firepro-book
109Pages

Comprehensive range of passive fire protection products and solutions

Contents Introducing ROCKWOOL® FIREPRO® Fire stopping Section 1 - Penetration seals / Core products ▪ FIREPRO 50mm Ablative Coated Batt ▪ FIREPRO 60mm Ablative Coated Batt ▪ FIREPRO® Ablative Coating ▪ FIREPRO Firestop Compound ▪ FIREPRO High Strength Firestop Compound ▪ FIREPRO® Intumescent Pillows CE ▪ FIREPRO Multi-Cable Firestop ▪ FIREPRO Intumescent Putty Pads ▪ FIREPRO® Firestop Pipe Collars CE ▪ FIREPRO Intumescent Pipe Wraps CE ▪ FIREPRO Insulated Fire Sleeves ▪ FIREPRO Intumescent Pipe Wrap Roll ▪ FIREPRO® High Expansion Intumescent Sealant Section 2 - Cavity barriers & cavity...

Introducing ROCKWOOL® FIREPRO® Passive fire protection is a critical component of any fire safety strategy. Usually unseen but always at work, passive fire protection systems are built into the structure of the building to safeguard the lives of the building occupants. When properly installed, passive fire protection measures will protect the building’s structure and limit the spread of fire and smoke by containing it within the compartment. The ROCKWOOL FIREPRO range of passive fire protection products provides firestopping and fire ® Structural protection Cavity firestops Linear joint...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals Core products Section 1: Penetration seals Modern buildings include a vast array of building services which when installed, often pass through fire resistant compartment elements. It is also important to consider that buildings are subject to change, and that many building services can be added throughout its lifetime. It is vitally important that breaches applied to compartment walls and floors by services are appropriately sealed to prevent the passage of fire and smoke. When sealing penetrations through compartment walls and floors, it...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals FIREPRO 50mm Ablative Coated Batt ® Applications ▪ Multiple substrates including: solid walls and floors; flexible walls ▪ Multi-service penetrations ▪ Head of wall ▪ Blank seals ▪ Face-fixed applications ▪ Large-framed service voids For a fully comprehensive list of applications, please refer to the appropriate ROCKWOOL standard details available at www.rockwool.co.uk or contact the ROCKWOOL Technical Solutions Team. Performance Fire performance Tests have proved the capability of a single 50mm Batt to provide up to 2 hours fire resistance...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals Specification clauses 1. Make sure that the area within the aperture is clean of any debris and remove any dust from the edges. 50mm Ablative Coated Batt is associated with the following NBS clauses: 2. Cut ROCKWOOL Ablative Coated Batt to the size and shape required to fit the aperture ensuring that batt will make a tight fit with all edges of the aperture. P12 Fire stopping systems 3. Cut rectangular holes from the coated batt to accommodate cable trays or ladders containing cables. ▪ 325 Boards: Mineral Bound Lightweight 4. Cut the Coated Batt...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals FIREPRO 60mm Ablative Coated Batt ® Applications ▪ Multiple substrates including: solid walls and floors; flexible walls ▪ Multi-service penetrations ▪ Head of wall ▪ Blank seals ▪ Face-fixed applications For a fully comprehensive list of applications, please refer to the appropriate ROCKWOOL standard details available at www.rockwool.co.uk or contact the ROCKWOOL Technical Solutions Team. Performance Fire performance Tests have proved the capability of a single 60mm Batt to provide up to 4 hours fire resistance Integrity and Insulation ratings...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals Specification clauses 1. Make sure that the area within the aperture is clean of any debris and remove any dust from the edges. 60mm Ablative Coated Batt is associated with the following NBS clauses: 2. Cut ROCKWOOL Ablative Coated Batt to the size and shape required to fit the aperture ensuring that batt will make a tight fit with all edges of the aperture. P12 Fire stopping systems 3. Cut rectangular holes from the coated batt to accommodate cable trays or ladders containing cables. ▪ 325 Boards: Mineral Bound Lightweight 4. Cut the Coated Batt...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals ROCKWOOL Ablative Coating ® Applications The ablative Coating is available separately to enable site repairs to Ablative Coated Batts, that may have been damaged during installation. ROCKWOOL Ablative Coated Batt is intended to act as an air seal barrier to reinstate the fire resistance and acoustic performances of concrete floors, masonry walls and dry wall systems when voids have been created for the passage of services. This includes pipes made of plain or stainless steel, cast iron, copper, polypropylene (PP), high density polythene (HDPE ),...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals ROCKWOOL® Firestop Compound Applications ▪ Re-instating the fire resistance of wall and floor constructions ▪ Load bearing floors ▪ Wall penetrations ▪ Load bearing seals around unsupported fire dampers Performance Acoustic performance Thickness of Compound (mm) Weighted Sound Reduction Index (Rw) For specific information on acoustic performance please contact ROCKWOOL Technical Solutions on 01656 868490 or technical.solutions@rockwool.co.uk. Load bearing capability Thickness of Compound (mm) Max. load bearing area free of services Openings with...

Fire stopping: Section 1 - Penetration seals Wall installations Simply reinforced seals In wall applications (See Figure 2), Firestop Compound is mixed into a stiff consistency for trowelling into openings. Firestop Compound thickness (mm) Fire rating (hours) Max. opening width x any linear length (mm) Load bearing capacity (Kn) Installation instructions – Walls 1. Mix a bag of compound to 10 litres of water (3:1) by volume. Vary to suit site conditions. Product information Property 2. Apply the compound using the specified shuttering method (See Figure 3). Pack Size Fire Resistance Load...