Fire Rated Attic Access

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Fire rated attic access.

Now that more home and building owners and jurisdictions become. The 1 4 plywood panel at most attic ladders does not meet that standard. Ceiling and attic as a builder providing for their clients to get their properties leed certified you should suggest the installation of fire rated access doors. There are several solutions.

Fire rated ceiling or attic access panels. Most homes have a 1 2 drywall panel installed in the attic access opening which is fine. At best access doors you will be able to get the right material for fire rated applications in ceilings. If you want the ideal solution for your industrial commercial or residential projects our fire rated ceiling access panel is the right choice.

We offer doors with an upward opening and downward opening with and without drywall flange. The lmf60 model is a new generation attic ladder that provides access to unused space in the attic and at the same time functions as a fire protection for 60 minutes 1 hour rating in accordance with nfpa 288 and astm e119 14. 2 an attic access door helps in improving the building s energy efficiency. Use access doors and panels fire rated ceiling access doors for an additional fire assistance benefit when requiring to access crawl spaces in ceilings.

Fakro lwf series wooden attic ladders 43 minute fire rated to astm 119 us specs 300 lbs starting at. You can choose from our doors from a variety of brands. Everything about fire rated attic access doors 1 building codes require fire rated attic access doors. But when you put something else in the opening it must be equivalent to 1 2 drywall which has roughly a 20 minute fire resistance.

Access doors and panels offers you ceiling and attic access panels fire rated upward opening fire rated downward opening with or without drywall flange.