Fire Rated Roofing Systems

Firestone building products is a leading manufacturer of high performing roofing systems for commercial industrial and residential roofing applications.

Fire rated roofing systems. Fire rated wall floor and ceiling assemblies provide the necessary fire and smoke barriers to create compartmentalization during a fire safeguarding against the spread of fire and smoke within a building or to and from a building. Astm e108 defines fire test methods for roof coverings. These assemblies need to meet fire and smoke safety and environmental sustainability requirements. Reflective or retentive tpo is generally white and highly reflective.

Class a is the highest rating offering the highest resistance to fire and unrated is the worst. Your roof can have one of four fire ratings classifications. Tested roof systems are fire classified class a b or c where the most fire resistant roof assemblies are class a and class c is least resistant. The prevent line of polyester reinforced or composite fire rated cap sheets provide an extra protective coating and line of defense to iko s premium asphalt based roofing systems.

Our roof systems are rated by code for external fire resistance under deck exposure and time temperature resistance. External fire exposure class a b or c. The different roofing materials that are available for installation on your home are all evaluated for their fire resistant capabilities. A class a roof is ideal for fire protection and may be required by your building codes depending on your place of residence.

Class a fire rated tpo membranes and epdm can achieve underwriters laboratories ul class a fire resistance listings by adding fire retardant chemicals during the manufacturing process. Since 1980 firestone roofing systems have been installed on hundreds of thousands of roofs worldwide. Fire ratings for roofs are classified as either class a class b class c or are unrated if a roof covering cannot meet the requirements for any of these classifications. Class a class b class c or unrated.

Iko fire rated roofing systems include those designed to handle extreme temperatures and to mitigate fire. Building code fire resistance requirements building codes establish fire resistance requirements for roofs based on the type of construction e g concrete steel wood for the building. The rating scale is relatively simple and is rated from a to c. How are roofs rated.

Roofing systems must meet or exceed building codes and insurance requirements. These tests may be conducted at ul inc fm global or any other certified testing laboratory. One goal of this column will be to increase your understanding of each of these ratings and what the rating does and does not do for your peace of mind.