Firestopping
Fire stopping is the sealing of breaches in structure to ensure the integrity of the compartment line, stopping smoke and fire from spreading and causing further damage.
The Firemark fire stopping contractors specialises in the design and implementation of passive fire stopping systems and fire safety in a variety of structures. Failure to compartmentalise each room correctly would be catastrophic for the structure. Fire, smoke and heat, when given the opportunity to spread vertically and laterally can be of devastating effect. Fire stopping and fire safety is the sealing of these gaps to ensure the integrity of the compartment line.
Fire Barriers
Fire curtains keep fires and smoke from spreading across voids while still compartmentalizing various areas inside a house. Insulating fire curtains in both occupied and unoccupied facilities provide up to 120 minutes of passive fire protection systems.
For Cavity fire curtains we use coated batts that are used to provide fire and acoustic barriers for voids created by the passage of services in drywall, masonry walls and floors.
Vertically mounted Fire curtains can provide integrity and insulation protection for durations ranging from 15 to 120 minutes.
Cavity fire curtains, either bigger ones to partition areas such as roof voids or small ones placed between fire resistant materials, both are important details that, if ignored or installed poorly, can quickly jeopardize a building’s fire safety. As a result, proper installation detail is critical.
Compartment Walls & Ceilings
Sealants with a fire rating are engineered to close cracks and joints in buildings while retaining structural stability, sealing around service penetrations.
Compartment walls are an important part of a building’s structural fire protection, passive fire protection and fire safety. It uses fire-resistant walls, floors, and ceilings to try to control or delay the spread of flames.
Fire Protection of Steel
In the event of a fire, an intumescent coating swells and forms a char layer that covers the steel, protecting the structural integrity of the build.
Fire Boards are employed in both situations where the protective system is visible and in situations where it is hidden. They provide the specifier a neat, boxed appearance and have the added benefit of the boards being made in a factory, thicknesses will be assured. Boards can also be used to protect unpainted steelwork.
Inspections
Building owners and occupiers must ensure that the fire compartmentation in their buildings is robust and properly managed and maintained in order to comply with regulatory requirements and obligations.
Firemark will give a fire safety audit and fire safety consultancy services to inspect and report on the present condition of all compartment walls and floors, including all aspects of fire stopping and passive fire protection, both above and under raised floors, and along corridors in the sections of the building specified on the fire drawings. We’ll write a report with photos that are indicative of the situation, our fire safety consultancy services will show each item of non-compliance with an accompanying image where possible for fire safety and passive fire protection.