Fireproofing & Firestopping

2020 July

Passive Fire Protection

ClarkDietrich offers BlazeFrame® RipTRAK™, the latest addition to the company’s BlazeFrame Fire Stop product line.      BlazeFrame RipTRAK is a UL-approved fire-rated head-of-wall deflection track for both roof and wall assemblies. Available in 1-...

2019 November

Fire Rated Deflection Bead

MarinoWare Fire Bead is a patent-pending composite fire rated wall mount deflection bead that provides 1- and 2-hour fire-ratings in lieu of fire sealant for both dynamic and static joints according to UL-2079 5th...

2019 October

Fire Barriers for Larger Expansion Joints

Balco Inc. introduces the MetaFlex Pro family of fire barriers; MetaFlex Pro 2 Hr, Metaflex Pro 3 Hr, Metaflex Pro Shear and Metaflex Pro Undermount. These 4 products were designed with the installer in...

2019 August

Curtain Wall Joint Sealant

RectorSeal® has added a sprayable, silicone-based curtain wall joint sealant to its Metacaulk® 835+ elastomeric firestop sealant product line. The Metacaulk 835+ Spray is one of the construction industry’s most quick-curing and resilient silicone-based...

2019 February

Foam Sealant

Temperature fluctuations have always created challenges for sealants: melting or slumping in high heat, crumbling or not dispensing at all in the cold, all usually leading to costly callbacks to pass inspections. Now installation...

2018 March

Total Track Solution

From the trusted name in fire protection comes a game-changing solution for interior finishing contractors: Hilti Total Track Solution.      Hilti’s Total Track Solution is a pre-formed solution that seals drywall joints at the...

2017 May

Fire-Resistive Glass

General Glass International has added Pyrobel fire-resistive glass along with PyroFrames™ and PyroDoors™ to their current fire-rated offering that includes fire-protective glazing products.      Pyrobel protects against the threat of deadly radiant heat from...

2016 August

Firestop Automation Software for BIM

The new Hilti Button for Firestop is the first firestop automation software to integrate with building information modeling software platforms. The Hilti Button automates the firestop product and UL system selection process and eliminates the...

2015 October

Maintaining Fire Resistance During a Repair

Q: Someone damaged the gypsum panels on a fire-resistive wall that I had just completed. How do I repair the wall and maintain the fire resistance? A: This is a question that, unfortunately,...