Fire Rated Attic Stair Cover

The hatch is manufactured with the use of fireproof materials and is equipped with a gasket that expands under extreme heat.

Fire rated attic stair cover.

The unit provides a. The therma dome cover is constructed of fire rated material meeting the most stringent state and local building code requirements. Jerry i agree with your home inspector that a fire rated such as fire rated drywall ceiling and ceiling access cover would be a safety issue and that adding a cover a trivial expense is a smart idea regardless of whether or not local code officials require it. It also functions as a blaze block in case of fire.

Requirement for a fire rated cover on an attic hatch in a garage. If there is a fire in the garage the fire is going to heat up that 26 gage sheet metal attached to the wood pull down stair catching the wood cover of the pull down stair on fire. The lwf attic ladder is fire rated at 43 minutes in accordance with astm e119 standard test methods for fire tests of building construction materials. The garage is supposed to be separated from the house and attic by 1 2 gypsum board so yes the pull down stair cover should match that.

Why bother with that little pull down stair cover is the rest of the ceiling is not. Separated is the term. The lwf ladder is fire rated at 43 minutes in accordance with astm e119 and 30 minutes in accordance with nfpa. This fire rated hatch box has an integrated concertina stair unit telescopic handrail.

Access doors and panels offers you ceiling and attic access panels fire rated upward opening fire rated downward opening with or without drywall flange. I saw a home with an access ladder to the attic over the garage this is what i told them. Watch a demonstration of our fire rated hatch box including retractable stairway. The therma dome attic stair cover comes as an easily assembled kit which includes six lap joint components a tube of adhesive foil tape and step by step instructions.

It is for this reason that for safety and durability fire rated access door ceiling application requires an insulated product. An insulated fire rated door carries a temperature rise rating that uninsulated ones don t have. The hatch manufactured with the use of fireproof materials is equipped with an expanding peripheral seal which ensures tightness during fire. There is no need to have them fire rated the ceiling is not even fire rated.