The Advantages of Fire Retardant Treated Wood
When it comes time to decide what type of material to build with, architects and homebuilders often choose wood mainly because of its aesthetically pleasing look and adaptability in design. Given concerns over the flammability of wood, many builders opt use fire treated lumber for their projects.
FRT wood, or Fire Retardant Treated Wood, is the chemical solution applied for this specific treatment. FRT wood is an excellent technique that significantly decreases the chance of a fire burning an entire building. Although FTR wood can still burn in the right circumstances, it does so much more slowly than regular wood meaning any fires are less likely to spread quickly.
Wood is a sustainable option in building material and using FRT wood makes it a safe, modern choice. Furthermore, there are a number of advantages to selecting lumber processed in this manner.
Advantages of Fire Treated Wood
– FRTW can be safely used in both interior (inclusive of humid interiors) and exterior builds.
– Expenditures may also decrease since there will be no need for a sprinkler system in some cases.
– The smoke impact is substantially reduced when fire treated wood is ignited.
– The chemicals used in the process are water-based and non-toxic.
– Fire treated wood maintains its structural integrity at higher temperatures than steel.
– Fire Retardant Treated Wood further reduces the speed of combustion by reducing flame travel rate.
– The costs of FRTW are similar to pre-stained lumber.
– The treatment lasts as long as the building.
– Working with this treated wood allows for greater flexibility in designing a building for the architects in possible fire hazard zones.
– Typical end uses encompass a variety of possiblities: roofing shingles, roof construction, internal wall and ceiling linings, and even scaffolding.
– FRTW is manufactured in Canada with the utmost of integrity. Therefore, manufacturers are fully supportive of the product.
– FRTW offers job site convenience in that the wood can be crosscut to length and drilled for holes after treatment, without a loss of its effectiveness.
– The treatment is not considered hazardous so there need not be any further safeguards taken when working with the material other than the usual dust masks and eye goggle protection.
– A home or building constructed using fire retardant treated wood will hold its resale value.
Longhouse applies the correct type of fire treatment to lumber in their facility to Canada’s building codes and standards. This allows a wide range of Fire Retardant Treated Wood based products to comply with stringent regulations. Builders choose wood as a renewable, sustainable choice that is also energy efficient to harvest. With over twenty years of experience in applying fire retardant treatments, we have the expertise clients trust.
With our decades of experience in the forestry product industry and numerous accolades, Longhouse can provide the products and the know-how to turn your dream project into a reality. Call us toll-free at 1-800-811-2010 or email us at info@longhousecedar.com to find out more about the products and services we can provide for you.