Do your firestopping products require ongoing inspections?
A recent question we have been asked is whether our products need to be regularly inspected after installation. And it’s a good question because...
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Do Quelfire offer inspections of their products installed?
A question we often get asked is whether we offer inspections to verify that our products have been compliantly installed. In short, we do not offer inspections as a third-party...
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What do you mean by foil-faced rock fibre on your detail drawings?
First of all, what is foil-faced rock fibre insulation? When we refer to foil-faced rock fibre, we’re talking about products that contain a rock fibre core of a particular density...
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Can you paint over Quelfire products?
We’re often asked whether our products can be painted over. Generally, we do not recommend this. This scenario has not been fire tested, so the potential issues over time or...
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What is ablative coating and what is it used for?
Ablative coating is primarily used to repair damage or cracks in a fire batt. The coating is applied to these areas to reinstate the fire-resistance performance of the product. In other...
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Can I use manufacturer A’s intumescent sealant with manufacturer B’s fire batt?
“Can I use manufacturer A’s intumescent sealant with manufacturer B’s fire batt?” This is a question we often get approached with at Quelfire and the simple answer to it is no. Here...
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Pipe penetration sealing – fire collars or intumescent pipe wraps?
According to the building regulations ‘Approved Document B’, plastic pipes penetrating fire compartment walls and floors need to be equipped with a firestopping solution to prevent the spread of fire....
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Can cast in fire collars save time and money?
Designers and installers of passive fire protection solutions often come across the choice of whether to use cast in fire collars or traditional retrofit fire collars to firestop pipe (or even electrical service) penetrations....
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What are fire sleeves?
Quelfire’s fire sleeves play an important role in preventing the spread of fire in buildings where certain service penetrations cross compartment lines. We offer two different types of fire sleeves: the QRS...
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Could severe weather conditions affect the performance of products?
Often, firestopping products like fire collars, fire wraps, and fire sleeves are installed at the early stages of a project when the building is open and exposed to all kinds of weather conditions: UV and high...
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What are intumescent fire pillows?
Intumescent fire pillows are passive fire protection products designed to prevent the spread of fire through metal cable trunking systems that pass through fire compartment walls. They consist of a...
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What are intumescent pipe wraps?
Intumescent pipe wraps prevent the spread of fire through plastic pipes where they penetrate fire compartment floors and walls. How do intumescent pipe wraps work? Intumescent pipe wraps consist of...