Question: Can every species be fire treated to meet a class in the standard EN13501-1? Answer: Fire treating and testing is a long and expensive process. Generally, only popular commercial species and applications will be tested to the standard.Always check to ensure that the species, profile, construction etc have been tested and is covered…
It is important to ensure that the correct environment is specified when selecting the type of fire retardant treatment as some fire treatments cannot be used externally or will need additional treatments/coatings to be used externally due to the risk of leaching or degradation. Three types of service environments are specified, i.e. – Internal dry…