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SECTION 07 84 43 - FIRE-RESISTIVE JOINT SYSTEMS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A. This Section includes fire-resistive joint systems for the following:
1. Floor-to-floor joints.
2. Floor-to-wall joints.
3. Head-of-wall joints.
4. Wall-to-wall joints.
5. Perimeter fire-resistive joint systems consisting of floor-to-wall joints between perimeter
edge of fire-resistance-rated floor assemblies and exterior curtain walls.
B. Related Sections include the following:
1. Division 07 Section "Thermal Insulation" for floor-to-wall joints indicated as perimeter fire-
containment systems between perimeter edge of fire-resistance-rated floor assemblies
and back of non-fire-resistance-rated exterior curtain walls.
2. Division 07 Section "Penetration Firestopping" for systems installed in openings in walls
and floors with and without penetrating items.
3. Division 07 Section "Joint Sealants" for non-fire-resistive joint sealants.
1.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
A. General: Provide fire-resistive joint systems that are produced and installed to resist spread of
fire according to requirements indicated, resist passage of smoke and other gases, and
maintain original fire-resistance rating of assembly in which fire-resistive joint systems are
installed.
B. Joint Systems in and between Fire-Resistance-Rated Constructions: Provide systems with
assembly ratings equaling or exceeding the fire-resistance ratings of construction that they join,
and with movement capabilities and L-ratings indicated as determined by UL 2079.
1. Load-bearing capabilities as determined by evaluation during the time of test.
C. Perimeter Fire-Resistive Joint Systems: For joints between edges of fire-resistance-rated floor
assemblies and exterior curtain walls, provide systems of type as determined by NFPA 285 and
UL 2079.
1. UL-Listed, Perimeter Fire-Containment Systems: Integrity ratings equaling or exceeding
fire-resistance ratings of floor or floor/ceiling assembly forming one side of joint.
D. For fire-resistive systems exposed to view, provide products with flame-spread and smoke-
developed indexes of less than 25 and 450, respectively, as determined per ASTM E 84.
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1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated.
B. Shop Drawings: For each fire-resistive joint system, show each kind of construction condition in
which joints are installed; also show relationships to adjoining construction. Include fire-
resistive joint system design designation of testing and inspecting agency acceptable to
authorities having jurisdiction that demonstrates compliance with requirements for each
condition indicated.
1. Submit documentation, including illustrations, from a qualified testing and inspecting
agency that is applicable to each fire-resistive joint system configuration for construction
and penetrating items.
C. Product Certificates: For each type of fire-resistive joint system, signed by product
manufacturer.
D. Qualification Data: For Installer.
E. Field quality-control test reports.
F. Evaluation Reports: Evidence of fire-resistive joint systems' compliance with ICBO ES AC30,
from the ICBO Evaluation Service.
G. Research/Evaluation Reports: For each type of fire-resistive joint system.
1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Installer Qualifications: A Specialty Contractor firm experienced and approved as a Factory
Mutual FM-4991 Contractor, in installing fire-resistive joint systems similar in material, design,
and extent to that indicated for this Project, whose work has resulted in construction with a
record of successful performance.
B. Installation Responsibility: Assign installation of fire-resistive joint systems in Project to a single
qualified Specialty Contractor installer.
C. Source Limitations: Obtain fire-resistive joint systems, for each kind of joint and construction
condition indicated, through one source from a single manufacturer.
D. Fire-Test-Response Characteristics: Provide fire-resistive joint systems that comply with the
following requirements and those specified in Part 1 "Performance Requirements" Article:
1. Fire-resistance tests are performed by a qualified testing and inspecting agency. A
qualified testing and inspecting agency is UL or another agency performing testing and
follow-up inspection services for fire-resistive joint systems acceptable to authorities
having jurisdiction.
2. Fire-resistive joint systems are identical to those tested per methods indicated in Part 1
"Performance Requirements" Article and comply with the following:
a. Fire-resistive joint system products bear classification marking of qualified testing
and inspecting agency.
b. Fire-resistive joint systems correspond to those indicated by referencing system
designations of the qualified testing and inspecting agency.
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1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
A. Deliver fire-resistive joint system products to Project site in original, unopened containers or
packages with qualified testing and inspecting agency's classification marking applicable to
Project and with intact and legible manufacturers' labels identifying product and manufacturer,
date of manufacture, lot number, shelf life, curing time, and mixing instructions for multi-
component materials.
B. Store and handle materials for fire-resistive joint systems to prevent their deterioration or
damage due to moisture, temperature changes, contaminants, or other causes.
1.7 PROJECT CONDITIONS
A. Environmental Limitations: Do not install fire-resistive joint systems when ambient or substrate
temperatures are outside limits permitted by fire-resistive joint system manufacturers or when
substrates are wet due to rain, frost, condensation, or other causes.
