Fire Resistant Attic Stairs
Let s say that a fire burns down your house in the future god forbid.
Fire resistant attic stairs. 1 there are fire rated attic ladders on the market starting at about 800 installation. The ladder is fully made of metal it has 9 steps and features a load limit of 350 lb. Fire rated insulated wood attic ladder with 300 lb. It is for this reason that for safety and durability fire rated access door ceiling application requires an insulated product.
The hatch is manufactured with the use of fireproof materials and is equipped with a gasket that expands under extreme heat. Maximum load capacity 869718 the home depot. 22 5 in x 54 in folding wood attic ladder with 300 lbs. Shared attic space is where the garage attic and living space attic has no fire break fire wall which continues from the garage wall s up to the underside of the roof to separate garage attic from living space attic.
Fakro lwf 22 5x54 fire rated wood attic ladder 7 95 ft to 10 08 ft. Wooden pull down stairs do not comply with todays fire rating standards if there is no fire break that separates the garage attic and the living space attic and so it would be a deficiency and you should comment on it. Not cheap and they far exceed the equivalency requirement. Ladder hatches are produced using fireproof materials designed to stand up under intense heat.
Or up to 10 ft. They are designed to help protect your home from fire and prevent it from spreading. The fakro lsf metal attic ladder is a fire rated and insulated ladder that can serve as a fire block. Fire resistant attic ladders improve the safety of your home.
452 12 fakro lxs plastic end cap for attic stairs fits lwn lwp lwf and lwt series sold as a pair. The insurance adjuster can come and claim that. An insulated fire rated door carries a temperature rise rating that uninsulated ones don t have. Fakro lwf 8 ft.
You attic access should be able to be fire resistant for at least 10 minutes. Also there are attic ladders that have had a rated fire retardant applied to the plywood face like in the photo below of a label on one. Bessler be 119 series one hour fire rated wood attic stairs 350 lb capacity fakro lwf series wooden attic ladders 43 minute fire rated to astm 119 us specs 300 lbs starting at. With one extra step all hardware fully concealed after installation.
Capacity item 1255125 model 869718. Access doors and panels offers you ceiling and attic access panels fire rated upward opening fire rated downward opening with or without drywall flange. 10 ft 22 5 in.