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Construction Watching Brief to Apartments
@ Elizabeth Bay
Passive First assessed the compliance of the
installed fire safety measures such as “Fire Seals Protecting
Opening in Fire Resisting Components of the Building”, “Fire
Dampers”, “Light Weight Construction” and “Access Panels and
Door Hoppers to fire resisting shafts”. All defects noted during
our construction watch brief included reports and
recommendations to contractors how to correct any faults,
together teaching contractors the importance for the compliance
of Passive Fire Rated Systems.
Passive First installation works included:
Fire board enclosures to services within fire stairs, Fire board
enclosures complete with intumescent seals to armaflex lagged
copper pipes, installation of fire wraps to plastic pipes,
backing rod and fire mastic seal to movement joints throughout
the building, fire pillow and mastic seals to hydraulic and
electrical services and the installation of 1hr fire rated
access panels to shaft risers.
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