System No. F-C-2078

December 20, 2000

F Rating — 1 Hr

T Rating — 1 Hr

1. Floor-Ceiling Assembly The 1 hr fire-rated solid or trussed lumber joist floor-ceiling assembly shall be constructed of the materials and in the manner specified in individual L500 Series Floor-Ceiling Designs in the UL Fire Resistance Directory, as summarized below:
A. Flooring System Lumber or plywood subfloor with finish floor of lumber, plywood or Floor Topping Mixture* as specified in the individual Floor-Ceiling Design. Max diam of floor opening is 2-7/8 in.
B. Wood Joists Nom 2 by 10 in. lumber joists spaced 16 in. OC with nom 1 by 3 in. lumber bridging and with ends firestopped.
C. Furring Channels (Not Shown) — Resilient galv steel furring installed perpendicular to wood joists bewteen wallboard (Item 1D) and wood joists as required in the individual Floor-Ceiling Design.
D. Gypsum Board* Nom 4 ft wide by 5/8 in. thick as specified in the individual Floor-Ceiling Design. Wallboard secured to wood joists as specified in the individual Floor-Ceiling Design.
2. Chase Wall The through penetrant (Item 3) shall be routed through a 1 hr fire-rated single, double or staggered wood stud/gypsum wallboard chase wall constructed of the materials and in the manner specified in the individual U300 Series Wall and Partition Designs in the UL Fire Resistance Directory and shall include the following construction features:
A. Studs Nom 2 by 8 in. lumber or double nom 2 by 4 in. lumber studs.
B. Sole Plate Nom 2 by 8 in. lumber or parallel 2 by 4 in. lumber plates, tightly butted.
C. Top Plate The double top plate shall consist of two nom 2 by 8 in. lumber plates or two sets of nom 2 by 4 in. lumber plates, tightly butted. Max diam of opening is 3-3/4 in.
D. Gypsum Board* Thickness, type, number of layers and fasteners shall be specified in individual Wall and Partition Design.
3. Through Penetrant One nonmetallic pipe or tube to be installed either concentrically or eccentrically within the firestop system. A nom annular space of 1/4 in. is required in the subfloor and a nom annular space of 11/16 in. is required in the top plate. Pipe or tube to be rigidly supported on both sides of floor assembly. The following types and sizes of pipes may be used:
A. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe Nom 2 in. diam (or smaller) Schedule 40 cellular or solid core PVC pipe for use in closed (process or supply) or vented (drain, waste or vent) piping systems.
B. Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Pipe Nom 2 in diam SDR17 CPVC pipe for use in closed (process or supply) or vented (drain, waste or vent) piping systems.
C. Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing Nom 1 in. diam (or smaller) SDR 9 PEX tube for use in closed (process or supply) piping systems.
4. Firestop System The firestop system shall consist of the following:
A. Packing Material Foam backer rod firmly packed into opening as a permanent form. Packing material to be recessed from bottom surface of the lower top plate as required to accommodate the required thickness of fill material.
B. Fill, Void or Cavity Material* — Caulk Min 1/4 in. thickness of fill material applied within the annulus, flush with top surface of top plate located on top of floor and min 3/4 in. thickness of fill material applied within the annulus, flush with bottom surface of lower top plate located on bottom of floor. RECTORSEAL — Biostop 500+

*Bearing the UL Classification Mark