D-Blaze® fire retardant treated wood (FRTW) is available for interior applications where fire retardant construction materials are specified or required by building codes. D-Blaze treated lumber and plywood is highly effective in controlling the spread of flame and smoke development caused by fire.
D-Blaze treated products show no evidence of significant progressive combustion at 30 minutes exposure to flame. In most applications, D-Blaze treated products offer a lower in-place cost than noncombustible classified materials.
Applications include: roof and floor trusses; roof decks and sheathing; subflooring; beams and purlins; blocking and furring; interior non-load bearing partitions; studs and joists; and exterior load-bearing walls protected by a weather barrier.
Features include:
* UL® Classified with FR-S Rating
* Code Compliant under ICC-ESR 2645
* Compliant with 2009 IBC and 2009 IRC
* Very Low Smoke Rating
* Low-Corrosivity
* Low-hygroscopicity
* Non-blooming
* No VOC’s or Formaldehyde
* Workable with common wood working tools
* 50-Year Limited Warranty
For more information, visit: http://treatedwood.com/products/dblaze
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