Fire Rated Floor Expansion Joints

Often this is a government or authority requirement.

Fire rated floor expansion joints.

Expansion joint covers and sealants for the built environment. Available in 10 lengths and engineered for simple splicing. Balco fire barriers protect expansion joint openings by dynamically continuing the fire rated construction design elements throughout the structural separation allowing for thermal wind and seismic movements and for fire ratings up to 4 hours. The dih series is designed for expansion joint openings with the ability to provide a smooth and virtually impact free transition between opposing floor surfaces in addition to accommodating heavy rolling loads and multi directional seismic movement.

This means if the joint occurs in a 2 hour rated floor assembly the expansion joint system used to fill the joint must also be rated for 2 hours. Per current building codes these joint assemblies must be tested at an. Our industry leading fireline 520 expansion joint fire barrier products provide protection for 2 3 and 4 hour rated conditions. When specifying expansion joint covers architects engineers and building owners should specify protection against fire and smoke which can cause considerable damage and loss during building fire.

Floor expansion joint covers fire rated systems. Nystrom s fire rated deck compression seal is a silicone bellow system designed with a 2 hour fire retardant saturated foam. To maintain the integrity of the interrupted fire rated assembly and prevent the spread of fire a fire barrier or fire stop should be used. It is watertight fire rated and has a dual sided primary seal for both new and retrofit structural expansion joints in parking deck applications.

Waterproof fire rated trafficable sound attenuating insulating air wind seismic and watertight building expansion joints and precompressed hybrid sealants. The dual interlocking center slide plates are hinged to allow the system to remain flush with finished floor surface. Us patents covering emseal s fire rated expansion joint product portfolio include. Fire retardant floor and deck foam.

We ve designed our systems to fit any project s needs and provide superior protection to keep the threat contained. Expansion joints and construction sealants. Lateral shear movement option available. Fire rated expansion joints that waterproof insulate block sound handle traffic and movement in a single product.

Fb 17 has been tested and proven to provide up to 3 hour fire endurance rating for floor joints and up to 2 hour rating for wall joints minimizing smoke passage. Blanket type fire barrier for floor and wall expansion joints. Building expansion joint slab and wall openings inherently create a pathway for fire and smoke to travel through. Dual interlocking hinge series.

When these joints occur in a fire rated floor or wall a product or system must be used that has been rated to that same level. The main difference between fire barriers and fire stops is the allowance for movement.