One One Fire Rated Roof Construction Retro Fit

The international building code ibc 1 allows for five methods for determining fire resistance section 703 3.

One one fire rated roof construction retro fit.

Expansion joint covers and sealants for the built environment. Waterproof fire rated trafficable sound attenuating insulating air wind seismic and watertight building expansion joints and precompressed hybrid sealants. Expansion joints and construction sealants. Prescriptive designs of fire resistance rated building elements components or assemblies as prescribed in section 721.

Where when and how to determine if you need it. For example most of the wind uplift and fire ratings for single ply roof systems are based on a 22 gage or thicker steel deck. See item 1 2. The fire moved from end to end in 10 minutes.

But by including a particular underlying material it can meet the requirements for a class a roof. For example shake roofing with a fire retardant treatment rates class b on its own but achieves a class a rating when combined with specified underlying materials such as type 72 roll roofing material. In a recent roofing column we focused upon technical information that could be found on roofing material wrappers that could verify compliance with various building codes. Using an existing metal roof as the structural support system in a single ply retrofit assembly changes many of the underlying assumptions and characteristics.

Class a does not mean grade a roofing systems are rated by realistic fire tests. An under deck fire was ignited at one end of the building and the progression of the fire closely observed. Emseal s manufacturing plants are open and operating at full capacity. See item 2 3.

Fire ratings for roofs provide a measure of the amount of protection. A new deck providing more limited fuel burned end to end in 12 minutes and a roofing and deck system with no vapor retarder and only narrow ribbons of asphalt used to adhere the thermal. An exterior fire retardant treated shake roof has a stand alone class b rating. Class a provides the highest protection and class c the lowest.

Class a roofs are commonly available and can be very affordable so they can be well worth the cost. At a minimum unrated roofs such as an untreated wood shake roof should be replaced by a rated roof. This month let s take a closer look at one particular type fire ratings. Common underlying materials include a type 72 roll roofing material also known as 72 pound felt or 72 pound capsheet material and a panelized gypsum product.