Acme Brick now carrying DuPont ArmorWall products
Acme Brick sales offices in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma are now offering DuPont’s ArmorWall Plus Fire-Rated Structural Insulated Sheathing (FR SIS) for commercial buildings.
ArmorWall Plus FR SIS is a five-in-one composite panel that incorporates structure sheathing, fire resistance, air barrier, water-resistive barrier and a high-performance continuous insulation layer.
“This product can replace several individual components that would otherwise need to be purchased and installed on site separately,” said John Brewer, Acme Brick’s vice president of sales. “We think it will be a real benefit to our commercial customers in the Southwest, and we’re pleased to be their exclusive source for it.”
ArmorWall Plus FR SIS is fire-rated for up to one hour when tested as prescribed by ASTM E119 and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 263 standards. A second series, ArmorWall SP Plus FR SIS, offers 2-hour fire resistance.
Both series of ArmorWall Plus FR SIS are offered as 48” x 96” panels, in a choice of three thicknesses.
ArmorWall™ Plus FR SIS meets the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E331 standard for water-resistive barriers and the ASTM E283 standard for an air barrier assembly without the need for additional materials.
The ArmorWall™ product family is certified by GreenCircle and can contribute toward LEED credits for sustainable building design and construction.
Once the system is installed, and seams and fasteners are sealed, the enclosure may be considered “dried-in.” This allows interior construction to begin right away, potentially speeding construction schedules.
ArmorWall™ Plus sheathing also offers the ability to attach many different types of cladding directly to the system, such as rainscreens, siding, stucco and metal panels, as well as Acme Brick.
Types of buildings that are well suited for ArmorWall Plus FR SIS include institutional and municipal, medical, high-rise, mixed-use, retail and multifamily.
