Fabric for covering acoustic baffles?

Dec 12, 2015 22:12:40 GMT -6 ericn said:

Dec 12, 2015 21:48:15 GMT -6 stratboy said:

Ericn, do you feel like Cassandra? I used to work for Alpha Audio, the original distributor of Sonex. We sold a ton of Guilford. The fire rating is absolutely critical. Tony, if the fabric is not treated with fire retardant, please don't hang it in your studio. There are less expensive solutions than Guilford, but fire rated is a must.

Also a client who had built out his basement years before he dealt with me told me a story about how he had an insurance claim involving damage from a burst pipe, the inspector walks in sees this fabric on the ceiling asks to see the fire rating of the fabric , guy says he bought it at the fabric store, and what it has to do with his water claim, inspector says everything there is no claim because he voided his policy !

Now is that worth the $$ saved?

     In my studio rebuild, water pipes in the ceiling had to be moved. 8 months later, water was dripping from the ceiling. By that time, it had saturated large amounts of drywall and created black mold. After fixing the pipe, cutting out a "t" and moving the pipe over 2", it caused a major leak down the line causing a stream of water to run through the burlap ceiling and through the 24 and 2 track machines for 2 days before being discovered, causing the control room floor to flood. I called my insurance agent and he came out to inspect. He saw the burlap ceiling, and other fabrics on the walls and baffles. Nothing was asked about the fabric.

     I have homeowners insurance only, no special policy for the studio.  Everything was covered. Tape machines were restored to factory specs, Mold removal (two week job) completed, and a check to replace drywall and flooring, paint, etc. However, what with waiting  6 month to receive the funds from insurance, and 6 months of depression, it's set me back about a year.

     I've never considered fire proof fabric, but you never know what could happen.