Monthly Archive for May, 2008

Metacaulk Cover Guards – Easiest Way to Firestop Outlet Boxes

                                            

Use with metal or plastic cover plates………………0% labor vs putty pads

Metacaulk® Cover Guard™ is a single component fire rated gasket for use with electrical boxes when addressing the “24 inch rule”. Metacaulk® Cover Guard™ is applied by hand, does not take up volume in the electrical box and is a labor saving replacement for putty pads in normal applications. Great for retrofit applications.  Reduces sound transmission.  Patent Pending. STC rating 54*. Complies to Required Environmental Exposure Testing of Accelerated Aging and High Humidity as per UL 1479 Fire Test of Through-Penetration Firestops. U.S. Patent No. 6,207,085. *Tested in a UL 411 wall assembly/section to ASTM E90.

 

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