Assemblies 1 hour steel and concrete assembly.
I hr roof ceiling spray on fire insulation.
Open cell spray foam insulation.
Batt insulation is generally made from fibreglass or cellulose and has air pockets to protect the home from the hot weather.
Keeping you cooler in summer and warmer in winter throughout the year.
Spray insulation can be used in walls ceilings and underfloor.
Spray foam insulation has become increasing popular for achieving high r value building shells.
The addition of up to 16 3 4 inches of 0 5 pcf glass fiber insulation r 40 either batt or loose fill to any 1 or 2 hour fire resistance rated floor ceiling or roof ceiling system having a cavity deep enough to accept the insulation is permitted provided that one additional layer of either 1 2 inch type x or 5 8 inch type x gypsum board is applied to the ceiling.
Reflective insulation has paper or honeycomb on the inside and aluminium on one side which is designed to reflect the heat.
Closed cell spray foam insulation.
2 hour steel and concrete assembly.
Usf detail 20 min fire rated wood door assembly.
I was pretty excited to read this on a post frame building contractor s website.
Installing foam insulation can either be sprayed or foamed in place.
Ceiling insulation products and materials become the heat flow barrier between your roof tiles and ceiling boards.
One downside of spray foams has been they are not being fire resistant.