Fire Retardant Treated Wood Specification

Lumber and plywood bearing the flamepro mark has a flame spread rating of 25 or less class a when tested in accordance with astm e84 standard test method for surface burning characteristics of building materials flamepro fire retardant treated wood shows no evidence of significant progressive.

Fire retardant treated wood specification. This treated wood contains a superior fire retardant chemical that remains stable in high temperature environments. The use of dricon frt wood can result in greater safety reduced insurance rates and overcoming building code limitations. D blaze treated lumber and plywood received an fr s listing from underwriters laboratories ul for most wood species and is awpa standardized as a type a high temperature ht fire retardant. Fire retardant treated wood selector chart.

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. D blaze has over 35 years of proven performance and offers a 50 year limited warranty. 1 and 2 hour wall assemblies hourly assemblies. Flametech fire retardant treated wood is lumber and plywood pressure treated with flametech water based fire retardant for interior applications.

Aia course via06c fire retardant treated wood frtw for commercial and residential structures. D blaze 50 year limited warranty french. D blaze 50 year limited warranty. Sds d blaze fire retardant treated wood.

Dricon introduced in 1981 is a class a fire retardant and preservative intended for wood used in interior weather protected construction this effective treatment is applied during manufacture creating a built. D blaze fire retardant treated wood page. Dricon frt wood is acceptable under american wood protection association s awpa p u standards. Flamepro architectural specifications part 1 general product information.

The international building code ibc defines the specifications for manufacturing and using fire retardant treated wood in construction. Frtw is allowed by ul to be used in any listed wood frame wall assembly. Dricon frt wood has been evaluated and issued a report esr 1626 by international code council icc evaluation services providing evidence that it meets the requirements of model building codes for interior fire retardant treated wood. A recent test at ul has resulted in a unique listing for a 2 hour fire resistance rated bearing wall assembly of pyro guard fire retardant treated lumber and pyro guard fire retardant treated plywood.