Fire Retardant Treated Wood Siding

We have the ability to professionally and thoroughly pre treat custom orders with our commercial sprayers and will ship your material ready to install.

Fire retardant treated wood siding.

It is used to meet restrictive fire performance criteria and or to reduce insurance rates. If none of those options sound appealing to you you don t have settle for less than sound fire security. Adding flame retardants to wood surfaces can slow the spread of fires. Ul recently tested and promulgated a listing for a new two hour load bearing wood frame wall assembly containing pressure impregnated fire retardant treated wood frtw a move that makes it quicker and easier for building officials to approve plans for type iii construction.

There are two ways that combustible siding can make your home vulnerable to wildfire. Most importantly fire retardant wood is a critical safety precaution that attracts buyers reduces insurance costs and saves lives. These products have passed the most stringent fire retardant tests mandated by building codes. Cedar siding enhances structural integrity durability and when treated by saferwood is proven to be fire resistant.

Fire retardant rated wood revient has partnered with flame stop ii to offer a service to our clients to protect exterior and interior woods. Exterior fire x treated wood siding combines the economy and natural beauty of wood siding with the insurance and safety advantages of fire resistant siding. All saferwood products resist the spread of fire helping to protect both your home and your family. Saferwood siding has passed astm s e 84 and d2898 and is icc compliant.

Frx fire retardant treated frt wood reduces flame spread and smoke development for applications directly exposed to the weather including exterior decks balconies stairways canopies siding molding trim and many others. Fire retardant wood is not wood that has been treated with a coating or other external fire retardant and it must be fully incorporated into the wood to be considered a fire retardant wood. Wood that has been treated with an exterior fire retardant chemical and that has passed a standard flame spread test after undergoing a specified weathering procedure consisting of wetting and drying cycles is called ignition resistant. Plywood ranging from 15 32 to 1 1 8 inches and lumber from 2 x 4 to 2 x 16 inches is recognized for the species noted below.

Exterior fire x treated siding is often accepted as an alternate for non combustible siding. Saferwood treated with thermex fr can be produced from western red cedar spruce southern yellow pine hem fir redwood and douglas fir building components to provide a wide range of options. Cedar siding adds distinctive character to any home or structure. However you should be aware that fire can still penetrate the stud cavity of your home through the joints of the siding assembly.