Celebrating 10 years, 50,000 rolls & 75 million sq. ft. of Protection!
This October, TuffWrap Installations celebrates the tenth anniversary of SmartSeam® – a much-needed advance in the problem of construction debris and contaminants – when it installed its revolutionary suspended cover system at a nationally known craft brewery in 2013. SmartSeam® is the first suspended cover and proprietary installation system that uses a temporary ceiling construction barrier above and below the fire sprinklers. TuffWrap is the only interior protection company that offers 100% code-compliant ceiling barriers.
Installation above the fire sprinklers eliminated the problem of impeded sprinkler operation. However, it made it difficult to seal around all protrusions at that level. In addition, it introduced the risk of the suspended cover falling during a fire and preventing the sprinklers from properly operating. Installation below sprinklers avoided the problem of sealing around all protrusions. But it prevented the sprinklers from functioning properly, or at all.
In addition to being installed above fire sprinklers, SmartSeam® is the only suspended cover product and installation method specifically developed and approved for temporary interior protection to be safely installed beneath the automatic sprinklers, mitigating dust and debris. Using SmartSeam® as a temporary ceiling barrier enables reroofing and repair projects to continue overhead without costly production shutdowns, product recall risks, and most importantly, endangering the people and products. The SmartSeam® dust and debris containment barrier gives companies confidence that the fire sprinklers remain fully operational in case of a fire during the reroofing project. That’s something to celebrate.