help with wall decor, lighting, and NFPA

[HOLT]

Good morning,

My boss just asked me to replace wall sconces in the guest corridor of hotel. 350 of them to be exact. Because of the size differential between the old fixture and new fixture, the hotel has made up a nice "back splash" / "frame" that will mount around the fixture. The purpose of this is to hide the damaged sheet rock and wall paper. It will be so tight around the fixture that it will appear that the fixture is actually mounted on the backsplash/frame.

The light fixture is a LED sconce. I'm not sure if these things are going to run hot or not. All I know is, they will be on 24/7/365. My question is, before I go mounting 350 of these frames around the fixtures, what kind of fire rating do these things need?

I asked what the frame is made of and I was told Duron by Masonite. They look pretty well with the fixture and does a good job at hiding the damaged wall behind the old fixtures, but I think it?s crazy to mount these things all over the place not knowing the fire codes and needed flame resistance.

I'd consider this wall decor since they aren't actually part of the wall fixture. I just called the manufacturer of the Duron and I was told it has a 20 minute fire resistance.

The job is located in Massachusetts. Thanks for any and all help. Just making sure this isn't a boo boo in the making. Thanks again.

 

[John120/240]

I would contact your LED fixture manufacturer & get their blessing. If you had a scrap piece of Duron conduct your own flammability test.

 

[Cincycaddy]

I don't see any difference between this installation and mounting the fixtures on a say a wood paneled wall. Are you modifying the fixture in any way? Mounting it in a way other than it is designed?

 

[cowboyjwc]

I don't see any difference between this installation and mounting the fixtures on a say a wood paneled wall. Are you modifying the fixture in any way? Mounting it in a way other than it is designed?

Except that the corridor of a hotel is probably one hour rated and the finishes must also be rated.

 

[hbendillo]

I am envisioning a frame mounted around an existing wall box outlet and the new light fixture mounting base fastening to the existing outlet box and resting on the frame material. Since neither the light fixture nor the frame are penetrating the wall, I don't see a fire rating issue. The frame is not adding to nor taking away from the fire rating of the wall. The only question is whether the light fixture is in contact with combustible material. As someone mentioned in another post, I would check with the manufacturer. Depending on how the light fixture is designed and mounted it may not transfer much heat at all to the frame.