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Thermal barrier coating for spray foam.
What is a thermal barrier.
Are the requirements the same for other types of solid foam insulation that are exposed to the interior of the house a.
Energsmart installs a thermal barrier coating over spray foam in some applications usually where drywall is not desired.
Offers an aesthetic upgrade over intumescent spray on thermal barrier coatings.
The thermal barrier blanket has been approved for use over icynene classic ld c 50 open cell spray foam in commercial installations.
Ifti also manufactures an innovative simple to use and cost effective line of firestop products intumescent fire retardants thermal.
This article concentrates on the thermal barrier requirements for spray foam specifically.
Dc 315 is an intumescent coating applied over spray polyurethane foam spf to achieve a 15 minute alternative to thermal barrier and 5 minute ignition barrier dc315 is compliant to ibc irc codes.
The code refers to foam plastic which is code speak for cured spray foam or rigid foam including xps eps and polyiso q.
Delivers 40 sound absorption when installed over 5 5 inches of icynene classic spray foam insulation.
Ifti is the manufacturer of the industry leading dc315 intumescent coating intumescent paint for the 15 minute thermal barrier protection of spray foam insulation.
Thermal barrier and ignition barrier are essential to protecting those inside in the case of a fire in the residence or building.
In this case you will need a thermal barrier sheetrock or equivalent or a coating that has passed the proper tests as a system applied over the specific foam you choose.
3rd party inspected and listed by warnock hersey wn 20947 and meets the requirements of the ac456 criteria recently updated in ac377.
This product is a fraction of the cost of drywall.
The approved thermal barrier.
If you ve got spray foam insulation in an attic for example it s probably already separated from the living space by a thermal barrier.
Ignition barrier thermal barriers spray foam.
All insulation must be separated from living spaces by a thermal barrier typically drywall.
Fyi those tests are a room corner test ul1715 nfpa286 or ubc26 3 and astme84 flame spread test.