Fireproof Siding Materials

When properly installed against fire resistant materials plaster siding also known as stucco regularly achieves a one hour fire rating.

Fireproof siding materials.

It simply takes longer for fire to affect fire resistant materials. Common noncombustible materials include three coat stucco metal siding and fiber cement siding. Have a look at ecostar s recycled rubber majestic slate traditional tiles. Flammable materials like wood are often made resistant to a fire by the use of flame retardants.

While no practical building material is truly fireproof well constructed houses and buildings can help prevent such tragedies by using materials that are relatively fire resistant. Get free shipping on qualified fire resistant or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Steel siding not only offers protection against a fire it is also naturally resistant and does not require the use of fire resistant treatments. 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.

Consequently it s not a question of whether a fire can damage a structure but a question of when. Manufactured using a highly effective fire retardant and underlaid with a fire resistant barrier this assembly is one of only a few synthetic roofing materials to get ul s class a fire rating.