Game-Changer for Safety Against Unwanted Fires at Home: Firewall Technology
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Game-Changer for Safety Against Unwanted Fires at Home: Firewall Technology

Everybody loves beautiful and robust wooden furniture. But a common concern with them is the wooden furniture acting as a source of fire spreading during any fire accident. So when your dream furniture is made out of plywood, don’t let your fear stop you. 

You can use the CenturyPly plywood sheets with firewall technology. The technology ascertains that you and your family will be safe during any unwanted fire accident. Moreover, the firewall technology is unique to CenturyPly and cannot be found in any other plywood. 

Table of Contents

➔ What is Firewall Technology?

➔ How Does Firewall Technology Help?

➔ In a Nutshell


What is Firewall Technology?

Firewall technology created by CenturyPly is known for its reliability as a fire retardant. A considerable number of CenturyPly plywood sheets have the feature of firewall technology. And they are created especially keeping in mind that they prove beneficial to you in any unfortunate occurrence. But what does it do?


The firewall technology detains the fire from spreading and does not operate as a medium for spreading the fire. Generally, with wood, the fire spreads faster. However, this will be different with plywood with firewall technology. Since it delays the spread of fire, you get enough time to get your family members to a safe position and call for the fire brigade, ambulance, and any other first responders you may need to call. 

Once the source of fire is removed, the firewall technology within the plywood will self-extinguish itself. In the meantime, it causes less smoke and will protect you from succumbing to any suffocation. 

How Does Firewall Technology Help?

There are many ways in which firewall technology helps during a devastating incident. Unlike other plywood sheets, it plays a role in self-extinguishing the fire that may have caught onto the surface of the plywood. But it is merely one way that technology helps you. The variety of ways in which it proves useful include the following:

●​​​​​​​ Slow Penetration of Fire

One of the most common reasons any fire incident worsens is the quick and easy penetration of flames. Firewall technology is an excellent way of slowing down the spread of fire. With the firewall technology, the plywood will take approximately 50 minutes to penetrate the plywood sheet. It provides you with some extra time to get you and your family out to safety and call all your needed first responders. 

During that period, you can also douse out the fire and remove its source, preventing further damage. In some cases, houses have an increased chance of getting damaged due to the fast spread of fire. But if you make furniture out of a material that does not allow that rapid spread, you have a better chance of saving your precious belongings. 

●​​​​​​​ Low Flammability

Flammability refers to the time that a plywood takes to catch fire. Once an ordinary plywood catches fire, it can also start a series of ignitions in your home around the plywood. It had been discovered by CenturyPly after rigorous tests that it takes approximately 35 minutes to spread flames on the surface of a plywood with firewall technology. Comparatively, regular plywood will catch and spread fire faster. It means that firewall technology is much more effective when it comes to being a fire retardant for you and your family. 


Moreover, once you have removed the source of the fire, the firewall technology in your plywood will put out the fire by itself. Low flammability helps give you more time to have a safe evacuation with your family and belongings. 

●​​​​​​​ No Flaking

During any fire accident, if you try to put out the fire and are concerned that adding water would damage the plywood, do not worry! Any plywood with firewall technology does not absorb water from the atmosphere, even when you douse the plywood with water. Since it does not absorb any water, it does not become flaky or damaged due to the water. 

Once the fire is put out, the furniture made out of plywood will be safe from any damage caused to its surface and will maintain its physical strength even for years. 

●​​​​​​​ Low Generation of Smoke

When there is a fire, there is a high chance of a lot of smoke being generated along with releasing toxic gases that can be harmful to those who inhale it. For such a case, the plywood of CenturyPly contains firewall technology which uses certain chemicals that ensure the generation of less smoke than any other ordinary plywood. 

In a Nutshell

The usefulness of firewall technology in plywood sheets is significant. And it does not wear off with time. Even when the furniture has already been in a fire incident, if it has not been damaged throughout, the firewall technology will work in the future as long as its surface has not been penetrated. In a world where you cannot predict any unfortunate incident, firewall technology can be a saviour in times of need.


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