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Fire Stopping Installation and Remediation

Fire Stopping Installation and Remediation

Requirements

Cotswold Fire is a specialist qualified fire protection company that has served the United Kingdom for decades. We have quality, compliance and value at the core of our offer and assure customers with satisfaction.

We take care of all the tedious work so you can focus on what matters. We collaborate with you to ensure:

  • Fire stopping is installed to BS 476 Part 24, and compartmentation to BS 9999
  • Doors, walls, floors and ceilings protecting escape routes are capable of resisting the passage of smoke and fire for long enough to enable people to escape the building
  • Where suspended or false ceilings are provided, the fire resistance must extend up to the floor slab level above
  • Appropriate, approved details and manufacturers are used for all firestopping works

Requirements

Cotswold Fire is a specialist qualified fire protection company that has served the United Kingdom for decades. We have quality, compliance and value at the core of our offer and assure customers with satisfaction.

We take care of all the tedious work so you can focus on what matters. We collaborate with you to ensure:

  • Fire stopping is installed to BS 476 Part 24, and compartmentation to BS 9999
  • Doors, walls, floors and ceilings protecting escape routes are capable of resisting the passage of smoke and fire for long enough to enable people to escape the building
  • Where suspended or false ceilings are provided, the fire resistance must extend up to the floor slab level above
  • Appropriate, approved details and manufacturers are used for all firestopping works

The Critical Role of Compartmentation (Fire Stopping)

Fire Stopping delays the spread of fire and generally limits smoke as well. The seal between an element or component can be closed to restrict the spread of both fire and smoke, known as penetration and linear joint seals.

As compartmentation plays a vital role in your fire strategy, you should ensure every fire resisting partition and door is installed correctly by competent personnel.

The Critical Role of Compartmentation (Fire Stopping)

Fire Stopping delays the spread of fire and generally limits smoke as well. The seal between an element or component can be closed to restrict the spread of both fire and smoke, known as penetration and linear joint seals.

As compartmentation plays a vital role in your fire strategy, you should ensure every fire resisting partition and door is installed correctly by competent personnel.

The best way to answer “Why firestopping?’, is by looking at the statistics.

  • 75% of all fire deaths are caused by smoke inhalation
  • Over half of fire-related deaths occurred in rooms where the fire did not originate
  • Smoke can fill a 20 by 20 by 20 foot room through a pencil size hole in less than 4 minutes

The best way to answer “Why firestopping?’, is by looking at the statistics.

  • 75% of all fire deaths are caused by smoke inhalation
  • Over half of fire-related deaths occurred in rooms where the fire did not originate
  • Smoke can fill a 20 by 20 by 20 foot room through a pencil size hole in less than 4 minutes

An important and vital part of your building since the 1970s

Firestopping and compartmentation have proved to be essential in reducing the catastrophic loss of life and property caused by airborne toxins. The importance is especially critical in buildings where mobility is restricted, such as hospitals, assisted living residences, and nursing homes.

An important and vital part of your building since the 1970s

Firestopping and compartmentation have proved to be essential in reducing the catastrophic loss of life and property caused by airborne toxins. The importance is especially critical in buildings where mobility is restricted, such as hospitals, assisted living residences, and nursing homes.

Ensuring Building Regulations

Cotswold Fire is a fully third party certified company. We are LPS 1531 certified, and we professionally install passive fire protection products in homes - ensuring our clients have the best protection against home fires.

Providing compartmentation to current Building Regulation and British Standards requirements:

  • Prevents the spread of fire, smoke and toxic gases
  • Subdivides buildings into manageable areas of risk
  • Provides adequate means of escape, enabling time for the occupants to safely evacuate the premises

Our fire-rated board systems are used in a variety of settings, including hotels, offices, hospitals and schools to maximise rentable floor area while saving valuable space.

Ensuring Building Regulations

Cotswold Fire is a fully third party certified company. We are LPS 1531 certified, and we professionally install passive fire protection products in homes - ensuring our clients have the best protection against home fires.

Providing compartmentation to current Building Regulation and British Standards requirements:

  • Prevents the spread of fire, smoke and toxic gases
  • Subdivides buildings into manageable areas of risk
  • Provides adequate means of escape, enabling time for the occupants to safely evacuate the premises

Our fire-rated board systems are used in a variety of settings, including hotels, offices, hospitals and schools to maximise rentable floor area while saving valuable space.

How Do I Know When I Need Fire Stopping Works Completing?

The important thing to remember is that there are changes happening all the time, both in terms of the people who occupy your building and in how fire-protection systems function.

Here are some additional questions to address when assessing your facilities’ firestopping.

  • Where are there fire rated walls and floors in your building?
  • Are the penetrations and tops of walls sealed?
  • If sealed, what tested system design was used for the repair?
  • Does the repair match the tested system design detail?
  • Was the work carried out by a 3rd party accredited installer?
  • Have the correct products been installed?

How Do I Know When I Need Fire Stopping Works Completing?

The important thing to remember is that there are changes happening all the time, both in terms of the people who occupy your building and in how fire-protection systems function.

