Fire Resistant Attic Stairs

Safe and durable the fakro lwf fire rated insulated wood attic ladder provides easy access to an attic while functioning as a blaze block in case of fire.

Fire resistant attic stairs.

Bessler be 119 series one hour fire rated wood attic stairs 350 lb capacity fakro lwf series wooden attic ladders 43 minute fire rated to astm 119 us specs 300 lbs starting at. 452 12 fakro lxs plastic end cap for attic stairs fits lwn lwp lwf and lwt series sold as a pair. They are designed to help protect your home from fire and prevent it from spreading. 22 5 in x 54 in folding wood attic ladder with 300 lbs.

1 there are fire rated attic ladders on the market starting at about 800 installation. Let s say that a fire burns down your house in the future god forbid. Wooden pull down stairs do not comply with todays fire rating standards if there is no fire break that separates the garage attic and the living space attic and so it would be a deficiency and you should comment on it. Fakro lwf 22 5x54 fire rated wood attic ladder 7 95 ft to 10 08 ft.

With one extra step all hardware fully concealed after installation. The hatch is manufactured with the use of fireproof materials and is equipped with a gasket that expands under extreme heat. Access doors and panels offers you ceiling and attic access panels fire rated upward opening fire rated downward opening with or without drywall flange. Product overview fireproof door el2 60 minutes when attic stairs door opened side springs drop along with it allowing wider unhindered access to the attic opening maximum standard ceiling height 9 ft.

You attic access should be able to be fire resistant for at least 10 minutes. Fakro lwf 8 ft. Capacity item 1255125 model 869718. Maximum load capacity 869718 the home depot.

10 ft 22 5 in. Shared attic space is where the garage attic and living space attic has no fire break fire wall which continues from the garage wall s up to the underside of the roof to separate garage attic from living space attic. An insulated fire rated door carries a temperature rise rating that uninsulated ones don t have. Fire resistant attic ladders improve the safety of your home.

It is for this reason that for safety and durability fire rated access door ceiling application requires an insulated product. Fakro ladders operate as blaze blocks in the event part of your home catches fire. The insurance adjuster can come and claim that. The fakro lsf metal attic ladder is a fire rated and insulated ladder that can serve as a fire block.

Or up to 10 ft. Also there are attic ladders that have had a rated fire retardant applied to the plywood face like in the photo below of a label on one. Fire rated insulated wood attic ladder with 300 lb.