1 Hour Fire Rated Exterior Siding

Fire 1 hour rated exterior wall and interior partition panels are factory assembled from a unique combination of tried and true cladding components resulting in a building composite that delivers superior performance in all categories compared with mineral wool core sandwich panels.

1 hour fire rated exterior siding.

This assembly is fire rated for 1 hour from both sides. 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. 2009 irc requires walls built within 5 of a property line or within 5 of another building on the same property to have a 1 hour fire resistance rating with fire exposure from the exterior of the building note. When properly installed against fire resistant materials plaster siding also known as stucco regularly achieves a one hour fire rating.

This assembly is fire rated for 1 hour from the interior side only except when brick and stucco is the exterior facing. Fire 1 hour rated walls are designed to match all standard awip facing panels and finishes so you won t have to settle for comprised aesthetics. The period of time a fire resistant building element like jameshardie siding along with other components of the assembly maintains the ability to confine a fire continues to perform a given structural function or both as determined by astm e 119 tests. V421 which pro vides 1 and 2 hour fire resistance ratings for exteri or walls in metal buildings.

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. Warnock hersey fire resistance rated wall assemblies warnock hersey product listings standards products are certified against astm iso en can cgsb can ulc 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. Objectives framing on the legacy village at castle pines began in march 2017 and the project is scheduled for completion in january 2018. The mbma fire tests of exterior walls in 1997 resulted in a new uldesign no.

The ratings are for unsymmetrical walls that require ratings from both sides. Usg provides resources here for our ul wall assemblies for seamless integration into any construction project. According to the book commercial drafting and detailing a typical one hour fire rated wall consists of 2x4 studs spaced 16 inches from the center of one stud to the center of the next covered by 5 8 inch type x gypsum board. 1 hour rated exterior fire wall zero lot line applications description.

For exterior walls that are more than 5 feet from a. What constitutes a 1 hour fire rated assembly. Are james hardie products a masonry product. The thickness and number of the layers of type x gypsum wallboard are specified for each rating.

It also allows for the use of fiberglass insulation.