Key Features
- Classified for all types of constructions with or without building service penetrations.
- Simple and very quick to install.
- Easy to retrofit additional building services after installation.
- Permanently flexible - will accommodate movements during fire and smaller movements in the construction it has been fitted within.
- May be installed in gypsum walls with or without framing around the opening and can be patress fitted.
- Halogen free with added fungicides.
- Once fully cured, the board resists UV, humidity and frost.
- Astro PFP FR Boards can be supplied with a smooth surface.
- Astro PFP FR Boards are coated both sides - all raw edges need to be coated with Astro PFP FR Coating.
- Precautions are required to be taken to prevent a person stepping onto a blank horizontal penetration seal.
Product Description
CE Label for PFP FR Board is designed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through openings in fire rated walls and floors where openings are formed to allow the installation of multiple building services. It will also maintain the acoustic design performance in fire rated walls and floors.
The Astro PFP FR Board consists of a high density stone wool core, over-coated with Astro PFP FR Coating. The top coating provides additional protection by significantly reducing the permeability of the stone wool core and preventing the passage of hot gases, thus reducing the temperature rise on the unexposed side and reducing heat conduction through the building services.
Astro PFP FR Board is available coated on one or two sides, depending on the seal design to provide the required fire resistance. On site, Astro PFP FR Board must be used together with Astro PFP Acrylic for sealing around building services, joints and edges of the FR Board and the surrounding construction.
Sound Insulation:
Single 50 or 60mm Astro PFP FR Board 2-S as linear seal Rw 55 dB
Single 50 or 60mm Astro PFP FR Board 2-S as large seal Rw 29 dB
Double 50 or 60mm Astro PFP FR Board 1-S or 2-S as large seal Rw 52 dB
50 or 60mm Astro PFP FR Board 1-S or 2-S with 50mm cavity, large seal Rw 53 dB
Astro PFP FR Board has been tested at BM Trada (UKAS accredited); according to EN ISO 10140-2:2010.
Maintenance
All interested parties, designer, specifier, main contractor and specialist installers should provide access to allow the fire stopping seals to be regularly inspected and maintained, as well as records kept of such maintenance at minimum periods of 12 months, as required by the Regulatory Reform Order, and repaired if necessary. Reference should be made to ASFP TGD 17 – Code of Practice for the Installation and Inspection of Fire Stopping.
Competency
It is vital that those entrusted to design or install a fire stopping product have the necessary levels of competence to undertake the task professionally and thoroughly. The level of competency required will be commensurate with the expected complexity of the building. All designers must eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during installation, construction or maintenance when preparing or modifying designs. Clients should ensure that the principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties under CDM regulations. The ASFP foundation course in passive fire protection provides essential knowledge as part of demonstrating competency and understanding in this key fire protection specialism.
