Current trends in fire protection of wooden load-bearing structures
At present, use of wood in the construction is gaining more and more popularity and relevance. This is due to the trend of using environmentally sound materials and the relatively low cost of wood as well as its constructive and decorative properties. However, there arise cases quite often when wooden buildings and structures catch fire due to poor-quality wiring or carelessness, and only in rare cases do fire-fighters manage to save at least something.
In what way can we protect wood from fire?
The essence of fire and bio protection is to give wood the ability to resist the action of flame, to prevent the flame from spreading across the surface, to reduce the smoke generation capacity, and to block free access of oxygen which contributes to the destruction of wood and accelerates the burning process.
“Today, there are three ways to protect wood: its impregnation with fire retardants, application of special coatings or enclosing with screens. Flame retardants are of organic, inorganic, or organic-inorganic nature. Coatings are also divided into organic, mineral and organic-mineral ones. As for protective screens, they are made of concrete, metal or fibrous insulating materials. However, in reality, only the first two methods can be called effective”.
Our technologists have developed and put into production all possible fire protective agents for the protection of wooden structures: fire protective paint, fire and bio protective impregnating agents, fire protective varnish, and fire retardant concentrate. These materials are all certified; they passed all the necessary fire and climatic tests as well as sanitary and epidemiological examinations. More detailed information on fire protective products, as well as documentation, can be found in the “Products” section.
