Fire
Fire Protection and Fire Stopping .
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What fire resistance does 9mm Supalux® give?
A board in itself has no resistance to fire rating, it is the complete construction and not just the boards which give the total fire resistance for a given construction. A single layer of board will only provide a reaction to fire classification which is given in terms of combustibility (A to F), smoke propagation (s1 to s3) and emission of flaming
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Which Promat board gives 30 minutes fire performance?
A board in itself has no resistance to fire rating, it is the complete construction and not just the boards which give a 30 minute fire resistance for a given construction. A single layer of board will only provide a reaction to fire classification which is given in terms of combustibility (A to F), smoke propagation (s1 to s3) and emission of flami
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Why and how is fire testing undertaken?
The importance of testing Historically, each country in the European Union has developed its own fire tests in support of its national building regulations. In the UK, these methods are British Standards. A common system of fire testing (reaction to fire and fire resistance) and classification of the resulting test data for construction products has
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How do I fire protect Timber and Steel Stud Partitions?
Promat have a range of timber stud partition solutions, using Promat SUPALUX® and MASTERBOARD® , that can be used to provide up to 120 minutes fire protection and steel stud partition solutions to provide up to 240 minutes fire protection. Please note that both SUPALUX® and MASTERBOARD® are calcium silicate boards, and can therefore be used for ap
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Where can I find the documentation which demonstrates that PROMATECT®-H is A1 non combustible?
The reaction to fire classification for PROMATECT ® -H can be found in Section 7 of the Declaration of Performance ( DoP ).
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What is the difference between the Promat SUPALUX® and Promat MASTERBOARD®?
Promat SUPALUX® and Promat MASTERBOARD® are high-performance Calcium Silicate derived building boards formulated without inorganic fibres and do not contain formaldehyde. Promat SUPALUX® is A1 non-combustible (EN13501-1), has a higher fire performance and is suitable for use in a wide range of internal and semi-exposed applications. Promat SUPALUX®
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Which board should I use to provide 60 minutes fire protection?
A board in itself has no inherent fire resistance value, only a reaction to fire classification in accordance with EN13501-1, noting that all of Promat's calcium silicate passive fire protection boards achieve the highest rating of A1 non-combustible. It's only when a board is incorporated into a tested system that the system can be given a resistan
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How do I fire protect Timber Floors?
Promat have solutions which can provide up to 120 minutes protection to the underside of timber floors. Please see Chapter 4 of the Promat Fire Protection Handbook. Promat MASTERBOARD® and SUPALUX® are Calcium silicate boards, and are suitable for use in unheated or semi exposed applications.
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What is Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order came into force on 1st October 2006 and brings together the many pieces of fire legislation under one document. It covers fire safety within all public premises, office and commercial buildings. The order puts the responsibility for fire safety on the building owner or occupier, or ‘responsible person’ and r
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I have a car park below my building and need to improve the thermal performance of the floor, what can I do?
Promat TLFR Board® is a composite panel comprising of a non-combustible facing board bonded to non-combustible stone wool insulation. It is installed on the underside of concrete floors to improve the thermal performance. It is possible to achieve a U-Value of 0.20 W/m2K using standard product and stainless steel fixings.
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Where can I find the documentation which demonstrates that MASTERBOARD® is A1 non combustible?
The reaction to fire classification for MASTERBOARD ® , can be found in Section 7 of the Declaration of Performance ( DoP ).
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Where can I find the documentation which demonstrates that PROMATECT®-XW is A1 non combustible?
The reaction to fire classification for PROMATECT ® -XW can be found in Section 7 of the Declaration of Performance ( DoP ).
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How do I provide 240 minutes fire stopping that would be suitable to be installed around HV cables from a UKPN substation into next door space?
from Etex To provide fire stopping and blast protection to the opening in a UKPN transformer room a combination of two products supplied by Etex are required; The void is filled using PROMAT FSI SILVERSEAL HS COMPOUND 2. A pattress of DURASTEEL® is then fixed over the Compound and cut tightly around the cables and overlapped on all sides by 1
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How can I provide up to 60 minutes protection to a timber framed external wall?
Timber Framed external walls, that are within 1m of a relevant boundary, will need to provide fire resistance (fire integrity & fire insulation) from both the internal and the external side of the wall. Promat SUPALUX® is recommended for this application. A Technical Data Sheet for the 60 minute system can be found here. Promat SUPALUX® is sui
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My existing plasterboard ceiling only achieves 30 minutes, do you have a solution to upgrade this to 60 minutes?
When the fire resistance period of existing timber floors is required to be increased and considering the accessibility of work to be carried out, our Upgrading Existing Ceiling From Below System and Upgrading Existing Ceiling From Above System using SUPALUX® board can apply for this application. For more information, please see pages 113 to 114 in
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How do I provide compartmentation protection to a steel that sits on a compartment line?
