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Firestopping

What to Know About Firestopping

The Impor­tance of Firestopping

Firestop­ping is an essen­tial com­po­nent of a fire pre­ven­tion plan when cre­at­ing or repair­ing your com­mer­cial facil­i­ty. It isn’t just part of your typ­i­cal fire­proof instal­la­tion. It takes your fire­proof­ing to the next lev­el in every nook and cran­ny of your facil­i­ty that can with­stand fires and keep them from get­ting worse. 

Accord­ing to the Soci­ety of Fire Pro­tec­tion Engi­neers (SFPE), It’s not uncom­mon to see a fire bar­ri­er pen­e­trat­ed dur­ing a minor build­ing alter­ation, and then the pen­e­trat­ing item isn’t pro­tect­ed by firestopping”. 

In order to mit­i­gate poten­tial haz­ards, you must ensure your build­ing has imple­ment­ed the prop­er firestop­ping through­out. Kaloutas is armed with knowl­edge and equip­ment to keep your oper­a­tions going and your assets protected. 

What Is Firestopping?

Firestop reduces the pas­sage of fire, smoke, and gas­es through a build­ing dur­ing a fire. These prod­ucts can come in the form of:

  • Sealants

  • Sprays

  • Mechan­i­cal devices (firestop collar)

  • Foam blocks or pillows

Dur­ing con­struc­tion or build­ing over­hauls and repairs, firestop­ping is imple­ment­ed by seal­ing off open­ings and joints to con­tain a fire and all the haz­ards that come with it. Firestop is typ­i­cal­ly found on facil­i­ty floor­ing, ceil­ings, and walls, in addi­tion to the typ­i­cal fire­proof­ing efforts.

What Will Firestop­ping Do for My Com­mer­cial Facility?

A room or ware­house with prop­er­ly installed firestop­ping will be up-to-code with fire-rat­ed walls, ceil­ings, and floors. Because these three areas con­tain sev­er­al small open­ings, with­out the prop­er pro­tec­tion, a fire will eas­i­ly dis­rupt them, hurt­ing the entire building’s integri­ty and spread­ing faster through­out. Fires can con­sume your assets in sec­onds, but when your firestop­ping works, it gives you and your peo­ple time to exit the build­ing as well as allow­ing more time for the fire depart­ment to arrive to reduce dam­ages. With­out such exten­sive loss, you are saved time and mon­ey in cost­ly repairs and downtime. 

How Can I Imple­ment Firestopping?

There are typ­i­cal­ly two appli­ca­tions for firestopping:

  1. Around open­ings that are made in con­struc­tion for pipes, cables, or HVAC systems.

  2. Where two assem­blies meet, form­ing an expan­sion joint such as the top of a wall or floor-to-floor joints.

As a Facil­i­ty Own­er, What Do I Need to Know?

You must always be aware of any issues in regards to facil­i­ty main­te­nance, inspec­tion, and doc­u­men­ta­tion of a facility’s in-place firestop­ping. Because fire codes dic­tate con­struc­tion, pro­tec­tion, and occu­pan­cy details of com­mer­cial build­ings, keep­ing up with these ever chang­ing codes is essen­tial to stay open and com­pli­ant. You have bet­ter things to wor­ry about when run­ning a busi­ness, so let the experts do the job for you with­out any work stop­page with a cus­tomized firestop­ping main­te­nance plan. 

How Kaloutas Will Help!

Kaloutas has the most updat­ed equip­ment and knowl­edge of what your com­mer­cial facil­i­ty needs for its firestop­ping. With fire engi­neers on staff, a no work stop­page guar­an­tee, and mul­ti­ser­vice reper­toire, you only have to imple­ment one con­trac­tor onboard­ing, one walk­through, and one con­tract when work­ing with us. Con­tact us today to get start­ed on your firestop­ping plan with Kaloutas!

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“I have worked with Kaloutas for 6 years now. The repeat business they see is a result of their competence, attention to detail, understanding towards a projects specific needs, accommodating approach and timeliness in execution and response. When I have them on my team, I know I have one less area for concern and my efforts can be focused on the projects most challenging aspects.”
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U-Haul Marketing Company President Of Maine and New Hampshire
“We’ve been working with Kaloutas for a year. They most recently worked on our Central Plaza shopping center in Wellesley, MA and we are extremely pleased with the result. From the initial project bid to the complete execution of interior and exterior work, Kaloutas remains professional and responsive. They clearly value not only their relationship with Linear Retail Properties but also our relationships with our clients. Kaloutas delivers a quality product on time and on budget.”
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- Edward Defanti
Sr. Vice President, Essex Builders Corp.
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