How Fireproof Patching (SFRM) Is an Integral Part of Your Building's Longevity

Even the most well-con­struct­ed struc­tures can be swift­ly dec­i­mat­ed by a fire, which is why build­ings must fea­ture durable fire pre­ven­tion and fire pro­tec­tion solu­tions. Fire­proof patch­ing is one such main­te­nance task that involves repair­ing or replac­ing dam­aged or miss­ing sec­tions of exist­ing fire­proof­ing on struc­tures. Not only does this cre­ate a seam­less appear­ance – it for­ti­fies a building’s fire­proof­ing, so struc­tures and sur­faces main­tain struc­tur­al integri­ty in the event of a fire.

Here we’ll go over the crit­i­cal ways in which fire­proof patch­ing con­tributes to your building’s and busi­ness’ longevity.

How Fire­proof Patch­Ing Con­tributes to Your Building’s and Busi­ness’ Longevity

Even a Minor Loss in Fire­proof­ing Can Have Dev­as­tat­ing Effects

In order to prop­er­ly shield a struc­ture from fire, you must ensure that it’s entire­ly cov­ered. A small breach in fire­proof­ing paint or tra­di­tion­al cem­n­ti­tious fire­proof­ing might not seem like a big deal, but it’s not neg­li­gi­ble. On the con­trary, stud­ies have shown that even a 4% loss of fire pro­tec­tion mate­r­i­al on a giv­en struc­ture can result in a 40% reduc­tion in its fire rat­ing. Sim­ply put, a lit­tle dam­age to your fire­proof­ing can go a long way toward mak­ing your build­ing more prone to dam­age and col­lapse. So, if you want your build­ing to stand the test of time (lit­er­al­ly), you must patch any holes in its fire­proof­ing with­out delay. The longer you wait to address these gaps, the less safe your build­ing becomes.

Keep Your Build­ing Up to Code Year After Year

Safe­ty is the num­ber one rea­son to thor­ough­ly fire­proof your facil­i­ty and main­tain these mate­ri­als. That said, there are oth­er fac­tors to con­sid­er, too. Because fires are so com­mon and poten­tial­ly dev­as­tat­ing, var­i­ous gov­ern­men­tal bod­ies have estab­lished orga­ni­za­tions and codes to ensure that all prop­er­ty own­ers main­tain an envi­ron­ment that’s well pro­tect­ed from fires. As cum­ber­some as these reg­u­la­tions may be, they ulti­mate­ly reduce com­mer­cial fires and mit­i­gate their effects. That said, stick­ing to these rules isn’t just in your best inter­est in terms of safe­ty – it’s also legal­ly man­dat­ed. If you fall out of com­pli­ance with rel­e­vant fire safe­ty codes, your busi­ness can get slapped with large fines and oth­er penal­ties (it can even get shut down). Hir­ing a full-ser­vice fire­proof­ing con­trac­tor to keep your fire­proof­ing prop­er­ly patched will help you stay com­pli­ant over the long run, so your build­ing and busi­ness stay not only stand­ing but also in good stand­ing with the law.

Save Time and Mon­ey with Peri­od­ic Fire­proof Maintenance

Ensur­ing your building’s longevi­ty doesn’t just require phys­i­cal and legal pro­tec­tion – it also requires strate­gic long-term bud­get­ing. The cost of a major fire­proof­ing project will vary depend­ing on your loca­tion, the cur­rent con­di­tion of your build­ing, the fire­proof con­trac­tors you hire, and so on. These details aside, it always costs more mon­ey to invest in a seri­ous fire­proof­ing over­haul than it does to keep up with fire­proof main­te­nance over time. Invest­ing in a long-term fire­proof patch­ing plan will save your busi­ness loads of time and mon­ey over the years, afford­ing you more resources for oth­er main­te­nance tasks and ren­o­va­tions that enhance your building. 

Small Patch­es, Big Results

All aspects of build­ing main­te­nance are con­nect­ed, and fire­proof patch­ing is no excep­tion. Dam­age can be caused by impact, water ingress, and sim­ple ren­o­va­tions. Secur­ing your building’s fire­proof mate­ri­als with ongo­ing fire­proof patch­ing will pro­tect your assets from phys­i­cal dam­age, help pre­vent struc­tur­al col­lapse, keep your busi­ness com­pli­ant, and bol­ster your bot­tom line for the long haul. 

Kaloutas will assess your fire­proof­ing needs, includ­ing any nec­es­sary patch­ing, choose or design a solu­tion, and apply the cor­rect prod­uct for your project with man­u­fac­tur­er sup­port. The final result meets all code and man­u­fac­tur­ing require­ments with a visu­al­ly appeal­ing fin­ish. To learn more about us and all that we do, con­tact us online or give us a call at 978−532−1414 today.