Mind the gap

Make sure the dimension of the gap fits your chosen penetration seal system. As a general rule you should use the guideline that no more than 60% of the opening can be filled, if not tested differently by the manufacturer. If the clearance between the opening and the penetration material is larger or narrower than tested (as reported in official approvals), the fire stopping system will probably not perform as it should, the result being fire or smoke leakage through the gaps.

Compartmentalization is a crucial element in passive fire protection. As a building engineer or architect, you design firesafe walls and ceilings that will withstand fire for 60, 90 or 120 minutes to contain a fire and prevent it from spreading through the building. But a compartment is only as reliable as its  fire stopping. When you need to drill holes for cables, pipes or ducts, you always need to add the correct fire stopping solution to maintain the fire resistance of the compartment. 

The Promat Selector app guides you to the right fire stopping product for your type of partition and penetration.

As a busy professional, you do not want to spend your time visting the construction site over an over again. But you also want to avoid days behind a desk filling in papers. That's why Promat developed a unique tool that will free you from the tedious paperwork.  It will allow you to keep an overview of the job on the floorplan, collect the work done by installers on the jobsite and share the result in a digital report, complete with all the legally required documents. Too good to be true? Download the free Promat Reporter app and relax. your paperwork days are over.