Intumescent Fire Products
Protecting the structure of a building from fire requires a serious level of protection to help reduce the risk to loss of life and keep a premises structurally sound should a fire break out. The fabric of a building should be taken into account as part of any fire risk assessment and the passive fire protection of a building should involve the use of intumescent fire products. Intumescent is a substance which expands during exposure to heat and intumescent seals and intumescent sealants play an important role in restricting the spread of fire as well as hot and cold smoke leakage.
Intumescent door seals
Intumescent door seals play a major role in restricting fire and smoke as well as protecting vital means of escape within a premises. Any door within a building that doesn’t have intumescent seals and strips fitted around the frame will threaten a protected area or room by allowing it to become smoke logged in a short space of time. Intumescent seals make a vital contribution to the safe evacuation of a building during a fire.