Flame Shield® is a specially formulated ModWood board with a fire retardant additive included. Until now decking board options for bushfire-prone areas were limited; however, this has all changed. Flame Shield® can be used in BAL-12.5, BAL-19, BAL-29 and BAL-40 areas and gives you a traditional timber decking look and feel.
Flame Shield® is tested and certified to (AS 3959-2018), bushfire attack level from BAL-12.5 up to and including BAL-40. Flame Shield® is a specially formulated ModWood with a fire-retardant additive included.
Flame Shield® has the highest BAL rating compared to other timber-based decking in the Australian marketplace. Flame Shield® can be installed with either an enclosed* or unenclosed sub-structure and is offered in all four colours of the ModWood Natural Grain Collection, wide board 137 x 23mm. Additionally; Flame Shield® also has a deep embossed pattern on the board surface to improve slip resistance and is manufactured to R11, AS 4586:2013.
Flame Shield® Burn Characteristics can be viewed within the Technical Data Sheet which is the old ModWood website, please ensure current website and actual report, not just Technical Page.
