Wood Frame / Steel & Wood Stud Applications

Tripolymer is ideal for use in both interior and exterior wood frame load bearing wall systems, as well as steel or wood stud party wall partitions.  Installed in a standard 2" X 4" wood frame wall, and covered with a single layer of 1/2" gypsum board, Tripolymer will provide an 'R' value of 17.7 and an STC rating of 53.  In redundant testing, a standard interior wall constructed of 2" X 4" wood studs and covered with a single layer of 1/2" gypsum board normally fire-rated at 1/2 hour, and was increased to 1 and 1/2 hours with the installation of Tripolymer.  In similar E119 testing, Tripolymer had more than doubled the fire-hour ratings on load bearing wall systems, and increased ratings on steel stud walls by over 50%.  Independent laboratory tests demonstrate that Tripolymer far surpasses the fire performance of any urea formaldehyde type foam, polyurethane, or glass fiber product.  Tripolymer provides an upgraded fire-hour rating without costly additions of double layer gypsum board.