One Hour Fire Rated Wood Siding
Fire resistance ratings are expressed in the number of minutes or hours a structure can withstand a fire simulation test.
One hour fire rated wood siding. A nominal one hour wall has been used as one way for a wall having combustible siding to be used in wildfire prone area. Usg provides resources here for our ul wall assemblies for seamless integration into any construction project. This assembly is commonly used in 1 hour exterior walls along the property line including single family construction. Lantz boggio architects used lp flameblock fire rated osb sheathing as a code compliant component of both 1 hour and 2 hour ul listed fire rated wall assemblies.
1 2 cedar or redwood. Have tested a number of wood frame fire rated assem blies. House siding ideas gallery. The secret to fiber cement s durability is also what makes it fire resistant.
Objectives framing on the legacy village at castle pines began in march 2017 and the project is scheduled for completion in january 2018. Lp flameblock sheathing can be used in a few different 1 hour fire rated wall assemblies including. That means homeowners have up to an hour before the material will give into the heat of a fire and begin spreading flames into the interior walls. 1 hour fire resistive rated wall assemblies click the link above each design number below represents a james hardie 1 hour fire resistive wall assembly jh fcs 60 01 jh fcs 60 02 jh fcs 60 03 jh fcs 60 04.
Lp smartside lap and panel siding 2. Unlike wood siding fiber cement siding doesn t burn even under extreme heat. According to the engineered wood association a one hour rating indicates that a wall constructed in a manner similar to the one tested will contain flames and high temperatures and support its full load for at least one hour after the fire begins. This assembly allows for 2x4 wall construction and is fire rated for 1 hour from both sides.
Whereas fire resistance information can be used to judge the ability to resist flame penetration into the building it does not necessarily provide information regarding flame spread. Table 1 for one hour rated wall assemblies and table 2 for two hour rated wall assemblies. Explore house siding colors. Descriptions of successfully tested lumber wall assemblies are provided in.
90 of the planks are made of materials that won t burn giving fiber cement siding a class 1 a fire flame spread rating the highest classification available. Lumber shall be identified by the grade mark of a lumber grading or inspection agency that has.