From: "Tracey" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Chimney-house gap; siding repair?
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:27:24 GMT

Fair enough.  It also says the same thing about vinyl siding.

Which states have outlawed it??


"D. Gerasimatos"  wrote in message
news:cd192k$1rit$1@agate.berkeley.edu...
> In article <69498458.0407130846.4d4c3a64@posting.google.com>,
> Cindy hamilton  wrote:
> >dim@soda.csua.berkeley.edu (D. Gerasimatos) wrote in message
news:...
> >>
> >> Fire hazard.
> >>
> >
> >I googled, but was unable to come up with anything.  Do you have a
reference
> >where I could read more about this?
>
>
> Aluminum becomes molten at high temperatures, which can make it difficult
> for firefighters to deal with. Also, I read about one case where
> firefighters were reluctant to spray water on aluminum siding during
> an electrical fire and had to remove most of the siding to get to the
> fire. The house then burned that much longer.
>
>
> http://www.plainfieldhistoricpreservation.com/articles/oldhouseguy_2.htm
>
>
> "Fire, siding may create a fire hazard according to the National Fire
> Prevention Agency. Aluminum siding keeps fire inside your house,
> intensifying the heat and literally turning your house into a furnace!
> [It] also creates serious problems for firefighters because it makes it
> difficult to locate the source of a wall fire,"
>
>
> Dimitri
>