What is the Purpose of Fire-Rated sealant?
When we think the design and installation of a new industrial partition or fire-rated room it is essential to consider passive fire protection. Commercial buildings are often busy places where people come and go, so ensuring that the building and the people inside it are kept safe, especially as these environments can often lend themselves to fire-related dangers.
Fire sealing is necessary for safeguarding property and saving lives. Fire
and smoke can cause irreparable damage or cost you thousands on repairs and
loss of use while a property is being fixed. Fire-rated sealing can stop this
and preventing the passive fire from spreading from one room to another or from
building to building.
The role of fire sealants is to seal any small openings so as to stop a fire from traveling from a fire area/compartment to another area/compartment of a building or structure.
Fire Sealants, like all passive fire products, have a fire rating which shows the time it will stop fire for. A fire
rating of any passive fire product will have up to a maximum of 4 hours
There are different types of Fire Sealants used that have their own
properties. Firestop Sealants can be
silicone, ablative .

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