According to a recent article in the New York Times, severe drought conditions raised our risk of fire. The summer and autumn fire season is stretching into a year-round event. These wildfires pose a danger to decks and homes. That’s why a chapter of the California Building Code (CBC) provides provisions to reduce the risk of wildfire to area decks. Homeowners must consider fire protection on the deck all year long. Wildfire may be dangerous, but a barbecue unit or fire pit on the deck puts your house in fire danger too. So when you waterproof your deck, you use waterproof deck coatings that offer fire protection as well.
Desert Crete Waterproof Deck Coatings is Fire Resistant
Desert Crete is our preferred product when it comes to all the waterproof deck coatings on the market today. Desert Crete provides long-lasting waterproof protection to decks, walkways, balconies, and roof decks. It also offers fire resistance too.
Desert Crete by Hills Brothers is an approved Class A, 1-hour fire-rated product for waterproofing decks. The Class A fire rating means the product meets the standards for the most stringent rating for fire resistance for the exterior. When you apply Desert Crete to exterior floors, decks, and stairs you get waterproof and fire protection. If any embers or coals spill from your charcoal grill, they face stiff resistance when they land on your Class A protected deck. Desert Crete waterproof deck coatings go over any deck.
Ultimate Waterproof Deck Coatings System
Some waterproof deck coatings are like paint. You roll or brush the material onto the surfaces of the deck and wait for it to dry.
You may need to do it again in a year or two.
That’s not Desert Crete.
Desert Crete is a waterproof deck coating system.
As you can see, the system starts with exterior grade plywood and metal lath. The base layer of Desert Crete adheres to the lath and creates a strong walking surface. Fiberglass and bonder create the next layer. A second Desert Crete layer goes down and then it’s time to get creative.
At this point, the surface can be textured, stenciled, tinted, or finished to your liking. Finally, a topcoat goes down and the system is ready to provide up to 10 years of protection.
Water-Based Waterproofing
The Desert Crete layers provide waterproof protection from water-based products. That means a quick drying time and low VOCs. Each layer dries and is ready for foot traffic the day it is installed.
The waterproofing that protects your deck from the environment is kind to the environment too.
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Talk to Crank Waterproofing about Desert Crete for Class A 1-hour fire protection in your deck waterproofing product.
Crank Waterproofing recommends the right product for protecting your property from water, fire, or anything else Mother Nature wants to throw at it.
