Real passive fire projects delivered by BAKKER PFI

Access to penetrations was excellent across the building. Most penetrations were located at normal ladder height which made installation safer and more efficient.

All structural walls that have penetrations through the top plate inside the walls need to be sealed. These can be missed because they are concealed within the wall structure.

Great health and safety culture on site with good coordination in a live commercial environment.

Existing old penetrations were not fire rated to the current code. Because the substrates were altered, these penetrations had to be reviewed and upgraded to comply with the current Building Code.

Naked Wall batt board was easy to handle on site and helped make the installation efficient in a residential setting.

The system required intumescent brush grade to paint the timber frame and mastic to seal the joints. The full tested system detail matters, not just the batt board itself.

Good time management on a tight time scale with strong coordination across trades.

It was better to rebuild than repair. New penetrations in new substrates provided a more practical and reliable solution than trying to adapt older work.

Strong health and safety focus, which is essential in a live hospital environment.

Working in a busy fully functioning hospital requires waiting for approved access windows and access to the required penetrations before work can start or finish.

Scissor lift and scaffolding were supplied which made access at height safer and more efficient.

When other trades change the locations of penetrations after they have already been installed, it creates more than double the amount of work to fix.

Phil Watkin designed the fire stopping detail for the project which provided a clear system for installation and compliance.

The council Producer Statement process (PS2 – PS3) is a strong system that helps ensure passive fire installations remain compliant and properly documented.

Easy to work with other trades on a smaller project like this, which helped communication and coordination.

Luxury means attention to detail. Our penetration seals needed to be very tidy so they could not be seen.