Wood Blocking Fire Rated Wall

Fire in wall cavity walls.

Wood blocking fire rated wall.

Construction types iii iv and v may be framed exclusively with wood but exterior walls in types iii and iv buildings are required to be fire retardant treated wood frtw. When they are you get 20 minutes in a wall and 10 minutes with floor and roof joists. We strive to exceed every expectation through the quality of our products and service. The international building code ibc has fire blocking requirements that are intended to limit the spread of flames smoke and gases in combustible concealed spaces such as a wood frame wall cavity.

Contact us today and see what we can do for you. These requirements contained in ibc 2015 section 718 2 2 state that fire blocking is required vertically at the ceiling and floor levels and. Wall finishes and their ratings. A fire rated wall can be one of two types.

Balloon framing continuous stud continuous stud in balloon framing or methods of framing with long studs in which the. Fire protection rating is calculated from the flame side of the assembly and of course some assemblies have multiple flame sides. The irc requires that a 1 hour rated assembly must extend from the. It also extends from below the floor to above the roof line.

There are two main steps to fire blocking a stairway. Southern blocking manufactures fire rated wood blocking zee klips and low wall supports. American wood council engineered and traditional wood products. A true fire wall is one that is not only designed to prevent the spread of fire from one side of a building to the next but it provides structural support.

Install wood blocking in the cells between studs along the side of the stair stringer install fire rated 1 2 drywall as a fireblocking on the under side of the stairway and any walls enclosing the space under the stairway. Elements of buildings the fire resistance rating classifies the ability of an assembly to confine and isolate fire within a zone comprised of fire resistance rated walls ceiling and floor assemblies. Your wood framing members are required to be not more than 16 on center. Construction types i and ii are defined in ibc section 602 as having all elements of non combustible materials except where permitted in ibc section 603.