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Firestop Documentation Calculator

Estimate documentation volume, inspection reports, and administrative costs for firestop record-keeping.

Inputs

Results

Total doc items

600

UL system data sheets8
Inspection reports6
Documentation hours25
Estimated total pages350
Documentation cost ($)$2,405.00
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Total penetrations, Number of floors, and Unique UL systems.
  2. Set Photo documentation (0/1) and Third-party inspection (0/1).
  3. Review the Total doc items result.
  4. Use UL system data sheets and Inspection reports to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Total penetrations

Total penetrationsTotal doc items
1,0016,006
3,50121,006
6,50039,000
9,00054,000

What each input means

Total penetrations
Total firestop penetrations in the project.
Number of floors
Building floors with firestop work.
Unique UL systems
Number of different UL-listed systems used.
Photo documentation (0/1)
Before/after photos required per penetration.
Third-party inspection (0/1)
Third-party special inspection required.

What each result means

Total doc items
Individual documentation entries needed.
UL system data sheets
Unique system documentation to maintain.
Inspection reports
Total inspection reports to produce.
Documentation hours
Estimated hours for documentation work.
Estimated total pages
Approximate pages in the documentation package.
Documentation cost ($)
Administrative cost at $65/hr.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Total penetrations = 100, Number of floors = 5, Unique UL systems = 8, Photo documentation (0/1) = 1 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total doc items
    Total doc items
    600 = 600
  3. Calculate UL system data sheets
    UL system data sheets
    8 = 8
  4. Calculate Inspection reports
    Inspection reports = inspectionReports + thirdPartyReports
    6 = 6

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