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Coordinate services around HiBar-treated elements

By Industry Army Marketing (IAM) · September 28, 2026

Services and passive fire protection meet at many points in a building. A coordinated plan helps the project team distinguish different systems and avoid unreviewed changes.

Manufacturer-identified HiBAR coating on an exposed roof deck and open-web joists above a room — The HiBAR-coated roof deck and joists in this manufacturer image illustrate the overhead elements that must be coordinated with service routes. The image does not establish a penetration’s firestop requirements. Photograph: SOPREMA — HiBAR product page. Project location, installer and applied thickness are not identified by this image.

HiBAR planning diagram: structural coating — define the treated building element; service routes — coordinate pipes and cable access; penetrations — identify separate firestop requirements. — Structural coating → Service routes → Penetrations. This diagram explains the review sequence covered on this page. Illustration: Industry Army Marketing (IAM), based on this article’s planning checklist. Diagram only; not a project photograph or installation detail.

Identify each system’s role

Show the treated structural elements, services and penetration locations together. Ask the designer to identify any separately specified firestopping or other protection. Do not assume a spray-applied treatment is a substitute for every system at a junction.

Plan work before and after application

Record which supports and service activities must be completed first. Agree how later work will protect the treatment and report damage. Include maintenance access and equipment replacement routes in the discussion.

Keep changes visible

Require altered penetrations, supports and disturbed surfaces to be reviewed through the project’s change process. Retain the accepted detail and any repair record. This gives future trades a usable reference rather than an undocumented patch.

Keep with your project brief

Coordinated systems drawing
Trade sequence
Change and repair records

Sources and editorial note

SOPREMA: HiBAR product information and documents

Published by Industry Army Marketing (IAM). Updated September 28, 2026. This is an independent project-planning article, not an installation specification. Confirm product and assembly requirements using current manufacturer documents and the responsible project professionals.

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