Mind the gap: How Fire Stopping helps you to prevent fire from spreading

In every application, the importance of fire stopping - sealing any gaps in fire resistant constructions - is vital to maximize its ability to save life and property. Such gaps include service penetrations through walls and floors, either due to poor workmanship or left for structural movement.

Concealed spaces or cavities in the construction of a building provide ready route for smoke and flame spread. This is particularly so in the case of voids in, above and below the construction of a building, e.g. wall, floors, ceilings, roofs and facades. As any spread is concealed, it presents a greater danger than would a more obvious weakness in the fabric of the building.

It is important to note that every service passing through fire resistant building elements reacts in a different way in the event of fire, so there is no single system, solution or product that will protect all services.

What is The Ideal Fire Stopping Solution For You?

Factors for consideration when determining the correct specification to ensure a wall or partition will provide the required fire performance include:

• Fire resistant period
• Insulation requirement
• Wall, floor, linear gap
• Movement – vibration and thermal expansion
• Mechanical strength – load bearing

Promat offers a full range of products and solutions for a variety of fire stopping applications.

The Promat PROMASEAL® and PROMASTOP® Range

The Promat PROMASTOP® and PROMASEAL® range of fire stopping products is one of the most comprehensive in the industry. It is comprised of a number of sealing solutions, from intumescent and silicone sealants, through to fire pillows and the unique Promat PROMASTOP®-FC MD.

Fire stopping systems such as these have a proven track record of sealing the penetrations found in buildings during construction, such as power cables, plumbing and heating pipes, ventilation ducts, movement joints etc. Every service passing through fire resistant building elements reacts in a different way in the event of a fire, so there is no single solution or product that will protect all services. The Promat PROMASEAL® and PROMASTOP® range is designed to offer specific protection for individual penetrating elements. The products have been tested to the highest standards, manufactured using the highest quality materials and are third party accredited under the CERTIFIRE scheme.

• PROMASEAL®-A spray, PROMASEAL®-A and PROMASEAL®-AG Fire Stopping Acrylic-based Sealants
• PROMASTOP®-CC, PROMASTOP®-I and PROMASTOP®-E Fire Stopping Coatings
• PROMASTOP®-FC and PROMASTOP®-FC MD Fire Stopping Collars for Pipe Closings
• PROMASTOP®-W Fire Stopping Wrap
• PROMASTOP®-B Fire Stopping Brick
• PROMASTOP®-IM Grille and PROMASTOP®-IM Cbox 125 Fire Stopping Sealing Systems
• PROMASTOP®-S/L Fire Stopping Pillow
• PROMASTOP®-M Fire Stopping Mortar
• PROMASTOP®-P Fire Stopping Plug
• PROMASTOP®-IM CJ21 Fire Stopping Jacket