non flamable wood coating

[BrokenBiker]

what can I coat the inside of my wood shed with to stop it catching fire whilst welding in there.

I don't really want to line it with steel as this is fairly expensive so I would prefer if I could paint it with something to stop it catching.

 

[Shedendman]

Line it with 9mm plaster board or any thick acrylic paint,proper fireproof paint costs a fortune

 

[BrokenBiker]

cheers, hadn't thought of plaster boards. that would be a fairly cheap and very easy option

 

[chunkolini]

I would not worry.
Most buildings are made of brick and concrete and have amazing fires. It is the contents that burn first.
Just keep things tidy, no flammables items on the floor, clean up regularly and be careful. I have been working in a wooden building for five years. A farm nearby recently had a massive fire in a metal clad workshop.

 

[BrokenBiker]

I would not worry.
Most buildings are made of brick and concrete and have amazing fires. It is the contents that burn first.
Just keep things tidy, no flammables items on the floor, clean up regularly and be careful. I have been working in a wooden building for five years. A farm nearby recently had a massive fire in a metal clad workshop.

usually I would agree, but after setting my wooden shed on fire I need a solution lol. no damage, It caught while I was tacking so was lifting the mask often and noticed the wooden panel behind the bench had caught fire. tis only a small shed so not really any place for the sparks to go and cool down lol

 

[MattF]

Cover everything over with aluminium foil? There are old formulas for some level of fireproofing of material etc. Can't remember offhand what the ingredients were. Try searching online and see if owt comes up. If not, I'll see if I can dig through the books sometime.

 

[Sean]

+1 for plasterboard there is also "Hardi backer board" which is a cemnet based board in 6mm looks like Asbestos, a bitch to cut. its not got the paper facing costs twice as much as plasterboard but could be used to line the area round the bench.

 

[normspanners]

When I was building my steel frame steel clad shed 30'x30' ( I had already made the frame and put the frame up) the building regs said I needed to fire proof it !! either to paint it with FP paint or use fire proof plaster board, ( different to normal PB) I looked at both and it was cheaper and stronger to put 6" concrete blocks as walls and build block pillars around the steel pillars!

 

[Wallace]

I was given some fire retardant spray a while back from a friend in the music industry, not had the chance to use it yet as my main welding areas are mostly surrounded by brick. 1 ltr is claimed to cover 10-12 sq m so you might not need a lot.

 

[BrokenBiker]

might not need it at all, thinking of just buying a metal shed instead of bulding a wooden one now. have seen a few at the right price, around 70 quid cheaper than building one

 

[MattF]

Finally remembered what the main ingredient was. Water glass. I think sodium silicate is its proper chemical name.

Regarding a metal shed, you'll have a cow of a time with condensation in that.