These walls act as barriers, ensuring the safety and privacy of residents. Properly constructed area separation walls are designed to withstand fire for a specified duration, preventing the spread of flames and smoke to adjacent units.
The Marino\WARE Area Separation Wall is constructed once the framing for one multistory unit is complete and prior to the construction of the interior framing on the adjacent unit.
The area separation wall is constructed 3/4” away from the adjacent framing, which is typically constructed from wood. In many cases the area separation wall is positioned 1” away from the wall framing to accommodate the 1” Liner Board panels used as fire blocking between the floor levels.
Breakaway clips allow a fire damaged structure to collapse while permitting the fire wall to remain in place, protecting adjacent units.
• For use with Area Separation Wall Systems
• Aluminum .063” or .049”
• Designed to melt under extreme heat
• 500 clips per box
• Check UL assembly for correct clip thickness