Fire Resistant Wood Siding

Many fiber cement products carry a class a fire rating meaning that they can withstand several hours of heat before melting down.

Fire resistant wood siding.

And the good news is these two criteria don t need to be mutually exclusive. Cedar siding adds distinctive character to any home or structure. Choosing fire resistant siding should be a primary factor when choosing aesthetically pleasing siding. It is intended for exterior siding in wild fire prone areas to satisfy building codes fire marshal s and for peace of mind.

Options like cement board siding come in a variety of modern textures profiles sheens and shapes providing an abundance of design flexibility while still being fire rated. Especially when it comes to wood you re using for decking siding and fencing. Cedar siding enhances structural integrity durability and when treated by saferwood is proven to be fire resistant. Wood that has been treated with an exterior fire retardant chemical and that has passed a standard flame spread test after undergoing a specified weathering procedure consisting of wetting and drying cycles is called ignition resistant.

But in normal circumstances naturally fire resistant wood is a smart and sound investment. Steel siding not only offers protection against a fire it is also naturally resistant and does not require the use of fire resistant treatments. About 1 50 per square foot. While natural wood makes for easy tinder some companies offer clapboards and shingles impregnated with ul approved fire retardant chemicals.

However there can be concern over the chemical properties and potential off gassing of these products. Unlike wood siding fiber cement siding doesn t burn even under extreme heat. The flame retardant revient uses dries clear and can be easily applied by spraying immersing brushing or rolling. An alternative to vinyl siding fiber cement a mixture of cement sand and wood fibers manages to achieve very high fire resistance without sacrificing convenience and durability.

Flammable materials like wood are often made resistant to a fire by the use of flame retardants. 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. But while it does help improve the resistance wood siding is still more susceptible to burning in a fire than other types of siding that s more fire resistant. Be sure to retreat the wood regularly so it will stay fire resistant because the chemicals leech out over time.

Saferwood siding has passed astm s e 84 and d2898 and is icc compliant. These products have passed the most stringent fire retardant tests mandated by building codes.