Fire taping

**mik mpd** · 05-04-2010, 05:56 PM

Hi
Just wandered if anyone could clarify whats expected of a fire tape as its not very often we have to do it, i've seen it done on a few jobs and sometimes it looks like the guys just stuck tape on and didn't even wipe down. We've got quite a large ceiling area to do which will be above a suspended ceiling and i was thinking i would just put all tapes on with bazooka then just one coat with a box job done, but then i'm thinking is the box necessary as it wont even be seen??
thanks

**TonyM** · 05-04-2010, 06:34 PM

Just tape it so that smoke can't get through. Bedding the tape only does the job.

**rockie robinson** · 05-04-2010, 06:35 PM

squeeze the tapes out , spot the screws , job done..

firetaping is to stop the smoke going through the joints in the boards ....
rockie

Originally Posted by mik mpd

Hi
Just wandered if anyone could clarify whats expected of a fire tape as its not very often we have to do it, i've seen it done on a few jobs and sometimes it looks like the guys just stuck tape on and didn't even wipe down. We've got quite a large ceiling area to do which will be above a suspended ceiling and i was thinking i would just put all tapes on with bazooka then just one coat with a box job done, but then i'm thinking is the box necessary as it wont even be seen??
thanks

**mik mpd** · 05-04-2010, 06:45 PM

thats what i was hoping!! thanks.

**Captain perfect** · 05-04-2010, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by TonyM

Just tape it so that smoke can't get through. Bedding the tape only does the job.

As Tony said

But I never do the screws.

**theblones** · 06-04-2010, 08:10 PM

Could u use wetnstik for that

**jake** · 09-04-2010, 01:21 AM

Originally Posted by rockie robinson

squeeze the tapes out , spot the screws , job done..

firetaping is to stop the smoke going through the joints in the boards ....
rockie

ditto that comment

**saleen836** · 09-05-2010, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by theblones

Could u use wetnstik for that

I did once a few years ago! approx 150m2 of ceiling @ £1 psm, nice until the agent started moaning about it not being sufficient etc, most likely because of how little time it took me to do it!

**picasso** · 12-05-2010, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by saleen836

I did once a few years ago! approx 150m2 of ceiling @ £1 psm, nice until the agent started moaning about it not being sufficient etc, most likely because of how little time it took me to do it!

Hi saleen836

Is that these days prices still £1 m2. Is that supplying to?

**saleen836** · 12-05-2010, 07:42 PM

That was supplying but it was approx 3 years ago, no idea what the rate would be now although most likely somewhere around the 75p mark

**picasso** · 13-05-2010, 08:46 PM

Cool..ill go for the 74p m2.

**mancman** · 17-05-2010, 05:56 PM

we get £1.50 psm for fire taping at the moment but the gaffer expects it to be a little bit neater than just slapping it on.....more like a level 2 finish.

i use a banjo taper for this so for £1.50 i'll do that all day long thank you very much!