FireFree 88 fire resistant coating

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Author Message Nathan Woods, CCCA Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 37 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 12:31 pm:    Has anyone used this product yet? http://www.firefree.com/index.htm I have an application where I have 3.5" dia tube steel columns in a 2x4 stud wall, and the tube steel needs to be directly protected...without bumping out the wall. To make matters more complicated, the tube steel has sx strongbacks nelson stud/bolted vertically along each side of the tube steel column, so that the wall can be nailed off to the column in a structurally composite wall. I'm thinking this product might be the solution to my problem.... William C. Pegues, FCSI, CCS Senior Member Username: wpegues Post Number: 507 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 01:17 pm:    We used it as a remedial solution after a contractor incorrectly installed some work without using the details that the local jurisdiction required (and which were shown). We knew about the product and we proposed it as a potention solution for applying to the wood framing. The local jurisdiction then accepted the solution, which we were not sure they were actually going to do. It was not something that was specified, or even approved, since it was the contractor's problem that he himself had created. But it is a very interesting product. They did a demonstration in our area here where they burned up one of their little mockups that was not treated while the treated one just refused to catch fire. You have to check though, its not something that every jurisdiction accepts, but the people at the company are very responsive. William Nathan Woods, CCCA Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 38 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 11:55 pm:    Thanks William. I think we are going to give it a shot. The City of Irvine has proven to be excellent to work with in the past. It's amazing the importance a good Chief Building Offical is, and what a difference it can make to local environment. Regards, NW David Cline Senior Member Username: dcline Post Number: 36 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 02:50 pm:    You may also want to look at StahrCoat SS fire resistant coatings from Barrier Dynamics. See: http://www.barrierdynamics.com/stahrcoat.php