Here are some additional questions to address when assessing your facilities’ firestopping.

  • Where are there fire rated walls and floors in your building?
  • Are the penetrations and tops of walls sealed?
  • If sealed, what tested system design was used for the repair?
  • Does the repair match the tested system design detail?
  • Was the work carried out by a 3rd party accredited installer?
  • Have the correct products been installed?

Fire-stopping Installation

We have a national team of installers who are certified in LPS1531 who will be ready to address any defects you might find within your building.

Our teams provide "right first time" solutions to passive fire safety faults. We are experienced in both delivering small and large-scale installation projects with a 90% completion rate of works occurring in occupied buildings.

We work with building users, occupiers and residents to ensure our works are programmed to be safe and offer value for money. We do this by planning for the least disruption - especially around vulnerable people.

Common installation works include:

  • Fire barriers/curtains
  • Fire, smoke, air and acoustic sealing
  • Riser compartmentation
  • Fire boarding
  • Intumescent pipe collars and wraps
  • Linear gap sealing
  • Load bearing compounds

We collaborate with architects, contractors and building inspectors to understand the needs of each building and provide appropriate fire-stopping systems. We install fire stopping measures in both vertical and horizontal positions, primarily sealing penetrations for services such as drainage, pipes and cables.

Our products range from simple joint and seam sealing to more complex expansion or movement joints.We also provide systems for the protection of our clients’ mechanical and electrical services penetrating through walls and floors, with structural and loadbearing options available for their service risers and shafts.

Fire-stopping Installation

We have a national team of installers who are certified in LPS1531 who will be ready to address any defects you might find within your building.

Our teams provide "right first time" solutions to passive fire safety faults. We are experienced in both delivering small and large-scale installation projects with a 90% completion rate of works occurring in occupied buildings.

We work with building users, occupiers and residents to ensure our works are programmed to be safe and offer value for money. We do this by planning for the least disruption - especially around vulnerable people.

Common installation works include:

  • Fire barriers/curtains
  • Fire, smoke, air and acoustic sealing
  • Riser compartmentation
  • Fire boarding
  • Intumescent pipe collars and wraps
  • Linear gap sealing
  • Load bearing compounds

We collaborate with architects, contractors and building inspectors to understand the needs of each building and provide appropriate fire-stopping systems. We install fire stopping measures in both vertical and horizontal positions, primarily sealing penetrations for services such as drainage, pipes and cables.

Our products range from simple joint and seam sealing to more complex expansion or movement joints.We also provide systems for the protection of our clients’ mechanical and electrical services penetrating through walls and floors, with structural and loadbearing options available for their service risers and shafts.

Quality and Compliance Assured

We closely work with fire-stop manufacturers to make sure that the fire stopping systems they produce are designed and installed within the scope of relevant tests. All of our installations are up-to-date and fully compliant with both local laws as well as national regulations.

We commit to the highest safety standards at all of our customers' sites, we have built a department of in-house technical compliance auditors who monitor and report on installation work. In addition to certifications from certification bodies, this gives greater peace of mind about passive fire protection compliance at your properties.

Quality and Compliance Assured

We closely work with fire-stop manufacturers to make sure that the fire stopping systems they produce are designed and installed within the scope of relevant tests. All of our installations are up-to-date and fully compliant with both local laws as well as national regulations.

We commit to the highest safety standards at all of our customers' sites, we have built a department of in-house technical compliance auditors who monitor and report on installation work. In addition to certifications from certification bodies, this gives greater peace of mind about passive fire protection compliance at your properties.

Reports, Compliance and Certification

All of our seals are certified and sealed under the BRE/LPCB Scheme LPS1531 - ensuring that all work is covered by a numbered Certificate of Conformity.

Every area of firestopping is fully photographed and annotated in an electronic report, which highlights the specific details, methods, materials used to complete the work. The installation date and contact information for a relevant individual will be recorded as well

All reports and corresponding certification will be delivered with all works completed to meet our clients' expectations.

Reports, Compliance and Certification

All of our seals are certified and sealed under the BRE/LPCB Scheme LPS1531 - ensuring that all work is covered by a numbered Certificate of Conformity.

Every area of firestopping is fully photographed and annotated in an electronic report, which highlights the specific details, methods, materials used to complete the work. The installation date and contact information for a relevant individual will be recorded as well

All reports and corresponding certification will be delivered with all works completed to meet our clients' expectations.

Aftercare

Naturally, buildings are live environments, and as such they require ongoing mechanical and electrical work. Naturally this can often lead to unintended breaches of firestopping details in a building that was previously thought compliant.

As part of fire safety, Cotswold Fire is able to provide flexible aftercare packages which vary depending on your specific needs. They offer certification and re-certification.

Aftercare

Naturally, buildings are live environments, and as such they require ongoing mechanical and electrical work. Naturally this can often lead to unintended breaches of firestopping details in a building that was previously thought compliant.

As part of fire safety, Cotswold Fire is able to provide flexible aftercare packages which vary depending on your specific needs. They offer certification and re-certification.

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If you’d like to discuss your Fire Door and Fire Stopping requirements please get in touch

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