FRTW Wood Is:
Lumber and plywood that is pressure
impregnated with a fire retardant chemical to
reduce the spread of flames, smoke development
and shows no significant progressive combustion
within a 30 minute test.
Is there a difference between FR
coatings and FRTW?
Yes. FR coatings are tunnel tested for a time
period of 10 minutes, opposed to FRTW which is
tested for 30 minutes.