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Fire safety is a major concern for business small and large. It's also something to consider around your own home. To help combat the threat of a devastating fire, special fire retardant paints can be used in public buildings, industrial spaces, any type of new build, and residential homes. The reason this is so popular is because there are many benefits of fire resistant paint and spray. So you are as informed as possible, we have listed a few just below:#1 It Offers High-Level Fire ProtectionF …

Fire is a destructive force affecting lives, economies and environments in many ways. Every year, people are killed, buildings are destroyed, and lives are changed in catastrophic ways. You want to do everything you can to protect yourself and the other people in your building. This means looking further into fire retardants. RDR Technologies is here to answer all of your questions as you do your research into this exciting line of products!What is a fire retardent?Flame retardants provide us wi …

As the weather warms and the human population peaks out from quarantine, some make the mad dash for the beach. And bars and restaurants and swimming pools and other coastal businesses often have tiki huts, bamboo walls and thatch roofs, all of which can catch fire pretty easily. The fire marshals are there to make sure that doesn't happen, bless their hearts.  RDR offers several fire retardants specifically for exterior natural materials like thatch. Since thatch is naturally water resistan …

Right now there is a building boom going on, and a corresponding lumber shortage. That translates into prices that are triple what they were a year ago. It also creates a shortage of Fire Retardant-Treated Lumber (FRT) - plywood and dimensional lumber that is pressure-impregnated with flame retardant, so it meets fire code right from the start. What can you do if you can't get FRT? In many cases, you can treat regular lumber on-site, and it will pass code. After all, they use exactly the same ch …

After more than a decade in the fire retardant industry, it's become painfully obvious that nobody really pays attention to fire code until the inspector comes by and either a) shuts you down, or b) won't let you open. It's always the week before a grand opening or something equally important. It's a time delay and an unbudgeted-for expense. That's where we can help.People in this situation typically google "fire retardant" and a few other key words, cross their fingers and hope for the best. If …