G14	G14	Additional FRL note
6267	Update	G14	G14	Additional FRL note
6269	Update	G14	G14	Additional FRL note
6271	Update	G14	G14	Additional FRL note
6273	Update	G14	G14	Additional FRL note
6395	Update	G27	G27	Typo on acoustic value
6425	Update	G30	G30	Additional FRL note
6427	Update	G30	G30	Additional FRL note
6430	Update	G30	G30	Additional FRL note
6440	Update	G30	G30	Additional FRL note
6445	Update	G30	G30	Additional FRL note
6466	Update	G32	G32	Additional FRL note
6468	Update	G32	G32	Additional FRL note
6470	Update	G32	G32	Additional FRL note
6471	Update	G32	G32	Additional FRL note
6473	Update	G32	G32	Additional FRL note
6491	Update	G34	G34	Additional FRL note
6492	Update	G34	G34	Additional FRL note
6493	Update	G34	G34	Additional FRL note
6495	Update	G34	G34	Additional FRL note
6497	Update	G34	G34	Additional FRL note
6519	Update	G36	G36	Additional FRL note
6520	Update	G36	G36	Additional FRL note
6521	Update	G36	G36	Additional FRL note
6522	Update	G36	G36	Additional FRL note
6523	Update	G36	G36	Additional FRL note
6542	Update	G38	G38	Additional FRL note
6543	Update	G38	G38	Additional FRL note
6544	Update	G38	G38	Additional FRL note
6545	Update	G38	G38	Additional FRL note
6548	Update	G38	G38	Additional FRL note
6568	Update	G39	G39	Additional FRL note
6569	Update	G40	G40	Additional FRL note
6570	Update	G40	G40	Additional FRL note
6571	Update	G40	G40	Additional FRL note
6573	Update	G40	G40	Additional FRL note
6590	Update	G41	G41	Additional FRL note
3816	Update	G41	G41	Additional FRL note
6593	Update	G41	G41	Additional FRL note
6595	Update	G41	G41	Additional FRL note
3831	Update	G42	G42	Additional FRL note
3835	Update	G42	G42	Additional FRL note
6598	Update	G42	G42	Additional FRL note
3845	Update	G42	G42	Additional FRL note
6617	Update	G44	G44	Additional FRL note
3866	Update	G44	G44	Additional FRL note
6619	Update	G44	G44	Additional FRL note
6620	Update	G44	G44	Additional FRL note
3881	Update	G44	G44	Additional FRL note
6621	Update	G45	G45	Additional FRL note
3885	Update	G45	G45	Additional FRL note
3895	Update	G45	G45	Additional FRL note
10194	Update	G46	G46	Updated hero image
6636	Update	G46	G46	Updated hero image
6640	Update	G46	G46	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
3916	Update	G46	G46	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
6643	Update	G46	G46	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
6644	Update	G46	G46	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
3931	Update	G47	G47	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
6645	Update	G47	G47	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
3935	Update	G47	G47	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
6648	Update	G47	G47	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
3945	Update	G47	G47	Additional FRL note & updated hero image
6811	Update	G52	G52	Typo on acoustic value
6815	Update	G52	G52	Typo on acoustic value
6816	Update	G52	G52	Typo on acoustic value
6817	Update	G52	G52	Typo on acoustic value
7005	Update	H6	H6	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
10195	Update	H6	H6	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7015	Update	H6	H6	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7020	Update	H6	H6	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7025	Update	H6	H6	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7030	Update	H6	H6	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7055	Update	H7	H7	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7060	Update	H7	H7	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
10196	Update	H7	H7	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7070	Update	H7	H7	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7075	Update	H7	H7	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7080	Update	H7	H7	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7110	Update	H8	H8	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7120	Update	H8	H8	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7130	Update	H8	H8	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7160	Update	H9	H9	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7170	Update	H9	H9	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
7180	Update	H9	H9	Heading amended from 'wall linings' to 'ceiling linings'
8155	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8156	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8166	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8169	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8170	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8171	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8180	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8182	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8184	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8186	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8188	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8190	Update	J6	J6	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8255	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8256	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8266	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8269	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8270	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8271	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8280	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
10201	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8288	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8292	Update	J8	J8	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8273	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8274	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8276	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8277	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8278	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8279	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8293	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8295	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8296	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8297	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8298	Update	J9	J9	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8380	Update	J12	J12	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8382	Update	J12	J12	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8384	Update	J12	J12	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8386	Update	J12	J12	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8388	Update	J12	J12	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8390	Update	J12	J12	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8392	Update	J12	J12	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8505	Update	J15	J15	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8507	Update	J15	J15	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8509	Update	J15	J15	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8511	Update	J15	J15	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8513	Update	J15	J15	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8515	Update	J15	J15	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8517	Update	J15	J15	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8630	Update	J17	J17	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8632	Update	J17	J17	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing
8634	Update	J17	J17	Hero image updated with Cert-R-fix fixing