General Firestop Information Archives - Page 9 of 16

October 17, 2023

Block walls are my second favorite type of walls for an exit shaft. Second to...

October 17, 2023

When people build gypsum walls around stair enclosures there are an array of issues that...

October 17, 2023

Gypsum board shafts are my least preferred method for building exit enclosures. This video explains...

October 5, 2023

I want to share a story of a fire and $16,000,000 in fire loss The...

October 4, 2023

Recently I was a guest on a Podcast and a short time after I got...

October 2, 2023

What do you think of this yellow foam? What if it were orange? Would you...

September 22, 2023

If you are a drywall contractor who self performs firestop installations, a jurisdictional inspector, a...

September 21, 2023

Here is a great article by a fellow blogger and fire code junkie. I hope you...

September 20, 2023

I have a question for you about firestop specifications. Sometimes the specifications call for single...

September 18, 2023

When I was younger, I thought suicide was something that happened because people were selfish,...