On 06/25/2017 12:11 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
If your siding fades, will you die? I've been involved in making some
building materials for years and in the industry there may be some
cheaping out on thickness, density, other dimensions but no one ever
substituted regular material for the FR. In some applications it did
not matter but you did not take that chance.

My guess is their ass will be in the courts. They certainly would be in
the US.

IF the insulation faded instead of burned, people would still be alive
today. Follow the money.

I am following the money. Arconic makes two versions of Reynobond with
recommendations for each. It is up to the end user to determine
suitability.

Let me put this another way. I want a 4x8 sheet of 3/4" CDX for the bed
on my motorcycle trailer, so I drive over to Home Depot. I see standard
CDX for about $25 and fire retardant for $42. I don't plan on my trailer
bursting into flame or killing anyone if it does so I go for the $25.
Were I sheathing an interior staircase I would spend the $42. Is the
plywood manufacturer culpable for offering two products? Or is it my
problem if I build my shack with the cheapest material available and it
burns?

Judging from the minimal or sub-minimal standards used in the
construction they would have built it from tissue paper and sealing wax
if they could have gotten away with it. They aren't alone. I see OSB and
papier-mâché castles going up every day.