Fire stopping and sealing are crucial components in the design and construction of buildings, aimed at preventing the spread of fire and smoke through walls, floors, and ceilings. Effective fire-stopping and sealing measures are essential to enhance the safety of occupants, protect property, and ensure compliance with building regulations and fire codes.
Following a compartmentation survey, breaches that have been identified will need to be appropriately sealed to ensure compliance.
Fire stopping and sealing are critical components of a building’s passive fire protection system, designed to prevent the spread of fire, smoke, and toxic gases through openings and gaps in fire-resistance-rated walls, floors, and ceilings. These techniques are essential for maintaining the integrity of fire compartments within a building.
Fire stopping solutions will usually include the use of fire-resistant materials which expand when exposed to high temperatures to fill the gaps, such as:
Expand when exposed to high temperatures, forming a fire-resistant barrier that seals gaps around penetrations.
Used to seal joints and gaps, these materials maintain their integrity under fire conditions.
Applied around pipes, these expand under heat to seal the pipe penetration.
Used to fill larger openings, this mortar resists fire and smoke passage.
Insulating panels that can be cut to fit around penetrations and sealed with fire-resistant coatings.
Around the edges of walls, floors, and ceilings to prevent fire spread through the building envelope.
Sealing of expansion joints or construction joints that might open or crack under fire conditions.
As with fire stopping, this includes sealing around cables, pipes, and ducts, particularly in locations where services pass between compartments.
Both fire stopping and sealing are crucial for ensuring that a building’s compartmentation strategy is effective in the event of a fire. They help maintain the fire-resistance rating of barriers, preventing the premature failure of fire compartments.
Our fire stopping & sealing services ensure your building is adequately protected against the spread of smoke and fire. We carry out an initial survey to identify a building’s service penetrations and choose the most appropriate fire stopping and sealing solution to seal each opening.
All our fire stopping and sealing work is carried out by qualified and experienced fire safety consultants, to ensure proper and safe installation to the intended protection level. We offer a wide range of solutions for our clients, and are there for you every step of the way, giving you peace of mind that your building meets the highest standards in fire safety.
If you would like a bespoke quote to carry out any passive fire protection works please contact us on 0330 002 0648 or email us at info@firesafetyexpress.co.uk.
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