On April 26th, GigaCrete completed a revolutionary fire test at Interteks testing facility in Coquitlam Vancouver in Canada.  PlasterMax had previously passed NFPA 286, a test proving equivalency and replacing gypsum board over ICF construction.  This test was for Plastermax Base Coat, 3/8″ thick, replacing 1/2″ and 5/8″ drywall, the only other means of fire rating ICF construction.  Now Plastermax-ICF Thin Coat has exceeded the performance of our previous coating but blown gypsum board out of the game at 1/8″ thick!  One fourth the thickness with higher performance in flame smoke and abrasion resistance.  The smoke registered in the test was 20, the allowable amount is 2000.  All who witnessed the event were amazed that 1/8″ could stop 1500 degrees F from igniting the EPS foam.  This is certainly a new Worlds first and very cost effective against drywall.  When the news was released, GigaCrete picked up immediate business from cost conscious clients waiting to see if we could pass the test.  “We expect to see commitments for a few hundred thousand square feet in the first month” says Andrew Dennis GigaCrete’s founder.