{"id":682,"date":"2023-05-20T12:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T12:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/?page_id=682"},"modified":"2023-06-30T17:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:02:17","slug":"protective-boarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/?page_id=682","title":{"rendered":"Protective Boarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"682\" class=\"elementor elementor-682\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16c3bae elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"16c3bae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-433a626\" data-id=\"433a626\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82892a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82892a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fire Protective Boarding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52014fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52014fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Fire protective boards are particularly suitable where higher fire ratings, between 90 minutes and 4 hours, are required.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd45e00 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd45e00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67d750a\" data-id=\"67d750a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41435f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41435f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fire Protective Boards: Stopping Fire And Heat From Spreading<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ddbaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0ddbaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whenever a fire develops in a building, it is important that the fire stays where it is and that load-bearing structures maintain their load-bearing capabilities for a time sufficient to enable people to evacuate and rescue operations to be carried out. <strong>Fire protective boards<\/strong> are designed to do just that as they <strong>are resistant against the heat and radiation of the fire<\/strong>. Thanks to their low heat conductivity and high heat absorption, combined with low shrinkage to keep their integrity, they make sure that the temperature on other side of the building board remains low over a long period of time during a fire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d13e92e\" data-id=\"d13e92e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0fa79c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0fa79c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fireboarding.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fireboarding.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fireboarding-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fireboarding-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ee1897 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ee1897\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7edd2\" data-id=\"4c7edd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b203548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b203548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOARDING.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-965\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOARDING.png 800w, https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOARDING-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOARDING-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e2968\" data-id=\"51e2968\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625cfa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"625cfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrity (E)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5c191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba5c191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to these capabilities,\u00a0<strong>fire protective boards can be used for many applications<\/strong>, including as fire barriers for:<\/p><ul><li>compartmentation of buildings<\/li><li>encasements or secondary linings for protection of a building\u2019s load-bearing structures<\/li><li>encasement of electrical cables<\/li><li>ventilation and smoke extraction ducts<\/li><\/ul><p>In all these applications, the fire protective board fulfills the same function. On one side of the board there is the heat of a raging fire; on the other side the temperature remains low.<\/p><p>By keeping the fire and heat locked up behind fire protective boards, the fire does not propagate through the building and the temperature doesn\u2019t increase too much on load-bearing structures. People thus have time to escape to a safe place, fire and rescue services can intervene, the building structure does not collapse, hot smoke can be extracted (essential to the safety of people) and safety-critical systems inside the building keep functioning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be0105f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be0105f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44cc2d3\" data-id=\"44cc2d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6270033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6270033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to know more about Passive Fire Protection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34741c2\" data-id=\"34741c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d1868 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17d1868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81e371b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81e371b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a285c\" data-id=\"50a285c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3504b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c3504b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fire Resistance\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ccec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ccec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the application of the board, the term \u2018fire resistance\u2019 can have different meanings. In the European test standards different criteria are given. The most important ones are as follows:<\/p><ul><li><strong>R: Load-bearing function<\/strong>\u2013 ability of a structure to carry the loads without collapsing.<\/li><li><strong>E: Integrity<\/strong>\u2013 ability to stop flames and hot gases from penetrating.<\/li><li><strong>I: Insulation<\/strong>\u2013 ability to restrict the temperature rise on the cold side. In most cases, the temperature at the cold surface may not increase more than 140 degrees Celsius on average, or 180 degrees at any local point.<\/li><\/ul><p>The fire resistance is always expressed in minutes, usually in classes that are multiples of 30 minutes. For example, a fire protected load-bearing steel structure that can withstand fire for at least 90 minutes will be \u2018R 90\u2019 , and a partition wall that keeps the flames out and temperatures low for at least 60 minutes will be \u2018EI 60\u2019 .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ee986\" data-id=\"82ee986\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3305d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3305d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1461677659_board-servicesLoog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1461677659_board-servicesLoog.jpg 762w, https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1461677659_board-servicesLoog-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51fe000 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51fe000\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbda3ce\" data-id=\"dbda3ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b925b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b925b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Got a question about Passive Fire Protection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb60f13\" data-id=\"fb60f13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecd2f7 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fecd2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire Protective Boarding Fire protective boards are particularly suitable where higher fire ratings, between 90 minutes and 4 hours, are required. Fire Protective Boards: Stopping Fire And Heat From Spreading Whenever a fire develops in a building, it is important that the fire stays where it is and that load-bearing structures maintain their load-bearing capabilities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-682","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=682"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1669,"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/682\/revisions\/1669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fireblock.optweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}