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Dirty Jobs: Calgary Fireproofing Pros for Commercial Builds

8 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief segment, the speaker explains the role of spray‑applied fireproofing material commonly seen in places like Safeway, dental offices, and Starbucks. The material, likened to a "liquid drywall," is sprayed over exposed structural steel to shield it from direct flame, buying occupants time to evacuate during a fire. While the process creates a substantial mess, the crews take pride in making buildings safer, emphasizing that fireproofing does not prevent fires but protects the steel framework to maintain structural integrity long enough for safe egress.

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Fireproofing. You're going to see this product when you walk into your local Safeway, your dentist's office, or the Starbucks down the road. What it is is a spray-applied material that we put all over the metal above you to protect it from the immediate threat of flame. As you can see, this is a dirty job where we're literally spraying what you would call maybe even a liquid drywall. But you know what? We have these crews that absolutely love creating these safe places, even though it's creating a massive, massive mess. So what you're seeing is we're not stopping We're not preventing fire from happening, but we are creating protection of that structural steel so that people can get out of the building safely.