Fire is
something that cannot be stopped. It is certain that once fire is set, damage
is going to occur. Fire spreads swiftly causing the damage to all the things
that comes it way. One cannot stop or control the spreading of fire however
what one can do is to provide passive form of protection against fire to your
buildings and structure.
With the help
of proper fire stop sealing from the professional Firestop sealing servicesin India, helps extend the time to safely evacuation of a building in
case of fire. Fire stopping is sealing of any openings, corners of the
buildings to prevent fire including smoke and heat from passing through
multiple building compartments.
It is a
mechanism used for fire protection and is made of various components used to
seal openings and joints in the fire resistance rated wall or floor assemblies.
They are designed to restore the continuous fire resistance of wall or floor
assemblies, obstructing the spread of fire by filling the openings in them with
fire resistant materials.
Good firestopsealing service providers in India have spectrum of firestopping
solutions that include:
1. Fireproofing: It is a form of passive fire protection measure that refers to the act of making materials or structures more resistance to fire. Here the materials are treated fire proof. Say for e.g. fire resistance can be sprayed on steel to provide heat resistance, it can be painted and sprayed on surfaces within your home or building.
2. Compartmentation: Compartmentation is a way to keep a fire contained in one place, preventing fire and smoke from spreading quickly and taking over the building. With the fire resisting compartments, fire can be suppressed for some time, allowing time for the people to vacate the building structure. It is vital for fire safety design of building and seeks to divide large spaces into smaller, more manageable ones in case a fire occurs. Fire compartmentation is also used to create safe, protected means to escape for the building occupants.
3. Fire paints: Cable is the means of fire spread. The burning of cable produces poisonous acidic gases that are hazardous to life. Fire retardant cable coat makes it tough for external fire to be caught to cable and obstructs the spread of fire and generation of smoke. Fire resistant wood coat, fire proofing is done according to the kind of wood. Like for decorative wood, fire proofing is done with 3 paints system – transparent primer, sanding, transparent in tumescent vanish or paint of multiple coat. Fabric spray is a water base fireproofing spray that is toxic, colorless, odor less and hypoallergenic. After the cloth is cleaned the chemical is sprayed to both sides.
Other fire proofing materials like firestop pillow, fire and smoke chain, intumescent collar, firestop bricks, firestop sealants help to impede fire and act as the best smoke barrier. Leading fire proof service providers bring in the latest material techniques and design systems complying international standards in passive fire protection that shall save life and asset.
