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An airless spray gun misting a milky white sealer onto a red primed steel beamFR Bonding AgentIllustration
An illustration of where it is used, not a Sahihi job. The pack we stock: On request.

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FR Bonding Agent

Water based styrene acrylic emulsion, used as a bonding agent under cementitious fireproofing or as a surface sealer over it.

It is non-toxic, non-flammable and ready to use.

  • As a bonding agent over polystyrene or urethane foam insulation prior to application of Zonolite 3306 Thermal Barrier
  • As a bonding agent over primed/painted structural steel (columns, beams and joists)
  • As a bonding agent over concrete floor and/or roof units (including slab, pan joist, hollow-core or pre-cast plant or TEE units)
  • As a bonding agent for use over any approved substrate prior to application of Sonotex range of products
  • As a surface sealer (where specified) over any of the above products
Pack we stock
On request

What it goes with

Fire protection for structural steel.

FR Bonding Agent is part of the system around the fireproofing. Turn up the fire and compare bare steel with coated steel.

Fire rated cement, explained
Bare steelCoated steel
An illustration of the idea, not a fire test.

The system

Where FR Bonding Agent sits in the system.

Steel, bonding agent, the sprayed fireproofing, and the topcoat that protects it from carbon dioxide and weather. Pull the layers apart; tap one for its data sheet line.

A labelled diagram, not to scale.

The system, top to bottom

0.20 litres per m² per coat over a troweled surface. Overcoating time 4 hours. White, grey or beige.

Related documentation

  • Technical data sheet

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  • Safety data sheet

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  • Product sheet

    This page on A4, with the BOQ clause · Print or save as PDF

The manufacturer's own document, unaltered. The manufacturer revises its data sheets: ask us for the current edition before you specify.

Application

In the words of the technical data sheet.

  1. 01As a bonding agent over polystyrene or urethane foam insulation prior to application of Zonolite 3306 Thermal Barrier
  2. 02As a bonding agent over primed/painted structural steel (columns, beams and joists)
  3. 03As a bonding agent over concrete floor and/or roof units (including slab, pan joist, hollow-core or pre-cast plant or TEE units)
  4. 04As a bonding agent for use over any approved substrate prior to application of Sonotex range of products
  5. 05As a surface sealer (where specified) over any of the above products

Where it is not the right product.

  • The fire protection product should be substantially dry prior to sealer application
  • The use of a surface sealer over Sonotex 1 or any acoustical treatment may reduce the NRC value of the installed product

Specification

Application
Graco Encapsulator II or airless spray equivalent, roller or brush.
Pressure
2500 - 2700 PSI
Tip size
0.015 - 0.25 (orifice size)
Coverage
500 sq. ft./gal.
VOC content
0.5g per liter
Clean up
Tools and drippings should be cleaned with soapy water

Values as the technical data sheet prints them. They are not a specification for your project: the current data sheet and the tested fire design are.

For quantity surveyors

Ready to paste into a bill of quantities or a specification. It names FR Bonding Agentas one compliant product, “or approved equivalent”, against the standards the data sheet states. Unit, quantity and rate are yours to set.

Item description

Supply and apply bonding agent and surface sealer: FR Bonding Agent, or approved equivalent with the same properties as declared in its technical data sheet. Substrate preparation and application strictly to the manufacturer's current technical data sheet. Materials delivered in the manufacturer's sealed original packaging, labelled with the batch number.

Built from the manufacturer's technical data sheet. Check the clause against the current edition before the bill is issued. Every clause in one spreadsheet: the specifier pack.

FR Bonding Agent in Tanzania

Tell us the area. We will quote the job.

Sahihi supplies the CMCI range in Dar es Salaam. Send the quantity of FR Bonding Agent you need, or describe the job and we will work it out with you.