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INTUMESCENT COATINGS FOR STEEL STRUCTURES
Professional Painters specialise in Intumescent coating for steel structures. More and more buildings are using this special coating and it is becoming part of the requirements connected with the building code compliance.
In the advent of a fire the Imtumescent paint expands up to 50 times its thickness to form a char layer or insulating layer, the char keeps the steel structural integrity below critical temperature and therefore stabilises the steel structure of the building.
We are an approved contractor in the application of Intumescent coatings and work with Architects and Designers to make sure buildings are safe and approved in case of fire.
Professional Painters have the staff and the application tools to handle any size project and can work cleanly and efficiently to ensure your premises are fire safe.
Please ask us about night painting for minimum disruption to you and your staff or weekend work.
What does Intumescent coating do?
The coating of Intumescent paint that we use will delay the collapse of the steel columns that run throughout the building. These columns provide the structural stability of the building hence why it is so important that these meet fire resistant levels. So once the steel beams are coated they provide passive fire protection, in fact allowing enough time for people in the building to escape safely. This coating aids the fire service to provide more efficient search and rescue.
Intumescent Coating Explained
We have provided an explainer AI video to help you understand Intumescent Coatings and why they are so important.
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Low pressure intumescent resin: This product is suitable for use in passive fire protection in general, and in firestopping and interior fireproofing in particular. The small, orange chunk on the bottom right is capable of growing into the large black object above and to its left. This type of intumescent is typically highly endothermic and contains a considerable amount of chemically bound water in hydrates. As this is released, it cools adjacent materials. Such intumescents are useful as ingredients in firestop pillows and in paints used for fireproofing purposes. They do not produce enough expansion force to be used in plastic pipe devices, where the intumescent must squeeze shut a melting plastic pipe or conduit.
We can give your floors a coating of a special new compound that makes your floor fire retardant, improving the sustainability of your property and aiding escape for the occupants in case of a fire. Please call us for more information
In the advent of a fire the Imtumescent paint expands up to 50 times its thickness to form a char layer or insulating layer, the char keeps the steel structural integrity below critical temperature and therefore stabilises the steel structure of the building.
Low pressure intumescent resin: This product is suitable for use in passive fire protection in general, and in fire stopping and interior fireproofing in particular. This type of intumescent is typically highly endothermic and contains a considerable amount of chemically bound water in hydrates. As this is released, it cools adjacent materials. Such intumescents are useful as ingredients in firestop pillows and in paints used for fireproofing purposes.
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