Help Customers Protect Their Homes During Wildfire Season

By Tilcor Roofing Systems.

Learn the dangers of burning embers and the importance of Class A fire ratings and closed roof systems. 

When homeowners are concerned about the condition of an aging roof, the last thing they need is for an environmental disaster to strike.  We all know that Mother Nature is unpredictable, however you can help your customers prepare their homes for when she strikes.

Wildfires are one of the major natural disasters that destroy homes in the United States, and this last season was particularly brutal.  Tilcor Roofing Systems is providing information about wildfires and ways to fortify homes so you can help your customers minimize disaster next time wildfire season comes around.  

Burning Embers

Wildfires are inevitable, especially in the drier areas of the states.  When houses catch fire during wildfire season, it’s often due to small flames and embers.

Wildfires and bushfires can become so intense that they create their own wind system, working at hurricane force.  Burning vegetation and wood can travel more than a mile in these winds, even past barriers and firebreaks. Embers can enter underneath some roofing materials, such as concrete tiles, where they grow into a full-on flame.

It is important to help your customers prepare their homes for wildfire season, to minimize the chance that burning embers will cause the house to ignite.  This includes clearing leaves and other debris from decks, gutters, and eaves. It also means encouraging them to have their roof inspected for damage and addressing issues before trouble strikes.  To help them feel confident going into wildfire season, share with them about a roof that proactively guards against wildfires. Tilcor’s roofing systems perform extremely well under fire testing. 

Class A Fire Ratings with Sol-R-Skin

Wildfires are occurring more frequently, with wildfire season growing longer all across the country.  It’s extremely important to help your customers get a roofing system with a high quality fire rating. Tilcor Roof Panels are Class A Fire Rated Sol-R-Skin Class A thermal reflective synthetic underlayment.  This is a high performance roofing system which will not burn.

The UL 790 (ASTM E 108) Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings includes the fire resistance performance of roofs that have been exposed to simulated fire sources that originate outside a building.  Class A fire ratings mean the roof is effective against severe fire test exposures.

Sol-R-Skin is a reflective synthetic underlayment that can be used with many different roofs, including metal roofing, clay tiles, composite shingles, and stone coated steel.  This underlayment also has a Class A fire rating, and features a high resistance to heat flow (R-value). It can form a radiant barrier with a R-value of 5.5, which is higher than the industry standard, and is the highest R-value available on the market today. 

Tilcor’s Class A System Installation and Closed Roof System

Since embers can travel long distances in wildfire winds, and ignite when they penetrate roofs, Tilcor uses a closed roof system to prevent embers from entering the roofing system entirely.

Protecting your customers homes from exterior fires starts by preventing burning embers from getting under the roofing materials.  Tilcor Class A Roofing panels are rated at 120mph wind uplift. Under hurricane force winds, Tilcor Roofing panels will not lift, thus preventing embers from entering.  By adding Sol-R-Skin under the Class A panels and spraying the roof deck with M Fire Class A solution, which is greenguard certified, the roofs security against wildfires increases.  Class A Fire Rated Roof Deck, Class A Reflective, Thermal Underlayment and covered with Tilcor Class A Roofing Panels creates layers of fire protection for the life of the home.

Help your customers protect their homes from fires by using the best materials available.  Consider roof panels, underlayment, and roof deck that won’t burn: M-Fire mighty fire suppression spray, Sol-R-Skin A Thermal, Reflective Underlayment, and Tilcor Class A Stone Coated Steel Roofing Panels.

It’s essential to the safety of your customers’ homes and families that they have a high-quality roofing system.  Tilcor products are designed to perform under the highest of temperatures, to reduce the stress of wildfire season and beyond.  

Interested in learning more? Contact Tilcor to get a product sample or project quote.