3 8 Wood Siding Fire Rating
3 8 wood structural panel with exterior glue 5 minutes 15 32 wood structural panel with exterior glue 10 minutes.
3 8 wood siding fire rating. Exterior fire x treated wood siding combines the economy and natural beauty of wood siding with the insurance and safety advantages of fire resistant siding. The highest rating possible for fire resistance. Exterior fire x treated siding is often accepted as an alternate for non combustible. Plywood siding t1 11 plywood white wood siding shake wood siding eastern cedar lumber 3 8 osb 4x9 related products plywood siding panel t1 11 8 in oc nominal.
Fiber cement can withstand high heat from fires. What constitutes a 1 hour fire rated assembly. When they are you get 20 minutes in a wall and 10 minutes with floor and roof joists. Rollex navigator steel siding for example has a class a fire rating.
Your wood framing members are required to be not more than 16 on center. It is used to meet restrictive fire performance criteria and or to reduce insurance rates. Steel siding not only offers protection against a fire it is also naturally resistant and does not require the use of fire resistant treatments. A class a rating means it is going to offer the maximum protection possible.