Every time you cut a hole in the ceiling to install an in-ceiling speaker you create a free passage for fire and smoke. Almost every type of building from apartment buildings and assisted living facilities to hospitals, schools, dormitories, commercial buildings and even your home will have some form of fire rated walls, floors and ceilings and require proper passive fire protection.

The covers prevent the passage of flames and insulate against excessive heat buildup. Without the covers, the fire could quickly spread, and the building structure could be weakened. The FF109 Downlighter and High Hat Fixture Protection Covers have intumescent characteristics so that in the case of a fire the covers expand internally to form a highly insulative char to seal off any gaps and prevent the fire and heat from spreading further.

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Tenmat has a broad network of stocking distributors throughout the entire United States and Canada. Material is usually in stock and can be shipped within 24 hours. The FF109-FRSC is also available on Amazon for fast and convenient purchases. For large orders, please contact us.

Yes. The covers are supplied ready to install. There is no additional assembly, fixing or sealing required. The covers can be installed with a single trip up the ladder without screws and nails! The flexible nature of the covers makes installation extremely easy in places with limited space. The covers are extremely lightweight (about 2 lbs.) and can be easily handled by one person. The covers are simply placed over the light fixture. For more information, please view our installation instruction.

Tenmat Fire Barriers are extremely easy to install, lightweight and flexible.

Contractors and Builders using Tenmat Fire Rated Enclosures experience significant labor savings as they are able to install the speakers and covers faster than custom-building conventional drywall boxes.

Building Drywall or Sheetrock Boxes around in-ceiling loudspeakers is the old-fashioned method of trying to fire rate in-ceiling loudspeakers. This method was used as no ready-to-install products were available on the market. Today Tenmat’s pre-approved and ready-to-use covers set a high standard in passive fire protection.

In addition to the benefits mentioned above the Tenmat cover eliminates the dust caused when cutting the boards to build a fire rated speaker box. The in-ceiling loudspeakers are often installed in ceilings where pipes, conduits, wiring, and joists are in close proximity. The flexible cover makes this type of installation easy.

Each Tenmat cover is manufactured to the highest quality control standards so you can be sure that the cover will always do the job for which it is intended.

Yes. Tenmat Fixture Protection Covers have been designed to fit over a wide range of in-ceiling loudspeakers, varying in size and brand.

The FF109-FRSC is designed to be flexible and lightweight – allowing for easy installation, unlike traditional drywall boxes. In addition, the material and design of drywall boxes does not enhance the acoustical protection, unlike the FF109-FRSC. With the sound absorbing properties of the proprietary intumescent material, it enhances the acoustic performance of the structure for a crisper and clearer sound, and serves as a noise barrier, limiting the sound transmissions between the floors.

No. The covers do not require any maintenance.

Tenmat covers have undergone stringent testing and have been approved by national and international acclaimed independent third-party testing laboratories such as Underwriter Laboratories (UL) and Intertek (Part of ETL/Intertek) to meet the International Building Code (IBC) requirements.

Intumescence is the process or act of swelling. The covers react in a fire by expanding and forming a thicker and more insulating product. The expanded fibers will fill up the entire cover and seal off the gap left by the molten metal fixture. The picture below shows a piece of Tenmat Firefly intumescent material before and after exposure to heat. The material is heat activated at a temperature of around 400°F and expands to form a highly insulative tough char.