If it is required to provide fire insulation across a beam or column in order to maintain compartmentation (maintaining insulation to an average temperature rise of 140°C, maximum temperature rise of 180°C over ambient on the non-fire side), the following minimum board thicknesses on each side of the beam or column must be used: PROMATECT®-XW : 15mm
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Where can I find the documentation which demonstrates that SUPALUX® is A1 non-combustible?
The reaction to fire classification for SUPALUX® can be found in Section 7 of the Declaration of Performance ( DoP ).
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Can I suspend a secondary ceiling below a SUPALUX® suspended membrane ceiling?
It is possible to suspend a secondary ceiling below a SUPALUX® suspended membrane ceiling, providing that the grid and hanger system has been designed specifically to bear the load of the additional ceiling fixed below the grid. The hangers for the secondary ceiling should be fixed through the SUPALUX® board and into the grid above. We recommend usi
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What is the expected service life of PROMAT Promatect®-H?
Etex Building Performance Limited's passive fire protection products and associated components, when supplied by our Company and designed and installed in accordance with the conditions and procedures in the Promat Fire Protection Handbook, Promat technical literature, specification documents, associated CAD drawings and any specific technical recom
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What is the expected service life of PROMAT TLFR Board®?
Etex Building Performance Limited's passive fire protection products and associated components, when supplied by our Company and designed and installed in accordance with the conditions and procedures in the Promat Fire Protection Handbook, Promat technical literature, specification documents, associated CAD drawings and any specific technical recom
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Can I protect steelwork with Promat boards in a permanently exposed environment?
Promat structural steel fire protection boards are not designed to be left permanently exposed to the environment. Promat offers two structural steel board solutions, Promatect®-XW for up to 60 minutes fire performance and Vermiculux®-S for up to 240 minutes, which can be left exposed for up to 6 months during the construction phase, subject to th
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Can I use gypsum plasterboard as the wall lining for fire protection around a wood burner?
No. Any Gypsum plasterboards (including the Siniat fire-rated pink boards) are materials of limited combustibility and should not be used for fireplaces. We would suggest using Promafour® fireplace insulation system used to build a false chimney breast for a cassette/inset type fire place, or line existing chimney breast against concrete or timber f
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Can I upgrade the thermal performance of a Promat Supalux® 60 or 120 minute suspended membrane ceiling system without compromising the fire performance?
The fully tested and certified arrangements for 60 & 120 minute membrane systems includes the use of non-combustible stone wool type insulation above the line of the Supalux® ceiling lining boards, with a stated minimum density and thickness required for the fire performance element of each. To improve overall thermal performance through the cei
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When specifying a Supalux® timber joist floors, if the joist depth does not meet the minimum depth required can you add additional timbers to the underside of existing timber joists to make up the remaining depth for the minimum required?
Unfortunately this is not achievable because the timber joist element is a load bearing part of the construction, we have no testing and certification to prove this will work in a fire situation as the timbers are prone to twisting. Timber chars at a rate of 0.6mm per minute, therefore the minimum depth and width are critical. A possible solution wo
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Can Promat offer a fire protection solution for timber frame load bearing external walls?
sPromat have two solutions to offer based on a recommendation as we have no direct testing and certification for this exact construction. Please refer to the below Technical Data Sheets for the 30 minute Supalux® timber load bearing external wall system and the 60 minute Supalux® timber load bearing external wall system. Please note that the use o
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`What is the Reaction to Fire Classification of Promat TLFR Board®?
Both the calcium silicate facing board and stone wool insulation elements of the system are non-combustible and have an A1 classification in accordance with BS EN 13501-1 and are non combustible when tested to BS 476-4. More information on the Promat TLFR Board® can be found in the product brochure using this link.
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Where can I source the metal framing for Supalux® suspended membrane ceilings?
Where there is a requirement to source the metal framing grid system, including all hangers and connectors, for Supalux® suspended membrane ceilings, there are two sources known to Promat within the UK: Protektor UK Limited and European Steel Profiles Ltd. Contact details for these companies are listed below: Protektor UK Limited: Paul Lodge | Techn
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Can I tile on Promatect®-XW board?
No, Promatect®-XW board surface is not suitable for tiling, and tiles should not be fixed directly back to the fire protection boards. We would suggest tiles should be fixed to a separate frame/board system, supported independently of the desired system.
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What is the section factor of a steelwork profile and how can I find it or calculate it?
Steelwork Section Factor, definition. The section factor for a given steel profile is a measure of the heat sink capacity it provides under fire attack conditions and is used to select the appropriate thickness of passive fire protection system being applied to the steel. A steelwork section factor has more than one standard notation that's commonly
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Can I apply Promat boards over existing intumescent paint for structural steelwork protection?
Regardless of the age or condition of any existing intumescent paint protection applied to structural steelwork, it is possible to apply a boarded encasement system around the steelwork without any detrimental effects on the performance of the boarded system. The steelwork section factor will still need to be evaluated in the same manner as would b
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What board can I use for service enclosure?
We offer a range of service enclosure solution using Promatect®-L500 and Durasteel®. For more information, please refer to the relevant section of our Passive Fire Protection Handbook - Chapter 6.