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Dave Metzger
Senior Member
Username: davemetzger
Post Number: 144
Registered: 07-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 01:52 pm: |    |
Is fire-retardant-treated (FRT) wheatboard or strawboard available?
Have used FRT particleboard and FRT MDF--but the designers want wheatboard, for exposed balcony fascia panels in a theater.
The other option is to finish the wheatboard with a fire-retardant varnish, but that's a soft finish and I'd prefer not to go that route if we don't have to. |
Doug Frank FCSI CCS
Senior Member
Username: doug_frank_ccs
Post Number: 127
Registered: 06-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 09:40 am: | |
Just posted on the Dow bioproducts website today “Dow BioProducts, a division of Dow Canada, will no longer operate and will cease manufacturing operations of WOODSTALK”. The website does mention some possible alternative manufacturers; I’m not familiar with any of them.
I know this doesn’t answer your question Dave but I found it interesting. |
David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI
Senior Member
Username: david_axt
Post Number: 579
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 03:48 pm: | |
Website for Dow Announcement: http://news.dow.com/prodbus/2005/20051115a.htm
This is unfortunate because we specify wheatboard all the time and understand that wheatboard is cheaper than particle board. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Friday, November 18, 2005 - 10:04 pm: | |
It's interesting that they decided to stop making Woodstalk. Just last week in Atlanta the Dow rep at GreenBuild was more than happy to tell me how great a product Woodstalk is (was). |
Tracy Van Niel
Senior Member
Username: tracy_van_niel
Post Number: 146
Registered: 04-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 08:22 am: | |
We have been specifying Woodstalk as a contractor "option" to particle board in our millwork section so I was dismayed to see that Dow has stopped manufacturing the product. Is anyone else specifying a similar product that they could recommend?
Also, Anon, it is quite possible the Dow rep who was telling you about their product was not aware that the plant was going to be closing ... |
Brett M. Wilbur CSI, CDT, AIA
Senior Member
Username: brett
Post Number: 76
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 09:37 am: | |
LSI makes a proprietary agri-board "EnvironmentCore" which they use standard in all their casework. However, it is an upcharge for their competitors.
Also, another company Primeboard makes "PremiumBlend" board, but I don't know anything about them. Re: http://www.primeboard.com/preblend.html |
Sheldon Wolfe
Senior Member
Username: sheldon_wolfe
Post Number: 176
Registered: 01-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 11:31 am: | |
LSI now has an upcharge for their agriboard core. |
John Guill
Junior Member
Username: johng
Post Number: 2
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 11:33 am: | |
SierraPine Limited; Roseville, CA. ASD. 800-676-3339; www.sierrapine.com, manufactures several MDF no-added formaldehyde products under various service marks. If memory serves, product is both heavier and more expensive that standard particleboard or MDF.
"Medite FR2" has some fire-retardant characteristics. From the website>>>
"SierraPine's flame retardant Medite FR2 is designed for applications where Class 1 flame retardant material is required. FR2 leads the industry with its low flame spread and smoke development. This panel is also SCS certified for 100% recovered and recycled wood fiber content." |
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