To be classified as a thermal barrier the material must resist severe fire exposure for a minimum of fifteen 15 minutes.
Spray foam attic thermal barrier.
A lot of builders and homeowners are going with spray foam insulation because of the airtightness benefits but then the questioner mentioned that the spray foam contractor had intentionally left big holes to the outside by not sealing the gable vents.
If you ve got spray foam insulation in an attic for example it s probably already separated from the living space by a thermal barrier.
Earlier this year i got a question about a home that had spray foam insulation in the attic.
A thermal barrier is a material applied between foam plastics including spray polyurethane foam and interior spaces designed to delay the temperature rise of the foam during a fire situation and to delay or prevent the foam s involvement in a fire.
Spray foam insulation doesn t protect attic spaces from radiant heat but does protect them from convection and conduction.
If a home has spray foam insulation in an attic or crawl space the building code requires using materials or assemblies that offer some fire resistance but not as much as is required for a thermal barrier.
Thermal barrier is applied between foam and interior space to delay the temperature of the foam during a fire situation and delay prevent the foams involvement in a fire.
Nothing unusual about that.
If you ve got spray foam insulation in an attic for example it s probably already separated from the living space by a thermal barrier.
According to a guide for spray foam installers thermal barriers and ignition barriers for the spray polyurethane foam industry when exposed to fire sources such as trash fires welding arcs cutting torches or red hot metal unprotected spf spray polyurethane foam can ignite and may result in a flash fire.
If a home has spray foam insulation in an attic or crawl space the building code requires using materials or assemblies that offer some fire resistance but not as much as is required for a thermal barrier.