FireGuard™
Treated Fire Retardant Plywood Door Panel. The FireGuard option is available on any attic stairway manufactured by Century Industries, Inc.

The FireGuard consists of a 9mm thick plywood panel pressure treated in accordance with the conditions outlined in the American Wood Preservers Association (AWPA) Standard C-20 for lumber and/or C-27 for plywood. FireGuard panels come with Underwriters Laboratories stamp signifying a FR-S rating certifying a 25 or less flame spread and smoke developed value, when tested in accordance with (UL 723), (ASTME E-84), (NFPA 255) and (UBC Standard No. 42-I). Extended 30-minute test.

The FireGuard option can be added to any Century model and/or combined with Thermo Shield insulation panel with any model. FireGuard models are denoted with suffix "F" applied to model code (i.e., BE-100F).