Suitable for:

1. Softwoods, Hardwoods, MDF, Chipboard, Melamine faced sheet, Bamboo.

2. Interior and Exterior: Fire Retardent products for doors, decking, panelling, cladding, floors and joinery.

3. Painted surfaces, Varnished, Stained and Unpainted surfaces, to prevent surface spread of flame.

4. Clear finishes, White Finishes or Coloured Finishes.

5. Plasterboard ceilings and walls.

6. Interior and Exterior Steelwork

7. Underfloor Fire Barrier and Intumescent Lining Paper for Lath and Plaster.

Speak to: Phil, Bill or Richard now for free help with your specification and costing on - Tel: 01935 414012

What you need to know about Fire Retardent Paints:

Fire retardent paints are used to retard or reduce the spread of flame on a surface and are tested to assess their effectiveness under BS 476, part 7.

Class 1 is a low surface spread of flame. This is the highest or best achievable with the test method and is a performance normally required for walls and ceilings.

Class 0 is for areas where limited combustibility is required in high-risk areas such as escape routes. To comply materials must have a Class 1 Surface Spread of Flame and low fire propagation index in accordance with BS 476 Part 6.

Intumescent Coatings are used to prevent the penetration of fire through a structure for a specific period in accordance with BS 476 Parts 20 - 23 1987. Such coatings are given classifications for specific periods of time, such as "30 minutes". Intumescent systems are available for protecting structural timbers, steel and plasterwork (including lath and plaster walls and ceilings).

Fire Retardant Wood Coatings

S92 water borne fire retardant coating systems are available for interior and exterior use. Suitable for both new and previously stained timber and timber related products. They offer protection to Class 1 and 0 on furniture, floors, decking, panelling, wall cladding, soffits and bargeboards.

Fire Retardant/intumescent wood coatings

S42 fire retardant and intumescent coating systems offer protection to BS 476 Parts 6,7,20,21 and 22. They are particularly suitable for the protection of floors (upgrading joists and boards to 30 minutes), decorative panelling and ceiling board. Used with protective lacquers for applications in especially onerous or abrasive situations

Intumescent coatings for plasterboard

S96 textured coatings and S105 smooth coatings are intumescent emulsion systems suitable for plasterboard ceilings and walls. They are tested to to BS 476 21 and 22 to provide fire protection of 61 minutes on load bearing plasterboard and 71 minutes on timber stud partitions.

Intumescent products for lath and plaster

S53 Underfloor Fire Barrier and S84 Intumescent Lining Paper offer 60 minutes protection for lath and plaster ceilings and walls. The systems eliminate the need to remove or "double board" ceilings and allow original decorative plasterwork to be displayed.

Intumescent coatings for steel

A complete primer, thin-film intumescent and topcoat system for application to interior and exterior, structural steelwork. Suitable for application over new, primed. Galvanized and previously painted steel offering up to 90 minutes protection, depending on the section and orientation of the steel.

ACS Fire Retardant Paints and Coatings include:

* fire barriers

* intumescent lining paper

* fire and smoke seals.

There are clear or coloured finishes for interior application and use to upgrade raised or fielded doors, ledged or and braced doors, panelled doors and decorative panelling to BS 476 Part 22 (1987) for 30 minutes protection, for Professional Users Only (for upgrade systems flat panelled doors contact the technical department).

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Specifications are provided for each individual job with an appropriate Certificate of Supply to satisfy the legislation.

With all intumescent and fire retardant coatings product selection and application rates will vary according to the substrate type, orientation, dimensions and the level of protection required.

Every situation is different and you should contact our technical department for advice on final product selection, specification and application.

Contact Details:

Advanced Chemical Specialties Ltd

9 Bofors Park

Artillery Road

Yeovil

Somerset BA22 8YH

Tel: 01935 414012

Fax: 01935 414022

E-mail:info@acslimited.co.uk

www.wood-protection.co.uk and www.facadeprotection.co.uk

Fire Retardant Paints by ACS

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Fire Varnish for clear protection

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