B. Ventilate fire-resistive joint systems per manufacturer's written instructions by natural means or,
if this is inadequate, forced-air circulation.
1.8 COORDINATION
A. Coordinate construction of joints to ensure that fire-resistive joint systems are installed
according to specified requirements.
B. Coordinate sizing of joints to accommodate fire-resistive joint systems.
C. Notify Owner's inspecting agency at least seven days in advance of fire-resistive joint system
installations; confirm dates and times on days preceding each series of installations.
D. Do not cover up fire-resistive joint system installations that will become concealed behind other
construction until Owner's inspecting agency and building inspector of authorities having
jurisdiction have examined each installation.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A. Products: Subject to compliance with specified requirements, provide a fire-resistive joint
system application for each required application. The system application shall be provided by
one of the manufacturers from the list of Fire-Resistive Joint system manufacturers listed below:
1. Hilti, Inc.
2. RectorSeal Corporation (The).
3. Specified Technologies Inc.
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2.2 FIRE-RESISTIVE JOINT SYSTEMS
A. Compatibility: Provide fire-resistive joint systems that are compatible with joint substrates,
under conditions of service and application, as demonstrated by fire-resistive joint system
manufacturer based on testing and field experience.
B. Accessories: Provide components of fire-resistive joint systems, including primers and forming
materials, that are needed to install fill materials and to comply with Part 1 "Performance
Requirements" Article. Use only components specified by fire-resistive joint system
manufacturer and approved by the qualified testing and inspecting agency for systems
indicated.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Examine substrates and conditions, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for
joint configurations, substrates, and other conditions affecting performance of work.
1. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.
3.2 PREPARATION
A. Surface Cleaning: Clean joints immediately before installing fire-resistive joint systems to
comply with fire-resistive joint system manufacturer's written instructions and the following
requirements:
1. Remove from surfaces of joint substrates foreign materials that could interfere with
adhesion of fill materials.
2. Clean joint substrates to produce clean, sound surfaces capable of developing optimum
bond with fill materials. Remove loose particles remaining from cleaning operation.
3. Remove laitance and form-release agents from concrete.
B. Priming: Prime substrates where recommended in writing by fire-resistive joint system
manufacturer using that manufacturer's recommended products and methods. Confine primers
to areas of bond; do not allow spillage and migration onto exposed surfaces.
C. Masking Tape: Use masking tape to prevent fill materials of fire-resistive joint system from
contacting adjoining surfaces that will remain exposed on completion of Work and that would
otherwise be permanently stained or damaged by such contact or by cleaning methods used to
remove smears from fire-resistive joint system materials. Remove tape as soon as possible
without disturbing fire-resistive joint system's seal with substrates or damaging adjoining
surfaces.
3.3 INSTALLATION
A. General: Install fire-resistive joint systems to comply with Part 1 "Performance Requirements"
Article and fire-resistive joint system manufacturer's written installation instructions for products
and applications indicated.
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B. Install forming/packing/backing materials and other accessories of types required to support fill
materials during their application and in position needed to produce cross-sectional shapes and
depths required to achieve fire ratings indicated.
C. Install fill materials for fire-resistive joint systems by proven techniques to produce the following
results:
1. Fill voids and cavities formed by openings and forming/packing/backing materials as
required to achieve fire-resistance ratings indicated.
2. Apply fill materials so they contact and adhere to substrates formed by joints.
3. For fill materials that will remain exposed after completing Work, finish to produce
smooth, uniform surfaces that are flush with adjoining finishes.
3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
A. Inspecting Agency: Engage a qualified independent inspecting agency to inspect fire-resistive
joint systems and prepare inspection reports.
B. Testing Services: Inspecting of completed installations of fire-resistive joint systems shall take
place in successive stages as installation of fire-resistive joint systems proceeds. Do not
proceed with installation of joint systems for the next area until inspecting agency determines
completed work shows compliance with requirements.
1. Inspecting agency shall state in each report whether inspected fire-resistive joint systems
comply with or deviate from requirements.
C. Remove and replace fire-resistive joint systems where inspections indicate that they do not
comply with specified requirements.
D. Additional inspecting, at Contractor's expense, will be performed to determine compliance of
replaced or additional work with specified requirements.
E. Proceed with enclosing fire-resistive joint systems with other construction only after inspection
reports are issued and fire-resistive joint systems comply with requirements.
3.5 CLEANING AND PROTECTING
A. Clean off excess fill materials adjacent to joints as Work progresses by methods and with
cleaning materials that are approved in writing by fire-resistive joint system manufacturers and
that do not damage materials in which openings occur.
B. Provide final protection and maintain conditions during and after installation that ensure fire-
resistive joint systems are without damage or deterioration at time of Substantial Completion. If
damage or deterioration occurs despite such protection, cut out and remove damaged or
deteriorated fire-resistive joint systems immediately and install new materials to produce fire-
resistive joint systems complying with specified requirements.
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