For Insulation Contractors looking for a way to differentiate themselves from the competition, American Rockwool Products product line provides a number of ways to achieve this. Rockwool has many extra benefits, offering both you and your customer more than just thermal insulation.
Rockwool Premium Plus™ Insulation is installed using a commercial insulation blowing machine. There are two main methods of applying Rockwool Premium Plus™ into a wall cavity. Net and blow method where the wall is netted prior to filling the cavity with Rockwool Premium Plus™ and the wet spray method whereby Rock-Tight Adhesive is used when spraying Rockwool Premium Plus™. If using Rock-Tight Adhesive the equipment must be fitted with an auxiliary liquid high pressure line designed to uniformly add adhesive to the Rockwool Premium Plus™ Insulation. The insulation must be sprayed using only approved materials and equipment in accordance with the current installation instructions. Because of our specially formulated adhesive drywall may be installed immediately. Please refer to the installation guidelines when installation is done using this method.
FireStopTB is a game changer when it comes to thermal barriers. Lower cost, more effective than paint, ease of use are just some of the benefits. Because FireStopTB has universal approvals over all manufactures SPF there is no need to worry if it is approved or not. FireStopTB can be installed immediately after SPF is installed; there is no need to wait. You no longer have to worry about the outside temperature or the humidity anymore. FireStopTB can be spray in virtually every climate condition even during the rain. Contact your local distributor where American Rockwool Products are sold for more information.
In addition to superior thermal protection Rockwool Premium Plus™ also provides:
Your customers will be pleased for lots of reasons.
* REFERENCE: Svennerstedt, B., "Field Data on Settling in Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation," Insulation Materials, Testing, and Applications, ASTM STP 1030, D. L. McElroy and J. F. Kimpflen, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1990, pp. 231-236.
Rockwool Premium Plus and FireStopTB are both Class 1 Fire Rated Products
| ASTM E-84/UL-723 | Smoke Developement - 0 | Flame Spread - 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-136 | Standard Test for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750°C | NON-Combustible | ||
| U-305 | 1 Hour Fire Rated Wall Design | Pass | ||
| E-119 | Standard Test for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials | 1 Hour | ||
| E-119 | Standard Test for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials | 2 Hour 1250 lbs. load bearing | ||
ASTM E 283-04 Rate of Air Flow (1.83 cfm/sf @ 50 Pa & 3.68 cfm/sf @ 75 Pa)
ASTM E 413 Sound Isolation Rating (various assemblies up to STC 69)
ASTM E 605 Standard Test Methods for Thickness and Density
ASTM E 736 Standard Test for Adhesion/Cohesion - minimum 200 psf*
ASTM E 759 Standard Test for Deflection - PASS*
ASTM E 859 Standard Test for Air Erosion - .1 gram loss over 24 hr. period*
ASTM C 423 NRC Rating of .85 at 1.5”
ASTM C 1014 Standard Specification for Spray Applied Mineral Fiber
ASTM C 739 Smoldering Combustion (Pass)
ASTM C 553 Moisture Absorption (Pass)
ASTM C 665 Non Corrosive (Pass)
ASTM C 1338 Mold & Fungus Resistance (Pass)
*All testing was done using Rock-Tight Adhesive or FireStop TB Adhesive
ICC-ES Report 9551A Fire Resistive Construction
UL Classified per Follow-up R14191
Approved by the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals under MEA #352-98-M
