Commercial Property Fireproofing in Florida

Commercial buildings are divided into compartments on purpose: tenant from tenant, corridor from suite, stair from floor, floor from floor. Each of those boundaries has a required fire rating, and the rating is only as good as the weakest joint, penetration or unprotected beam. We build and restore those boundaries for new construction, renovations and tenant improvements across Florida.

Structural fireproofing for steel-framed buildings

Mid-rise offices, hotels, parking structures with steel framing, and retail with long-span roofs often require protected steel. We apply SFRM to beams, columns and decks at the thickness required by the listed design, and use intumescent coatings where steel is exposed in lobbies, atriums and storefronts. Where the building's size or construction type calls for special inspection, we coordinate thickness and density testing with the inspector.

Tenant demising walls and rated corridors

Every tenant build-out touches rated construction. Demising walls between suites, rated corridor walls, and separations around assembly or mercantile areas have to run to the correct height, use the correct insulation and board, and be sealed at the top against the deck. We install mineral wool fire-rated insulation and firestop the head-of-wall joint so the finished wall matches the listed assembly.

Through-penetration firestopping

Plumbing, sprinkler, electrical, low-voltage and HVAC trades all penetrate rated walls and floors. Each penetration needs a firestop system listed for that wall type, that penetrating item and that annular gap. We survey, seal and label penetrations, and provide a log that shows which listed system was used where — the document fire marshals and building owners increasingly ask for.

Shaft walls, stairs and floor-to-floor protection

• Elevator, stair and mechanical shaft enclosures
• Perimeter fire containment at the slab edge and curtain wall
• Rated floor-ceiling assemblies in hotels, condos and mixed-use buildings
• Rated enclosures around electrical, generator and trash rooms
• Kitchen exhaust duct enclosure wraps for restaurants (where the listed system allows)

Property types we serve

• Office buildings and corporate campuses
• Shopping centers, strip retail and big-box stores
• Restaurants and food halls
• Hotels, condominiums and multifamily
• Medical offices, clinics and surgery centers
• Schools, churches and assembly buildings
• Mixed-use and parking structures

For property managers: inspection deficiencies and upgrades

Annual fire inspections frequently cite open penetrations above ceilings, missing fireproofing on steel after renovations, and unsealed joints in rated walls. We walk the building, document every deficiency with photos, correct it with listed systems, and hand you a closeout package for the fire marshal. Code references: Florida Building Commission, Florida Division of State Fire Marshal, and listed systems in UL Product iQ. See also commercial insulation and soundproofing insulation for demising walls.

Why Florida property owners and GCs choose Standard Insulation

• Licensed and fully insured Florida contractor
• Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — a real person answers
• Installed to the listed design, with thickness and firestop documentation at closeout
• After-hours and phased work for occupied and operating buildings
• Owner-operated by Dylan Cecere, who still walks jobs personally
• Every city in all 67 Florida counties