Oct 18, 2012 · I was surprised to hear that closed cell spray foam if installed in basement has to either have (i) special paint coating to slow down the spread of fire or (ii) sheet rock over it. Is this a true? Is …

Jun 8, 2020 · A fire retardant paint was then applied over the spray foam. The paint odor was very bad at first & the owner was told the smell would subside….but it hasn’t in 2 years & is especially strong …

Mar 17, 2018 · Recently I had my cellar a crawl space professionally sprayed with closed cell foam. The company was supposed to return to spray on fire-retardant paint. The crawl space is difficult to work …

Mar 15, 2019 · Community and Q&A Fire retardant paint on closed cell foam kjmass1 | Posted in Building Code Questions on March 15, 2019 09:05am

Oct 15, 2021 · Community and Q&A Can Spray Foam Around Fireplace Chimney nj_homeowner | Posted in Energy Efficiency and Durability on October 15, 2021 04:55am

Dec 2, 2021 · The fire protection I've seen used on the exposed steel beams over at-grade parking on condo and mixed use buildings is a cementatious or fiber spray with no mesh or lath.

Nov 25, 2013 · We are general contractors and sub out the spray foam insulation jobs. Some contractors paint the fire retardant on right away and others say they have to wait a day and thus …

Mar 19, 2024 · We plan to have our HVAC system in the attic, so there are fire retardant requirements where I live (Bay Area, CA). I’m trying to find open cell foam options that are low VOC, but don’t …

Sep 2, 2019 · Community and Q&A How to protect rigid foam from fire dustin_7022224 | Posted in Green Building Techniques on September 2, 2019 10:35am

Sep 10, 2015 · All surfaces were covered. (A subsequent HVAC guy remarked that he’d never seen such a neat job of spray foam insulation installation.) The foam was also covered with a fire-retardant …