Fire attenuation and bushfire resistant properties of Fire Tuff...
If your home or business is ever caught up in a bush fire, Fire Tuff doors and windows will help to protect it from damage.
Floating embers, radiant heat or naked flames all pose ignition risk to your property. But Fire Tuff won't permit floating embers to pass through window spaces, and its fire attenuation feature will reduce the intensity of radiant heat flux and naked flame by up to 45% (confirmed through stringent test by CSIRO). |
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And also debris like a burning tree limb fall against your window or door, the fact that Fire Tuff is made from all metal fastenings means the mesh won't break out of the frame. Competing products that use plastic wedges to hold the mesh in place could melt in a bushfire, destroying the strength of the product. Installing Fire Tuff on your property in a bushfire-prone area automatically means you satisfy the requirements of the Building Code of Australia, |
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as our products are fully compliant with AS 3959-1999 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-Prone Areas.
When building in the city, Fire Tuff's Fire Attenuating features can save you money and allow more flexibility in building designs. Because of its unique properties, Fire Tuff mesh allows you to design building with openable or fluxed windows inside 3 metres of boundary of an adjoining property or 6 metres between buildings on the same allotment.
In many cases, the minimisation of heat flux can eliminate the need for water |
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| drenching systems covering window openings, saving money before and after the unfortunate event of fire.
If you are a builder or architect, consider ordering an Architects and Designers kit from us.
The pictures below illustrate the tests conducted to confirm Fire Tuff's true fire attenuation properties... |
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