Anyone have experience with flame retardant treatments for cushioned, upholstered furniture?
My fire marshal has so far signed off on allowing a sofa here and an armchair there without treatment. But, I just got him to accept my hazard assessment/safety plan for putting candles on stage for the first time here, and if we're to continue making headway in these respects I expect him to at some point want us to start FRing more things when flame is present on stage (and I would want to do it regardless in some cases).
With all the bad press around FR chemicals in residential furniture in the past year, and lots of manufacturers phasing it out, it is getting harder to find affordable FR furniture that doesn't look like a cheap hotel lobby. Plus, I don't know how residential FR treatment compares to theatrical standards anyway. Same or less stringent?
Who out there has been treating their furniture? Do you just treat the fabric, or do you have a method for treating the nasty foam inside? So far the FR foams I've found for sale are incredibly expensive. How about a non-combustible and air-tight barrier of some kind between the foam and an FR slip cover, sort of like what people use to keep the bed bugs out? Not sure what would work or what is done elsewhere.
My fire marshal has so far signed off on allowing a sofa here and an armchair there without treatment. But, I just got him to accept my hazard assessment/safety plan for putting candles on stage for the first time here, and if we're to continue making headway in these respects I expect him to at some point want us to start FRing more things when flame is present on stage (and I would want to do it regardless in some cases).
With all the bad press around FR chemicals in residential furniture in the past year, and lots of manufacturers phasing it out, it is getting harder to find affordable FR furniture that doesn't look like a cheap hotel lobby. Plus, I don't know how residential FR treatment compares to theatrical standards anyway. Same or less stringent?
Who out there has been treating their furniture? Do you just treat the fabric, or do you have a method for treating the nasty foam inside? So far the FR foams I've found for sale are incredibly expensive. How about a non-combustible and air-tight barrier of some kind between the foam and an FR slip cover, sort of like what people use to keep the bed bugs out? Not sure what would work or what is done elsewhere.