Arch Timber Protection Fire Retardant Treated Timber

Unique Fire Protection

 
When you need to comply with Building Regulations on fire protection, Silva can offer timber products impregnated with fire retardant treatment.  Specify either DRICON^® for interior or weather protected situations or NON-COM^® EXTERIOR for exterior or severe damp situations.

These proven industrial pre-treatments for timber and related substrates are applied under controlled conditions at the Arch Timber Protection’s ISO certified Fire Retardant Treatment Centre in Castleford.

The standard lead time for both DRICON^® and NON-COM^® EXTERIOR fire retardant treatments is 12 weeks.  Treatments can be applied to kiln dried Western Red Cedar cladding, trim, decking, shingles and shakes; Siberian Larch cladding and Eastern White Cedar shingles. Please contact us for further information or a quote.

Making sure you specify the correct fire protection is vital. Click here for the main considerations when specifying fire retardant protection for timber,that can help save fire damage costs and people's lives.

For detailed Frequently Asked Questions please click here.

NON-COM^® EXTERIOR

Fire Retardant Treated Timber for Exterior or Severe Damp Situations

• Allows you to meet fire regulations with a commercially proven, global product backed by extensive independent test data.  
• Meets all relevant British and European Standards.
• Fully fire tested in accordance with European Standards (Euroclasses) under the Construction Products Directive and classified in accordance with EN 13501-1.
• Fully tested to BS476, Part 6 'Fire Propogation Test' and Part 7 'Surface Spread of Flame' .
• Excellent appearance - leaves the appearance of the natural timber product virtually unchanged. 
• Can be used externally, with or without a coating. 
• Waterbased formulation applied by vacuum-pressure impregnation in factory controlled conditions, to ISO 9001 Quality and ISO 14001 Environmental standards. 
• Kiln dried to end use moisture content. No strength reduction of treated timbers, and no corrosion of metal fastenings and fixings. 
• Specification writing service available.

DRICON^®

Fire Retardant Treated Timber for Interior and Weather Protected Exterior Situations

DRICON^® treated timber and sheet materials have been impregnated with DRICON^® fire retardant, a water-based formulation which is an approved Type HR humidity resistant formulation in the Wood Protection Association (WPA) Flame Retardant Manual.

 

DRICON^® is a Humidity Resistant (type HR) fire retardant treatment suitable for interior and weather protected exterior applications with or without a coating to the fire treated timber or plywood. It can only be used in an external situation prone to direct wetting if a well maintained protective coating/paint/stain is applied. Ensure the coating to be used is compatible with DRICON^® fire treated timber/plywood as appropriate.

 

• Allows you to meet fire regulations with a commercially proven global product backed by extensive independent test data.
• The ONLY BBA certificated fire retardant treatment for timber (Certificate No 87/1841).
• Fully fire tested in accordance with European Standards (Euroclasses) under the Construction Products Directive and classified in accordance with EN 13501-1.
• Fully tested to BS476, Part 6 'Fire Propogation Test' and Part 7 'Surface Spread of Flame' .
• Meets all relevant British and European Standards including the Construction Products Directive for panel products for used in permanent constructions.
• Water based formulation applied by vacuum-pressure impregnation in factory controlled conditions, to ISO 9001 Quality and ISO14001 Environmental standards.
• Non-hygroscopic formulation - unaffected by high and fluctuating relative humidities.
• Does not significantly reduce strength of treated timber, non-corrosive to metal fastenings and fixings, does not affect paint finishes and adhesives, and is maintenance-free.
• Specification writing service available.

To discuss your requirements, please feel free to contact our customer support team on 0151 495 3111 (Cheshire) or 01895 271 300 (W.London).