While no practical building material is truly fireproof well constructed houses and buildings can help prevent such tragedies by using materials that are relatively fire resistant.
Fireproof siding materials.
Manufactured using a highly effective fire retardant and underlaid with a fire resistant barrier this assembly is one of only a few synthetic roofing materials to get ul s class a fire rating.
However there can be concern over the chemical properties and potential off gassing of these products.
Steel siding not only offers protection against a fire it is also naturally resistant and does not require the use of fire resistant treatments.
When properly installed against fire resistant materials plaster siding also known as stucco regularly achieves a one hour fire rating.
It simply takes longer for fire to affect fire resistant materials.
Flammable materials like wood are often made resistant to a fire by the use of flame retardants.
Expect to pay between 6 50 and 8 50 per square foot installed.
This is an example of a noncombustible siding of fiber cement shingles designed to look extremely realistic almost indistinguishable from highly combustible cedar shake shingles.
Consequently it s not a question of whether a fire can damage a structure but a question of when.
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