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Fire Rated Vinyl
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bob
It's better to have two hands than one glove.
Why? After an hour there's not going to be anyone left alive to see them.
Rick
Certified Enneadecagon Designer
I didn't see where an architect was mentioned,
but every architect designs a wall to conform
to a fire rating. I have more good stories about
architects than bad.
It is my understanding that glass sign attached
to a wall can not technically be fire rated as it
does not have the ability to "contain" a fire. A
wall is a "fire rated" assembly, each part
contributing to how long a wall can contain a fire....
So if a wall has a one hour fire rating, you can
bet your a$s one side is getting burnt to a crisp
while still having the ability to keep the fire isolated
for a short period of time. A 1, 2 or 3 hour fire
rating does not means it does not burn, it just
means it won't spread for that long. So my bet
is that is is an ill-informed client....
The best you can do is use a Class A material.
A Class A material being that it can not sustain
a flame or cause smoke that would obscure
visibility. 3M is Class A rated.
The reason I asked what the of building this was
is that certain buildings have certain codes... so
say if this was a hospital, then it has to be built
to the OSHPOD standards along with Title 19 and
Title 24. It only allows a certain fire rating.
Work on a few large hospitals and it's drilled in your
head during plan check. Here is a job I worked on
where all the materials had to be Class A rated.
The wall it's attached to is a 2 hour fire rated wall
that was modified to support the glass/stand off
structure. The graphics on this wall wouldn't last 5
minutes in a raging fire. but they won't accelerate it or
smoke the room up...
The question did not have enough info... it probably is that
simple... a clueless client.
but every architect designs a wall to conform
to a fire rating. I have more good stories about
architects than bad.
It is my understanding that glass sign attached
to a wall can not technically be fire rated as it
does not have the ability to "contain" a fire. A
wall is a "fire rated" assembly, each part
contributing to how long a wall can contain a fire....
So if a wall has a one hour fire rating, you can
bet your a$s one side is getting burnt to a crisp
while still having the ability to keep the fire isolated
for a short period of time. A 1, 2 or 3 hour fire
rating does not means it does not burn, it just
means it won't spread for that long. So my bet
is that is is an ill-informed client....
The best you can do is use a Class A material.
A Class A material being that it can not sustain
a flame or cause smoke that would obscure
visibility. 3M is Class A rated.
The reason I asked what the of building this was
is that certain buildings have certain codes... so
say if this was a hospital, then it has to be built
to the OSHPOD standards along with Title 19 and
Title 24. It only allows a certain fire rating.
Work on a few large hospitals and it's drilled in your
head during plan check. Here is a job I worked on
where all the materials had to be Class A rated.
The wall it's attached to is a 2 hour fire rated wall
that was modified to support the glass/stand off
structure. The graphics on this wall wouldn't last 5
minutes in a raging fire. but they won't accelerate it or
smoke the room up...
The question did not have enough info... it probably is that
simple... a clueless client.
