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Styrene Foam Flammability
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Suggestions: <br />GET, FIT AND MAINTAIN SMOKE DETECTORS... IF YOUR LAYOUT ROOM IS A BIT CUT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE HOUSE YOU CAN GET DETECTORS THAT WILL LINK TOGETHER... ANY ONE GOES OFF THE WHOLE LOT WILL. <br /> <br />Some years ago I tried one of the spray-in cans of foam used for cavity filling... just sprayed a blob onto a board. It formed a dollop of foam which survived pretty much everything for a year or so. I was going to try spraying into a cardboard box to get ablock of the stuff... never got round to it. BEWARE! WHEN FIRST SPRAYED IT HAS AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION ( It gets HOT). I Don't recall the make or whether I tested it for flamability. Suggest you might want to make your own tests... Also phone up the information line listed on the can / go on the web etc. I IMAGINE that cavity foam MIGHT be safer than ordinary polystyrene BUT I DON'T KNOW. <br /> <br />One of our bi-annual fire training upgrades we were told the story of a guy who spent all morning laying floor tiles in his kitchen with a "heavy petroleum vapour" type glue. When he was done he was so pleased with the result that he sat back on his haunches and lit himself a cigarette. Apparently the result spoilt him, and his whole kitchen as well as the new floor... <br /> <br />Hey... if you haven't got detectors...GET DETECTORS ANYWAY!... YOU CAN GET CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS AS WELL...could be specially useful in a basement... especially if you have your heater down there with you. <br /> <br />ASK YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT... they'd rather talk to you now than call round in a hurry later.
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