Every construction project, no matter the size, needs a fire protection plan to ensure safety and compliance. Selecting the highest quality fire-resistant materials for your fireproofing system is crucial. As a passive barrier against fire and heat in emergencies, your fire control system should be reliable enough to halt flames from too severely damaging your property. Protecting your building and its occupants is not just a responsibility; it’s a necessity. By ensuring their safety, you safeguard lives and preserve your property’s integrity. Ready to protect your commercial facility from potential fire damage? Contact the experts at Mid-Illinois Companies today!
Fire-stopping? Fireproofing? What’s the difference? It’s safe to say both are essential components of an effective fire prevention system for your facility. Yet, these two fire prevention methods differ in their function and goals. Standard fire-stopping systems corral fire into one section of your building, minimizing potential damage and allowing occupants to escape (learn more about fire-stopping here). Fireproofing, on the other hand, focuses more on protecting the structural components of your building.
Fireproofing for commercial construction involves applying specialized materials to enhance the fire resistance of a building’s structural elements. Fireproofing focuses on protecting steel beams, columns, floors, walls, and concrete, helping these components maintain their integrity in a fire emergency. By slowing down the effects of heat and flame, fireproofing ensures that the building remains stable for longer periods, providing critical time for evacuation and firefighting efforts.
As a business owner, you want to do everything in your power to keep your facility’s employees and guests safe and your property undamaged and secure. That’s where fireproofing services come into play! Not only do professional fireproofing services help manage potential fire damage, but they’re an investment in the value and success of your business. Here’s why:
While Mid-Illinois Companies utilize specialized building components that have exceptional resistance against fire, we also implement specific fireproofing methods to ensure the protection of your facility. Our primary fireproofing services include spray fireproofing and intumescent coating. Depending on where your facility requires fire protection the most, we will incorporate spray or coating to cover every inch of your building’s most crucial structural components.
Spray Fireproofing
Spray fireproofing is required on interior surfaces, not in public spaces. Spray fireproofing is needed to ensure the integrity of a building’s fire resistance in locations such as:
The cementitious material used for this process can also be used in fire-stopping, but it must stand up to the fire code.
Intumescent Coating
Intumescent coating increases the fire resistance rating of exposed surfaces, such as finished walls or ceilings. It’s important to improve fire protection wherever possible, and applying intumescent coating to the surfaces of your facility does so. Some of the best surfaces for applying intumescent coating include:
The coating resembles paint in its thickness and viscosity and is applied similarly. This must be done in the closing stages of construction and must be done correctly and safely to ensure adherence to local fire codes.
Don’t put off the fire protection of your commercial structure any longer. Through Mid-Illinois Companies, seek the best fireproofing services for Peoria, Springfield, Bloomington and Central Illinois businesses. Call us today at 309-674-0717 (Peoria Office) or 217-685-5486 (Springfield Office) to request a proposal from our team.
