Fire Retardant Coating | Texas

Flame Safe USA

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Flame Retardant Sprays, Fire Retardant Coatings, & Fire Retardant Penetrants,

Fire Retardant wood, fire retardant plywood, fire retardant lumber, millworks, wood specialties, I-Joists, MDF, OSB, particle board, T-111, fire retardant timbers

Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Waco, Odessa, Laredo, Brownsville, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Amarillo, Shreveport, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, North Dallas, East Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Dallas County, Tarrant County, Abilene

Fire Safety Compliance is Not a Choice

The main purpose of building codes are to protect the public health, safety and welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. Building codes place limits on flammable of materials used within a structure. Building and fire codes vary by locality, i.e. state, city, or municipalities, occupancy loads, type of construction, and specific use and fall under the individual State’s Life Safety Code.

Fire Codes are directed at preventing fires and/or slowing the progression of fire allowing occupants time to escape. Fire codes complement the building codes.

Building Code Requirement / Fire Code Requirement

The authority having jurisdiction is responsible for enforcing building and fire codes. In all jurisdictions, fire codes require independent laboratory tests for each combustible material and it’s specific use. For instance in regard to fire retardant wood the ASTM E84, UL 723 (Steiner Tunnel) test procedure conducted on 2" x 6“ southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber is specific to that species of lumber only, whereas the flame spread rating would be different for another species such as douglas fir, spruce, etc. Fire codes require each species to be tested separately. Similarly, even if a test conducted on SYP lumber achieves a flame spread rating of less than 25, it does not mean it will achieve the same on different substrates such as SYP plywood, a separate fire test is required. In addition, specific use such as roof deck construction assemblies should to be tested under the UL1256 .

Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials referenced as UL 723 (now called ANSI/UL 723), ASTM E84, NPPA 255, and the UBC 42-1 are based on the same testing procedure (these four standards are equivalent) UL denotes Underwriter’s Laboratories, ASTM denotes The American Society for Testing and Materials, NFPA denotes National Fire Protection Agency and UBC denotes the Universal Building Code.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

Flame Safe Coatings - Fire and Building Code Accepted

CLASS A, TYPE 1

ASTM E84, UL 723, NFPA 255, UBC 42-1, ASTM E2768-11

Fire Poly FP 100 interior/exterior high intumescent fire retardant coating for wood, plywood, timbers, OSB, I-Joists - clear coat

Fire Poly FP 75E exterior fire retardant coating, penetrant for wood, plywood, timbers, decks, balconies

Fire Poly FP 75I interior fire retardant coating, penetrant for wood, OSB, MDF,plywood

Fire Poly FP50 interior fire retardant coating, penetrant for plywood, lumber, millwork

ASTM E84, NFPA 701, IMO R.A. 753(18) ASTM F1173.95

Fire Poly FPCC interior/exterior fire retardant coating for plastic PVC pipe, fiberglass

CLASS B, TYPE 2

ASTM E84, UL 723, NFPA 255, UBC 42-1

Wood Safe interior fire retardant spray coating for wood, plywood, beams

CLASS B AND C

ASTM E108 / UL790

Shingle Safe exterior fire retardant coating for cedar/ pine shake shingles, fencing

Complies with ASTM E84 and NFPA 701

THATCH SAFE 1 fire retardant spray coating for natural thatch, reed, bamboo, koa, cypress, and palm, clear coating

THATCH SAFE 2 fire retardant spray coating for synthetic thatch, reed and bamboo, clear coat

NFPA 701, FAR 25.853, CAL SECT. 1237.1, CAL 117-F FED. ST. 16CFR(FF-72), BOSTON, NY-NJ PORT AUTHORITY

Fabric Safe 1 for fine fabrics - interior

Fabric Safe 2 for canvas - exterior

ASTM E162, ASTM E662, PPP-B-00636L, PPP-B-320

PAPER SAFE fire retardant spray coating for holiday/seasonal paper decorations

PAPER SAFE fire retardant coating for the corrugated board, cardboard box and packaging industry, clear coat

CAL ADMIN CODE, TITLE 19, PUBLIC SAFETY, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 1264.3 "CHRISTMAS TREES"

TREE SAFE fire retardant spray coating for Christmas Trees. Fire retardant Spray for dry grass and brush (wildfire prevention), hay bales, and straw, clear coating

Standardized test methods such as the ASTM E84 (UL 723. NFPA 255, UBC 42-1) for wood measure the performance of the fire retardant treatment for interior use. For exterior use, it must pass the ASTM E84 after the ASTM D2898 test method . The measure of the performance of fire retardant treatments is not a single test method. One Test does not do it All. Different materials and substrates and uses require different test methods such as fire retardant roofing materials - ASTM E108, UL790, fire retardant fabric - NFPA 701, FAR 25.853 , CAL SECT. 1237.1, CAL 117-F, Federal Standard 16CFR (FF-72 , NY-NJ Port Authority, Fire retardant paper, cardboard, packaging - ASTM E162, Fire retardant PVC pipe, fiberglass composites, plastic, IMO R.A. 753(18) ASTM F1173.95 , Fire retardant Christmas trees - CAL ADMIN CODE, TITLE 19, PUBLIC SAFETY, SECTION 1254.3).

Building codes place limits on smoke generation that vary by state, city, municipalities, occupancy load, and type of structures. The ASTM E84/ UL723, ASTM D3806 standard requires a smoke development index not to exceed 450. The Test for Evaluating the Smoke Generation Characteristics of Solid Materials ( ASTM E662 / NFPA 258) optical smoke density (Ds).

Recommendation: Check your local building and fire codes

Field Tests

Field tests should only be conducted under the supervision of the authority having jurisdiction. Generally, field tests are performed on samples to ensure that on site fire retardant treated material is in fact fire treated. A certificate of treatment should accompany the sample.

Demonstrations

Demonstrations and/or videos should be conducted by or witnessed by accredited independent third parties or fire officials. Self serving video demonstrations, without verification, are without merit..

Fire Retardant vs. Fire Resistant

Fire Retardant Liquid Coatings are chemical solutions applied to the surface of combustible substrates that stops or delays ignition and reduces the spread of flame along the surface when it is exposed to fire.

An intumescent fire retardant coating, when exposed to flame forms a protective blister of carbon char creating a barrier between the flame and the combustible substrate, it separates the source of ignition from the fuel source .

Fire Retardant Vacuum Pressure Impregnation is a manufacturing process for fire retardant treating large quantities of lumber, plywood and timbers by forcing fire retardant solutions deep into the voids and cells of the wood. The moisture laden fire retardant wood is then Kiln Dried after Treatment (KDAT) 19% for lumber and timbers and 15% for plywood

Fire resistance refers to that property of materials and their component assemblies (fire rated assemblies) which prevents or retards the passage of excessive heat, hot gases or flames under conditions of use. A fire resistance rating is the time in hours or fractions thereof that materials or their assemblies will resist fire exposure as determined by fire tests (ASTM E119). For information on design of fire-rated wood frame wall, floor, ceiling assemblies (1 hour; 2 hour) go to www.awc.org

FLAME SAFE WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

Fire Retardant Vacuum Pressure Impregnated Wood is Kiln Dried After Treatment

Quick Reference

Architects - Engineers - Builders - Contractors

Building Code Recognitions and References Allowable Lumber Stresses

MSDS Flame Safe Coatings Weight/1000 board feet (MBF)

Dimensional/Board Feet Calculations Technical Data

Identifying Stamps- labels Accredited Video Demonstrations

Inherent flame retardant properties of untreated wood