Fire Resistant Attic Ladder

1 there are fire rated attic ladders on the market starting at about 800 installation.

Fire resistant attic ladder.

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. Lsf is a fire resistant ladder providing easy and safe access to the attic and at the same time serving as a fire block during a fire inside the building. They are designed to help protect your home from fire and prevent it from spreading. Uninhabited attic space is very often used as an extra storage space.

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. Certified fire resistant attic ladder for 22 1 2 x 54 inch rough openings make sure this fits by entering your model number. Easy to install fire resistant and insulated wooden attic ladder fire resistant for up to 30 minutes. A modern system of folding the ladder enables the ladder to be folded to smaller lengths and therefore allows smaller sizes of loft hatch to be achieved.

Fakro lwf 869718 u s. Capacity fits in rough opening of 22 in x 47 in works in standard ceiling heights of 8 ft 10 in to 9 ft 10 in maximum load capacity 350 lb. Ladder hatches are produced using fireproof materials designed to stand up under intense heat. 10 ft 22 5 in.

Also prevents heat loss with r value 9 5 insulation. 22 5 in x 47 in scissor steel attic ladder with 300 lbs. Fakro ladders operate as blaze blocks in the event part of your home catches fire. Fire resistant attic ladders improve the safety of your home.

Fire rated insulated wood attic ladder with 300 lb. Not cheap and they far exceed the equivalency requirement. The lwf ladder is fire rated at 43 minutes in accordance with astm e119 and 30 minutes in accordance with nfpa 288. Fakro lsf fire rated e 60 min scissor 7 83 ft to 9 85 ft.

Maximum load capacity 869718 the home depot. The hatch is manufactured with the use of fireproof materials and is equipped with a gasket that expands under extreme heat. The lwf fire rated ladder provides easy access to an attic while functioning as a blaze block in case of fire. Fire resistant ladders fakro attic ladders were desgined to provide easy and safe access to the attic space.