An intumescent coating what you call fire retardant paint is a type of ignition barrier.
Fire retardant paint over foam insulation.
Meets requirements for 15 minute thermal barrier.
Coating provides fire protection for expanded polystyrene foam folks are constantly asking if we can apply eoncoat to foam expanded polystyrene foam insulation.
While eoncoat will not bond chemically to polymers like it does to cement steel and wood it will bond mechanically the way other coatings do to surfaces that are rough.
Fireshell passes full scale room corner over foam nfpa 286 and e84 class a certified.
Building codes require all spray foam installed in a crawl space to be protected by an ignition barrier.
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This helps you get the paint into the pores of the foam.
Fireshell f10e is a proprietary non flammable intumescing expands up to 2000 interior coating that provides oxygen starvation to fire.
Some building code officials may accept fire retardant spray paint coatings on spray foam and possibly solid foam board insulation in some locations.
A wax sealant can then be applied to protect the.
It is a water based one part coating system that comes white but can be tinted different colors.
This is a less stringent barrier than a so called thermal barrier which basically means 1 2 inch drywall but it is still important.
Apply two or three coats of an acrylic paint to a foam craft using a stiff paintbrush.
3rd party inspected and listed by warnock hersey wn 20947 and meets the requirements of the ac456 criteria recently updated in ac377.
During a fire that means flames harmful gasses and toxic smoke cannot spread as quickly.
White flat latex intumescent fireproofing flame retardant paint coating for wood model 102w 5 349 45 349 45.
And in an emergency that could make all the difference.
White flat latex intumescent fireproofing flame retardant paint coating for wood model 102w 1 73 90 73 90.
Fire retardant paint on closed cell foam kjmass1 posted in building code questions on march 15 2019 09 05am i plan to insulate my basement walls to r 21 with ccf as well as air seal the rim joists.
Do not rely on fire retardant paints without approval from your local building and fire officials.
Dc 315 is an intumescent coating applied over spray polyurethane foam spf to achieve a 15 minute alternative to thermal barrier and 5 minute ignition barrier dc315 is compliant to ibc irc codes.
It is a non toxic water based drain safe no fuming green product.