Tuesday Tools

 I’m going to start sharing a few tools of the trade in what we are...

Membrane Penetrations- how to avoid firestopping them Part 3

This week it seems like we are talking about how to avoid firestop rather than...

Membrane Penetrations- how to avoid firestopping them Part 2

When you have an electrical box in a fire rated wall you have a hole...

Membrane Penetrations- how to avoid firestopping them Part 1

This week we are going to talk about firestopping membrane penetrations, or rather how to...

UNDERSTANDING SHAFT WALLS

Shaft walls are critical elements in the life safety of your building. If you are...

FIRESTOP THAT DEALS WITH MOVEMENT

Have you ever built a building that has not had movement?    Of course not.   Every...

TELL ME HOW YOU BUILD GYP STAIR SHAFTS

If your project has gypsum stairwells, please take a moment and check out this video...

DO YOU FIRESTOP BOTTOM OF WALL

When you have a fire rated wall, let’s say it’s a gypsum wall, and it...

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Do you want to know the secret to getting firestop right?  We have been blogging...