Exterior vinyl wall cladding with a great safety record – Vinyl Cladding Professionals

Is PVC vinyl wall cladding safe?

Yes! Our PVC wall cladding is industry tested and approved. Our products meet required industry safety standards. We use only certified vinyl wall cladding products with excellent safety and performance characteristics in fire situations. 

Due to its chlorine base, vinyl cladding’s make-up ensures it does not ignite quickly and is inherently flame retardant.

The Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source shows PVC is one of the cladding materials with the lowest radiant panel indexWith ignition temperatures significantly higher than common framing timber, vinyl cladding is slow to ignite and self-extinguishes once the heat source is removed.

The strong fire-safe characteristics of PVC vinyl cladding have been recognised for decades by the electrical industry through its approved use as a residential wiring insulator.

Fire toxicity of PVC wall cladding

The by-products of vinyl combustion are no more hazardous than those produced by other common materials, both natural and synthetic. One by-product Hydrogen Chloride (HCl), is an irritant with a pungent odour and can actually serve as a warning to evacuate.

Since the 1970s, the production of vinyl and the use of vinyl building products has increased. But, fire incidence and deaths have steadily declined.

Dioxin from Accidental Fires

Systematic investigations of large-scale accidental fires in Germany, Sweden, and Canada have indicated dioxins will be produced in such fires, whether vinyl is present or not. The quantities produced pose no threat to human health or to the environment.

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