Fire-rated ductwork is ductwork designed as part of a building’s fire-safety strategy where the project requires a specified level of fire resistance.
Smoke-control ductwork forms part of systems intended to manage or extract smoke during a fire-related event.
The exact duct construction, system requirement and installation details depend on the approved project design and specification.
This is not ordinary ductwork with a different label. The project requirement determines the system and installation detail.
Fire-rated and smoke-control ductwork should not be specified from a generic website description.
Before work starts, the required system, approved drawings, specifications and installation details should be reviewed with the relevant project team.
Fire-rated ductwork is specialist ductwork used where a project design requires a specified fire-resistance performance as part of the building’s fire-safety strategy.
Smoke-control ductwork forms part of systems intended to manage, extract or control smoke according to the approved project design.
No. The required duct type depends on the building design, system function and approved project specification.
Any modification should be reviewed against the approved project requirements and relevant design before work proceeds.
Ventix focuses on the ductwork scope. Fire-safety design responsibilities should be confirmed with the relevant consultant, engineer or project team.
Send the relevant project drawings, specifications, duct routes, project location, programme and required scope for review.
We will review it and contact you to arrange a survey.
