Fireproof undies....part 2, does this work?
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Comments (5)Three of ours recently came off on just one burner. I called Wolf as we are still under warranty and CS said you can order new ones from them. She also said they are not rubber (I forget what they are). I had never heard of this before on searching this forum. Interestingly you also are experiencing this. Wonder if the polymer they are using for the feet has recently changed? Hope this helps....See MoreFireproofing A New Home Adds Protection & Value
Comments (10)Standard drywall provides excellent fire protection for the interior surfaces of a home. When exposed to a fire, water vapor is released which has the same cooling effect as intumescent paint. I can't imagine what material would benefit from a fire resistive or intumescent coating in a home unless it was exposed structural steel which is pretty rare in a home. If you really want to protect people and property an active method like quick-response residential sprinklers is far more effective and practical than passive coatings. No matter how many things you make fire resistant there will always be plenty of fuel for a fire in a home. The purpose of passive fire protection is to delay the spread of fire so the fire service can control it when they arrive. All passive protection will fail eventually and no one is going to paint their grandmother's mahogany table. It must be painful to have your dream of being a fire protection consultant dashed but here's a photo to cheer you up. This post was edited by Renovator8 on Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 17:16...See MoreSuggest A Wall Covering That Is Non-Combustible (Fireproof)?
Comments (31)earth_pal, I would appreciate a chance to ask you about your kiln installation. You don't have an email link on GW, but could you possibly send me an email via my GW email link? Alternatively, I'm going to start a thread in the pottery forum in the next day, in case you ever check in there. davidro1, I've sent you an email. Thanks. riverspots, I've looked at the total BTU output because that matters for venting and heating up the room. I see your point that the temperature of each adjacent combustible object matters for ignition. Those temps won't get anywhere near that high as there will be nothing combustible within at least a couple of feet (other than my legs). The nearest cabinet will be appx 24'' away. If I did put a ''landing space'' counter next to the range, it would be a small steel filler table. For reference, ignition temp of wood is >420F and of grease/oil is appx 700F. brickton, growlery's point that smooth surfaces are easier to keep grease-free makes a lot of sense to me. The brick would work for a woodstove, but (from the research I've done) you still need concrete board/fire board and an air gap behind that....See MoreI've put on my fireproof undies....thoughts on plans and elevations?
Comments (108)I haven’t read through all of the comments so there may be some overlap but a few details I noticed… Reach in closets should be larger than 2’. Kudos to your draftsmen for at least accounting for the drywall and adding an inch, but particularly your coat closets, when you get bulky coats in there the sleeves stick out and take up more than 2’. A minor thing but honestly I don’t think you’d regret giving it an extra 4-6 inches. With the guest coat closet placed there, you have a large grand foyer but you walk in and face bi-fold doors that probably aren’t closed all the way or are coming off the tracks. You have this nice stairwell but it is completely walled off except for the bottom 4 steps. I would try to open that area up and bit and remove the closet so you can see something better than closet doors when first walking in. I only see one area for a mechanical chase on the first floor and it looks a little small for water, drains and HVAC ducts. On the second floor will your ducting be in the floor or in the ceiling? If ceiling you need a continuous chase from first floor to second. If vents are in the floor on the second floor, anticipate having a bulkhead on the first floor to accommodate ducting. Upstairs bathroom – I grew up in a house with a separate room for the sink and then a tub & toilet room. Some probably find it a little awkward as they don't know “how” to use it and they closed both the doors but in a house with 4 kids (1 boy and 3 girls) I’m pretty sure having the sink area that everyone could use WHILE someone was in the toilet/shower was the saving grace in our house. Plus, that bathroom also has a lot of wasted space as is, I’d rework that and the laundry. Master bathroom, I’m guessing that’s a freestanding tub, it looks like a pain to clean around. You’d have to either sit in the tub or stand in the corner to clean back there. The mudroom is large but the layout doesn’t look very efficient at all and it functions more like a hallway. The island in the kitchen, it looks like there are no cabinets under it? I don’t see a lot of storage other than the pantry and the pantry style dish storage. I’m sure it’s been said to review it with the kitchens forum :) 4’ for the upstairs hallway seems wide, especially since you have the second stairwell so it’s not the ‘prime’ access to the bonus room. I would bring it down to 3’6 to match the stairwell. I’d also consider switching bedroom 4 and the bath/laundry area. The sitting room is a little awkward, I can see a chair going in here or there for a person to read in, but in my house it would turn into a chair full of laundry too quickly. Plus no one would read there because it would be right down the hall from the open bonus room (I’m guessing that is a play room.) The closets in the shared girls room… will they fight over who gets the bigger one? The closet in bedroom 4 needs to shrink a bit too, the door frame will be right next to the wall there. On the front elevation, do full height sidelights instead of the windows. Get chunkier columns in there. Spread the 2 garage windows (or at least see if that looks better). Back elevation, reconsider the column placing. You’re stepping out a French door smack into a column and looking out a kitchen window into a column....See Morecpartist
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