ALUMINIUM FIRE RATED GLASS DOOR IN KENYA
Traditionally fire rated glass screens had to be framed in hardwood or steel due to the relatively low melting point of Aluminium. But this contemporary framing has been engineered with a unique crystallised water solution. This solution is packed within the aluminium extrusions, when the metal framework is heated from a fire this water based solution will vaporise, turning to steam and cooling the frames, increasing the fire resistance of the Aluminium.
The sliding fire rated doors can slide over further glass fixtures or solid walls but by combining these frameworks with our expertise in minimal structural works you can integrate frameless fixed fire screens at either side of the sliding panels achieving a highly minimal, fire rated glass screen with high end architectural finishes associated with aluminium framework.
When a fire breaks out in a building, it can spread very fast. Fortunately, it can be contained significantly with fire doors, fire-rated glass, and fire-rated partitions. These can slow the spread of a fire, making it easier to combat, giving more time for people to escape, and limiting damage to the building.
Most people think of glass as a frail material. After all, it can crack, shatter and break. Even laminated glass, designed to take a solid blow from a hammer can still melt and crack easily when exposed to flames. Yet fire-rated glass can be very effective at retarding the spread of a fire.
There are two types of fire-rated glass: fire protective and fire-resistive.
- Fire-protective glass is often glazing added to glass and can slow the spread of flames and smoke. Fire resistive glass, often made from several laminated panels, goes one step further, and keeps heat from spreading.
- Fire-rated glass can last as long as some fire doors – even up to two hours when properly specified. Fire-rated glass, Just as with fire doors, has different categories depending on how well they are expected to perform in the case of fire.
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Note: It is vital to ensure that the framework also has the same fire rating as the glass. Ceramic setting blocks and glazing tape is also required to ensure that in the case of fire, the glass does not fall out of the frame.