What are the different types of fire seals?

What They Are & How They Work:

Intumescent fire seals are special seals that expand when exposed to heat. This helps seal any gaps and stops fire from spreading.

When the temperature rises due to a fire, intumescent seals swell up and form a strong, heat-resistant barrier. This barrier helps block flames and smoke from passing through gaps. To learn more about how these intumescent seals work, check out our blog post.

Applications:

These seals are mostly used around fire doors and in areas where gaps might form between different parts of a building. For example, they are used to seal door frames and pipe penetrations, ensuring fire doesn’t escape.

What They Are & How They Work:

Fire door strips are a type of seal designed specifically for fire doors. They help ensure the door fits tightly against the frame, preventing smoke and flames from escaping.

Made from materials that can withstand heat, fire door strips expand during a fire to seal off any gaps between the door and the frame. This helps maintain the door’s ability to contain fire.

Applications:

Fire door strips are installed around the edges of fire doors, which is essential to ensuring the door performs properly in a fire. Without these strips, fire doors may not work as effectively, allowing fire to spread more easily and compromising the safety of the building’s occupants.

What They Are & How They Work:

Smoke seals are designed to stop smoke from spreading through gaps and joints in a building. Smoke inhalation is a serious danger during a fire, so it’s crucial to control its movement and prevent it from reaching escape routes or other parts of the building.

These seals are made from heat-resistant materials that stay intact when exposed to high temperatures. Some smoke seals can also expand when heated, helping to block both fire and smoke. If you’re also wondering about the differences between smoke and intumescent seals, we have a detailed post that provides a helpful explanation.

Applications:

Smoke seals are used around fire doors, air vents, and ducts. They prevent smoke from moving through areas where it could endanger people trying to escape or hinder firefighters.

What They Are & How They Work:

Fire and smoke seals are critical components designed to prevent the spread of both fire and smoke through gaps in fire-rated barriers such as doors, windows, and walls. Made from fire-resistant, flexible materials, these seals expand when exposed to heat, forming a tight, protective barrier that blocks both flames and smoke. They work together to maintain the integrity of fire-rated structures, ensuring that fire and toxic gases are contained and do not spread, ultimately enhancing the overall safety of a building.

Applications:

The combined role of fire and smoke seals is essential for fire safety in buildings. Fire seals primarily prevent the spread of flames, while smoke seals help contain harmful smoke and gases, which can be just as dangerous as fire itself. Together, they form a dual protection system that keeps both fire and smoke from moving between compartments, protecting occupants, improving evacuation times, and helping to preserve the building’s structural integrity during a fire. Their ability to withstand high temperatures, expand under heat, and provide reliable sealing makes them indispensable for maintaining fire safety in areas prone to temperature fluctuations and ensuring compliance with fire safety codes.

What They Are & How They Work:

Lorient are a well-known brand that offers a variety of fire sealing products. These seals are designed to provide strong protection against fire, smoke, and heat.

These seals meet strict fire safety standards and are made to last. They come in various types, such as intumescent seals and fire door strips, to provide reliable protection in different situations.

Applications:

Lorient seals are used in commercial and residential buildings to protect fire doors, partitions, and other important structures. At Noberne, we stock a range of reliable Lorient fire seals, providing an excellent solution to meet your fire protection needs.

What They Are & How They Work:

Pyroplex is another well-known brand that specalises in passive fire protection products including fire seals.  The Pyroplex range of fire seals are traditional fire seals designed to provide robust passive fire protection against fire, smoke and heat.

These seals meet fire safety standards in the UK and internationally.

Applications: 

If you require high quality and long-lasting fire seals for new build applications and rebates for single and double doors, Pyroplex has it covered.

Typically, Pyroplex fire seals have been used in commercial buildings, industrial buildings and residential buildings to protect fire doors, hallways, partitions and other key areas of the premises. At Noberne we are proud to have strong Pyroplex fire seals in stock for all your passive fire protection requirements.

Choosing the right fire seal depends on factors like the type of building, the fire rating, and where passive fire protection is needed.

For example, Lorient fire seals are a good choice for commercial buildings, while intumescent fire seals are ideal for protecting areas like pipes and vents. It’s important to understand your building’s specific fire protection needs and consult with experts to ensure you’re choosing the right seal.

Pyroplex fire seals are a good choice for commercial, industrial and residential buildings because they have long lasting protection for fire doors and fire door edges in new builds and existing buildings.

At Noberne, we offer a range of high-quality fire sealing solutions for all your fire protection needs. Our expert team can help you select the best fire seals for your building, ensuring safety and peace of mind.

For more information on our products or to discuss your specific requirements, don’t hesitate to contact us today at 0113 271 3266 or email us at sales@noberneseals.com.

Fire seals are essential because they help stop fire and smoke from spreading through a building. They are vital for keeping people safe during a fire by containing flames and smoke to one area, giving people more time to evacuate and allowing firefighters to respond.

Without the right fire seals, even small gaps can allow fire and smoke to travel through a building, putting people at greater risk. Fire seals also help ensure your building complies with fire safety regulations, which is essential for building owners and managers.