The spread of the fire within a building can be restricted by sub dividing the building into compartments separated from each other by fire walls. The two key objectives will be to prevent the fire from spreading to other areas of the building and to contain the size of the fire. Fire resistant drywalls are…
Fire Resistant Drywall’s, such as our Jumbo Firewalls, are required in many different areas of a building depending on the different occupancies within the building. There are multiple types of occupancy and the SANS 10400: Part T – Fire Protection of the National Building Regulations covers a vast number different requirements that relate to dwelling…
One of the most common misconceptions in the ceiling industry is that a suspended ceiling grid can be fire rated. Architects and clients will often insist on a ceiling grids that have fire ratings but it is in actual fact the suspended ceiling systems that need to be fire rated. As with any fire ratings,…