Element4 Sky - ENCLOSING THE FIREPLACE; Enclosure Building and Clearance Guidelines

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ENCLOSING the FIREPLACE
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When enclosing your Element4 replace the use of non-combustible building materials is REQUIRED.
Please read and understand the following.
* The listed brand names are trademarks of their respective companies
James Hardie Building Products
231 S. LaSalle St., Suite 2000
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Toll Free: (888) 542-7343
www.jameshardie.com
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U.S. Architectural Products, Inc.
1117 Douglas Avenue, Unit 1
North Providence, Rhode Island 02904
Toll Free: (800) 243-6677
www.architecturalproducts.com
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Skamol Americas, Inc.
Toll Free: (844) 475-2665
E-mail: skamotec225@skamol.com
www.skamotec225.com
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Promat Inc.
(865) 681-0155
E-mail: sales@promat.us
www.promat.co.uk
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COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
Materials that can catch re and burn are considered combustible. Any material that is made of, or faced with, wood, wood pulp,
paper, plastic or any other material that can catch re and burn is considered combustible. Even though these materials may have
been 'ame-proofed', made 're-resistant' or are 're-rated' they are considered combustible. Standard and Type X drywall are both
combustible.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
A given material is said to be non-combustible when it cannot catch re and burn. For example, materials made entirely, or in
combinations, of, stone, brick, concrete, tile, steel, plaster or glass are considered non-combustible.
The table below shows a list of materials which, as of this writing, are reported by their manufacturers to be non-combustible (in
accordance with the ASTM E136 standard) AND approved for use around replaces.
Skamol Skamotec® 225 and Promat PROMATECT®-L are preferred products for enclosing replaces.
Product*
Skamol Skamotec® 225 Fireplace Building Board
Promat PROMATECT®-L Insulating Boards
James Hardie Building Products HardieBacker® 500 ½” Cement Board
James Hardie Building Products HardieBacker® ¼” Cement Board
U.S. Architectural Products Versaroc® Cement Bonded Particle Board
U.S. Architectural Products Cem-Clad® Cement Panel