{"product_id":"12mm-fire-cloud-solid-surface-sheet","title":"12mm Fire Cloud Solid Surface Sheet","description":"\u003ch2\u003e12mm Fire Cloud Solid Surface Sheet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size: 3,660mm x 760mm x 12mm. Supplied as a full sheet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid surface is a cast composite sheet, not a laminate or a coated board. It is made by blending pure acrylic (PMMA) resin with aluminium trihydrate, a mineral filler refined from bauxite, then curing the two together into a single homogeneous slab. Because the sheet is the same material all the way through, the colour and pattern do not stop at the surface. That is the difference from every decorative board: there is no thin printed layer to wear off, no substrate to swell when water reaches it, and no visible line where two pieces meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree practical consequences follow. Scratches, scuffs and burns are abraded out and the surface refinished in place rather than replaced. The cured composite is non-porous, so liquids cannot soak in, nothing needs sealing and bacteria have no pore structure to colonise. And because the body of the sheet matches its face, two pieces bonded with colour matched adhesive and sanded flat read as one continuous surface with no shadow line and no gap to trap dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe decor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFire Cloud (DM5407) is the statement decor in the range. The field is a bright, clean white with only the softest grey drapes moving through it, and cutting across that field is a single bold amber vein, warm and copper-toned, running the length of the sheet with fine tributary threads breaking off it. There is a pearl content in the surface that catches the light and gives the white a subtle lustre rather than a flat matt read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery other pale decor in the range is designed to sit quietly. This one is designed to be looked at. The restraint of the white field is what makes the vein work: on a busier ground the amber would compete, whereas here it reads as a deliberate line drawn across a clean surface. It is the decor for a single island, a hotel reception desk or a bar front where you want one surface to carry the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe vein is a design decision, not a random pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis matters more on Fire Cloud than on any other decor we stock, and it is the thing most likely to go wrong if it is\u003cbr\u003enot planned. The vein occupies a specific position on the sheet. Where it falls on your finished piece depends entirely on how the sheet is set out and cut, so the vein needs to be positioned deliberately: running off-centre down an island, arriving at a particular point on a peninsula, or placed to carry over the curve of a formed waterfall end. Cut the sheet without planning for it and the vein ends up wherever the cutting list happens to put it, which on a decor this bold is the difference between a feature and an accident. Set the pieces out on the full sheet with the vein position\u003cbr\u003emarked before anything is cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same thinking applies across joints. If a run needs two pieces, decide whether the vein should continue across the seam or whether the second piece should be taken from plain field. Both work. What does not work is a vein that nearly lines up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabrication requirement: this decor has a pearl surface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFire Cloud carries the manufacturer's pearl designation, and it changes how the sheet must be edged. The pearl material sits in the top surface of the sheet rather than being distributed through the full thickness. That means a square cut edge exposes a section without pearl in it, which reads as a subtly different colour and lustre from the face immediately above it. The manufacturer's instruction is therefore to mitre or heavily rebate every visible edge, so what you see at the edge is folded-over face material rather than a cut section. The same applies to coved upstands and downstands, which highlight the absence of pearl through the thickness and should be avoided in favour of rebated details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a defect and it does not affect durability, hygiene or the warranty. It is a fabrication instruction, and a fabricator who works with pearl decors will build a mitred edge as a matter of course. It is worth knowing before you quote, because a mitred edge takes longer than a square one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Group E price\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFire Cloud sits in Group E, the top price band, which covers the pattern-led decors. Carrying a defined vein and a pearl surface consistently through a cast sheet is considerably more involved than casting a flat colour. Technical performance, jointing method and the ten year warranty are identical to every other decor in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking with the sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFire Cloud is jointed with ColorSeam Simply White, the methyl methacrylate adhesive matched to this decor. Glue the joint, remove the surplus, then sand through a progressive grit sequence from 120 up to 400 to bring both pieces to one plane and one finish. The adhesive is low-VOC and GREENGUARD Gold certified, which is worth knowing on projects chasing indoor air quality credits. Because much of the field is close to a plain white, take the finishing grits right through and work the sheen out across a wide area, since an uneven finish at the seam has nowhere to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet is 12mm, the standard worktop thickness for the material. A heavier edge is built up by bonding a second strip beneath the front edge and jointing it invisibly, and on this decor that build-up should be mitred so the face material folds over the edge. The material thermoforms as well: heated evenly to forming temperature and worked over a jig it takes curves, coves and waterfall island ends. A formed end with the amber vein carrying uninterrupted over the curve is an effect no stone slab can produce, and it is the single strongest reason to specify this decor over a natural or engineered stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne sheet covers 2.78 square metres. A standard 600mm deep run therefore yields just over six linear metres of worktop before allowances for cut-outs and edge build-up. On this decor, plan the yield around the vein position rather than purely around linear metres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProperty: Value | Decor: Fire Cloud | Decor code: DM5407 | Series: DM5 | Jointing adhesive match: ColorSeam Simply White | Material: Pure acrylic (PMMA) resin with aluminium trihydrate (ATH) mineral filler | Sheet size: 3,660 x 760 | Thickness: 12 | Coverage per sheet: 2.78 | Colour through thickness: Yes, homogeneous. Pearl content is in the top surface only | Character: Bright white with a bold amber vein and soft grey drapes | Fabrication notes: Pearl (P): pearl in top surface only, mitre or heavily rebate all edges | Thermoformable: Yes | Repairable and refinishable: Yes | Density: 1.729 | Flexural strength: 69.6 (10,100 psi) | Flexural modulus: 9,887 (1,434,000 psi) | Tensile strength: 45.9 | Tensile modulus: 9,890 | Elongation at break: 0.50 | Barcol hardness: 67 | Heat deflection temperature: 111.7 | Coefficient of thermal expansion: 3.49 x 10 -5 | Water absorption: 0.10 | Boiling water resistance: No effect | High temperature resistance: No effect | Thermal shock resistance: Pass, no cracking, crazing, blistering or spalling | Reaction to fire: B-s1, d0 | Surface burning: Class A (FSI 15, SDI 10) | Cigarette test: Pass | Stain resistance: Pass | Chemical resistance: Pass | Colour fastness: Pass | Light resistance (xenon arc): No effect | Fungal resistance: Does not support microbial growth | Bacterial resistance: Does not support bacterial growth | Food contact: Certified | Indoor air quality: GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Gold certified | Warranty: 10 years against manufacturing defect\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forge Finishes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67883651432647,"sku":"FireCloud","price":906.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/2752\/6087\/files\/chatgpt_image_aug_18_2026_09_33_39_am.webp?v=1791753613","url":"https:\/\/forge-finishes.co.uk\/products\/12mm-fire-cloud-solid-surface-sheet","provider":"Forge-Finishes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}