Roxul® Insulation Acts As A Fire Barrier Giving More Time To Exit A Burning Building
Minutes can mean the difference between life or death when an unexpected fire starts in your home. Under its roof reside your family and your most important belongings. That’s why you can’t trust your home with just any insulation. Roxul, North America’s leading manufacturer of stone wool insulation products, offers better insulation for both interior and exterior walls. Roxul stone wool insulation is not only moisture resistant and offers superior thermal insulation, but it is fire-resistant.
Roxul stone wool resists temperatures up to approximately 1177° C (2150°F). It can act as a fire barrier giving you and your family time to escape. Roxul products can help delay the spread of fire from room to room providing valuable extra minutes to save people and property and reduce environmental damage.
Time is vital for fire fighters. Building or renovating with fire resistant materials like Roxul insulation, help provide you with more time to escape, more time for fire fighters to respond, and reduce damage. This is especially true for multi-family dwellings when even more is at stake. That’s why Roxul also offers Comfortboard™ FS, a high-density to semi-rigid fire separation board produced specifically to meet the building code requirements under section 9.10.16.3 (2) and exceeds the minimum density of 45kg/m³.
Whether you are building a new home or performing renovations on an existing structure, Roxul can improve the overall comfort and safety of your home. In addition to the superior fire resistant advantages, stone wool is the ideal choice to insulate your home because:
Roxul insulation is made from natural stone and recycled material. Roxul ComfortBatt insulation can significantly reduce CO2 emissions by reducing the amount of fossil fuel needed to heat and cool your home. Offering a better fit for optimal efficiency, Roxul’s semi-rigid batt structure produces a snug fit between studs and joists, eliminating gaps and voids which can account for up to 35% of R-value losses.
Roxul is resistant to water, rot, mold, mildew, and bacterial growth, contributing to a safer and healthier indoor environment. Roxul has been tested and approved to carry GreenGuards highest certification, Children and Schools for indoor air quality.
To learn more about Roxul, visit www.roxul.com for the complete line up of interior and exterior insulations.