Fire Rated Decking Boards

Because our deck boards are manufactured from aluminium they will not warp bend or rot unlike.

Fire rated decking boards. Decks are where fires often start whether from windblown embers or from charcoal falling out of your grill. Fire resistant our fire resistant balcony decking boards are class a1 or a2 fire rated depending on the finish chosen and therefore conform to the new uk fire regulations. Untreated boards achieve the fire rating a1. But you can choose a deck board that s going to stay structurally sounds longer and buy you and your family more time to leave the home in the event of a fire.

Most wood species are rated class c for fire resistance but you can build safer with a class a rated composite decking like ameradeck made from pvc and wood fiber. Marine and pool applications and more. Embers can readily ignite this debris during a fire. For instance azek is the only product that has a class a fire rating that means that although the board may burn it s not going to cause the flame to spread to your house.

If the material passes this test it is considered to be a fire resistant deck material. Will not warp bend or rot. However gas fire pits may be installed beside or between deck boards with a protective wall made of stone or other fire resistant material used for insulation. Download the ibhs fact sheet on fire spread on decks regardless of what type of deck board is used ignition can occur from an accumulation of combustible material grass leaves needles under the deck.

Wood burning fire pits should not be placed on top of trex decking unless installed with deckprotect a product designed to temper extreme heat and loose embers. Grm biowood australia s classique and bal 29 rated premium ranges of composite decking are time tested low maintenance products that are ideal for residential educational and commercial environments including hotels ship decks. Enclosing the underside of the deck is one method to reduce the risk of ignition. Our deck boards will only expand on a 10 degree increase in temperature 1 6mm over a 6m length.

Check out how innovative materials science contributes to the vintage collection s class a rating below. The deck boards of the timbertech azek vintage collection are specifically engineered to maintain their integrity under harsh conditions even in the instance of fire. The objective of creating fire rated composite decking standards is to try to ensure that a deck would still be intact and show no evidence of flaming or glowing 40 minutes after the burner used during the testing has been turned off. Boards that are treated with the qualicoat coating achieve a a2 s1 d0 fire rating.

The boards are extremely stable with class 1 durability and have an expected in service life of 35 years.