Traditional home
Wood framing is combustible and uses gypsum, insulation, separation, and rated assemblies to deliver the required performance.
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Fire behavior
Fire performance comes from the complete wall, floor, roof, finish, penetration, and connection assemblies—not from one material name alone.
How K&K approaches it
K&K’s approach to fire behavior
The steel structural frame is noncombustible and can be combined with project-appropriate protected and rated assemblies.
Where the advantage comes from
The noncombustible steel frame provides the backbone, while wall, floor, roof, cladding, gypsum, insulation, penetrations, alarms, and egress are coordinated as complete assemblies. Planned openings reduce uncontrolled field cuts through fire-related layers.
See it in the work
What to look for in these photographs
Why the building types differ
How the alternatives approach the same issue
Manufactured / mobile home
The home uses materials and assemblies that satisfy the applicable HUD fire-safety requirements for its approved design.
Pod-style temporary prefab
Performance depends on the shell, insulation, interior lining, openings, equipment, and available product certifications.
What this means for the owner
The practical project result
The buyer receives a permanent-home fire strategy based on assemblies and details, with no structural lumber in the primary steel skeleton. Required separations and exterior exposure can be addressed in the design instead of relying on a material slogan.
Before choosing
What should the customer confirm?
Review the complete assemblies, required ratings, egress, alarms, penetrations, exterior exposure, and local wildfire conditions.
Move the project forward
What to send K&K
Share the jurisdiction, occupancy, required separations or ratings if known, wildfire exposure, preferred exterior materials, and spacing when several homes share one site.