Fireproofing and Insulation
in Melissa
Commercial fireproofing and insulation in Melissa, self-performed. School district construction, municipal buildings and the North Texas growth corridor.
A Melissa number that holds
after award.
Bahl Fireproofing has been a commercial fireproofing subcontractor since 1977, working out of Round Rock, Texas. In Melissa we self-perform spray-applied fireproofing, intumescent coatings, K-13 sprayed fiber, spray foam and Core-Fill masonry insulation on our own crews and our own equipment.
What we do before we price a Melissa job is confirm the adopted code edition and the local amendments with the authority having jurisdiction. That is the whole reason our number does not turn into a change order in month three, and it is the section below.
The code Melissa actually adopted
Melissa is the one city on this site where we will not print an edition. Two official city sources disagree: the adopted-codes list posted by the city gives the 2021 IBC, IFC, IECC and IMC, while the codified ordinance still online carries the 2015 editions with the last amending ordinance shown as 18-39 from 26 June 2018. Neither carries an ordinance number and date for the 2021 package. We confirm the edition with the Melissa building official on every job rather than pick the one we like. What the codified amendments do show, and what matters to our scope, is the North Texas regional special inspection package at 1704.2 and its subsections, including the requirement that the special inspector not be employed by the contractor, and an amended Section 202 definition of special inspector.
Melissa is in Climate Zone 3A (Collin County), which is what sets the envelope side of the job. We price the assembly on your drawings against the edition this jurisdiction enforces, not the model code.
Melissa work you can drive past
What we are usually doing in Melissa
School district construction, municipal buildings and the light industrial going up along US 75.
Five services across Texas
One subcontractor, one submittal package, one company answering for the fire protection and insulation scope on your job.
01Spray-Applied Fireproofing
SFRM for beams, columns, joists and deck, self-performed across Texas.
Schools and universities, Hospitals and medical office, Data centersSee the service →
02Intumescent Fireproofing
Rated coatings for exposed steel, self-performed across Texas.
Lobbies and atriums, Arena and stadium concourses, Airport terminalsSee the service →
03K-13 Sprayed Fiber Insulation
Thermal and acoustic in one pass, self-performed across Texas.
Gyms and field houses, Natatoriums, Cafeterias and commonsSee the service →
04Spray Foam Insulation
Closed and open cell, commercial envelope, self-performed across Texas.
Backyard shops and barns, Barndominiums and garages, Homes and additionsSee the service →
05Core-Fill Masonry Insulation
Foam-in-place for CMU cores, self-performed across Texas.
Schools and gyms, Churches, Fire stationsSee the service →Melissa questions
Do you actually work in Melissa, or just bid it?
Melissa High School and Sumeer Elementary are both ours. Two Melissa jobs are on our projects page. The high school took intumescent and spray-applied fireproofing; Sumeer Elementary took K-13.
Which code edition applies in Melissa?
Melissa is the one city on this site where we will not print an edition. Two official city sources disagree: the adopted-codes list posted by the city gives the 2021 IBC, IFC, IECC and IMC, while the codified ordinance still online carries the 2015 editions with the last amending ordinance shown as 18-39 from 26 June 2018. Neither carries an ordinance number and date for the 2021 package. We confirm the edition with the Melissa building official on every job rather than pick the one we like. What the codified amendments do show, and what matters to our scope, is the North Texas regional special inspection package at 1704.2 and its subsections, including the requirement that the special inspector not be employed by the contractor, and an amended Section 202 definition of special inspector.
What climate zone is Melissa in?
Climate Zone 3A, Collin County. That is the figure the adopted energy code keys off, and it drives the insulation specification and which side of the assembly the vapour control belongs on.
How fast can you mobilize to Melissa?
North Texas is a standing route. Melissa and Celina usually schedule together.
Do you sub the work out in Melissa?
No. Our own crews and our own equipment come to Melissa. Nobody local is carrying our name on your project, which is why the install standard is the same here as it is on a job outside our own front door.
What do you need to give me a number?
Drawings with the rated assemblies, the spec sections for the systems in our scope, the substrate, the areas by square foot and the bid due date. If the documents are unclear we ask rather than guess.
What states do you work in?
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arizona, Minnesota and Wisconsin, out of Round Rock, Texas. We travel for the right project and we are prequalified with national and regional general contractors across the territory.
Are you prequalified, bonded and insured?
Yes. We carry commercial general liability, auto, workers compensation and umbrella coverage, and we go through GC prequalification regularly. Send us your prequal packet and insurance requirements with the bid documents and we will return them completed.
The rest of Texas
Melissa is one market. The state page has the full picture, the other cities we cover and how the code situation works across Texas.
From the Bahl library
IBC Table 601 fire resistance ratings
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SFRM special inspection: what IBC Chapter 17 requires
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How to specify intumescent fireproofing
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Commercial fireproofing cost per square foot
Read the guide →This page describes Bahl Fireproofing's scope of work and general code context. Requirements, adopted code editions and inspection procedures vary by jurisdiction and project; confirm them with your licensed architect or engineer and the authority having jurisdiction. Nothing here is a warranty of a building's compliance or a substitute for the approved construction documents.
Bidding a Melissa project?
Call, email, or send the drawings through the form. All three land in the same place, and Ross reads them.