anyone heard of fireproof paint ?

[Janet-M]

I am having a loft conversion and the councils surveyor has just been and said I have to replace all my doors and arcetrades (sp) and put in fireproof ones to get the work passed .Thing is they are the original victorian ones and I obviously don't want to replace them.As a compromise he has said I can use fireproof paint but he will need to see proof/A certificate that it will hold a fire back for 30 mins .

 

Has anyone heard of this type of paint ? I have googled it and found fire resistant but can't find anything that states it's fireproof for 30 mins.

The surveyor did say its available,but expensive .

 

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[Castlebest]

Hiya Janet, try searching for intumecent (think thats the right spelling) paint.

 

Its basically a paint that expands into a fire proof "foam" if its burned and increases the fire rating of whatever its painted onto.

 

pete

[Janet-M]

Thanks loadssssssss pete ..I saw that paint and wasn't sure if that was what I was suppose to be buying . so does all intumecent paint hold back a fire for 30 mins ? as they seem to be graded and the one's I have looked at so far don't mention a 30 minute holdback .

 

i'm sooooooooo confused with all this ..I bet I buy the wrong one

[Michael Browne]

Here's one just down the road in Manchester. Ring them and ask:

Intumescent paint, flame retardant paints and fireproof varnish from Thermoguard.

[StormWarrior]

Try AQUAFIRE SYSTEMS - Intumescent fire protection coatings for timber

[Castlebest]

Find one of the companies who supply it and call them, they will have information sheets on everything they stock.

 

If you tell them where the paint is going they should be able to tell you which one you want, what the fire rating will be and how to apply it, you will need this info for your building reg's surveyor anyway to prove you have met his requirements.

 

pete

[Janet-M]

Here's one just down the road in Manchester. Ring them and ask:

Intumescent paint, flame retardant paints and fireproof varnish from Thermoguard.

WOW thanks Michael , pete and stormwarrior I really really am so thankful fir your help .. how did you find that so quick lol

 

I have just tried phoning the one in Manchester but it's busy so I will keep trying .

[Janet-M]

Intumescent paint, flame retardant paints and fireproof varnish from Thermoguard.

Don't supply it .. also said there is no such paint just that some people think there is

 

Try AQUAFIRE SYSTEMS - Intumescent fire protection coatings for timber

 

supply it but will cost £775.00 for 8 doors :o .. they also don't accept Credit Cards

[barracad]

I think they sell it in B&Q on the shelf next to the stripey paint.

[stonedecroze]

I thought it was the stuff they put on fire extinguishers and firefighters axes

[stonedecroze]

Fireproof paint, paint additives and fire resistant coatings

 

 

This might be of some help

[StormWarrior]

Originally Posted by Michael Browne

Intumescent paint, flame retardant paints and fireproof varnish from Thermoguard.

Don't supply it .. also said there is no such paint just that some people think there is

 

Amazing !! More so when thier site says

 

Timbercoat.

DESCRIPTION AND USE

Intumescent paint for bare or previously painted timber and timber derivative surfaces where surface spread of flame or fire propogation need to be controlled.

 

Fireproof paint for timber from Thermoguard

[Janet-M]

Amazing !! More so when thier site says

 

Timbercoat.

DESCRIPTION AND USE

Intumescent paint for bare or previously painted timber and timber derivative surfaces where surface spread of flame or fire propogation need to be controlled.

 

Fireproof paint for timber from Thermoguard

 

bloody hell that is AMAZING ...I will be ringing them back tomorrow to ask them why they are telling me different to what their site is saying .. thanks for pointing that out

edit

oh no hang on a min .. he did say they have flame resistant just that there is no paint available that can hold the flames back for 30 mins

 

 

 

 

Barracad I am just going to ignore you

I am sorry I ever started this work I'm soooooooooo stressed out with it all and sick to death of living on a building site

[Bookworm]

[Michael Browne]

Fire Retardant Services / Fire Proof Paint Home Page: Specialist Intumescent Paint and Fire Stopping Distributors and Specifiers

 

These people claim:

Our HW range intumescent coatings (white or clear) are used to achieve a BS 476 Parts 6 and 7 (1987) fire protection for up to 60 minutes and Class 0 and Class 1 resistance to surface flame spread, dependent on the material, its surface condition, and its thickness. The HW coatings can be applied over suitable existing paints or varnishes, and they can also be finished by painting over with good quality paint or varnish (NOT cheap trade paints). The AEC acrylic coatings are suited to painting over HW01.

[dave]

I've heard tartan paint is flame resistant - I believe it's because it's wetter and colder in Scotland most of the time.

[Hippy-chick]

I've heard tartan paint is flame resistant - I believe it's because it's wetter and colder in Scotland most of the time.

 

lol dave

 

All paint up here is flame resistant, I think, as it just does not dry in the first place. I'll cite my front door as empirical evidence - glossed yesterday morning, still wet the now.

[Janet-M]

*TUT TUT * The usual ones lowering the tone of a serious thread ...

not that I would ever do that

 

 

Anyway sorted now I have managed to get it at a good price and not far from where I live ( before you ask, no it never fell off the back of a lorry, )

 

THANK YOU soooooooooo much Michael , Pete , stormwarrior and stonedcroze I would of been lost without all your advice and it would of took me a lot longer.

[Castlebest]

Glad your all sorted Janet did you get the tartan?

[Bookworm]

Typical, thanks everybody but the ones who really helped.

[stonedecroze]

tyvm Janet, I makes a pleasant change to be really appreciated

[Bona]

if it goes wrong we have to paint all our theatre sets in this paint just in case if there is a fire it takes us 30 mins to get out of the fire door 12ft away so you can get it from a theatrical supplies shop

[Janet-M]

(needed for baked beans eater's kitchen ....it's bedroom actually )

[Castlebest]

(needed for baked beans eater's kitchen ....it's bedroom actually )

 

not going to ask what you do in a bedroom that gets that hot !!! :o

[Bookworm]

(needed for baked beans eater's kitchen ....it's bedroom actually )

 

Honey, trust me, that does NOT make it sound any better.