Patent ID: 7240905

Claim:
A method for sealing a joint gap defined between a first structural substrate and a second structural substrate which are independently movable relative to one another, said method comprising: A. providing of a sealing member having a mounting section and a flexibly resilient covering section defined thereon; B. placing the flexibly resilient covering section into abutment with the second structural substrate without permanent securement therebetween; C. compressing the flexibly resilient covering section by deforming thereof at least partially against the abutting second structural substrate member to facilitate sealing engagement therebetween without permanent securement therebetween; D. fixedly and permanently securing the mounting section of the sealing member in direct abutting contact with respect to the first structural substrate while maintaining the flexibly resilient covering section deformed and biased into abutment against the second structural substrate member without permanent securement therebetween for sealing between the first structural substrate and the second structural substrate at all times including during independent relative movement therebetween; E. applying of a scrim material layer across the outwardly facing surface of the mounting section and the coveting section of the sealing member for reinforcing thereof, said applying of a scrim material layer including applying an extension section extending beyond the end of the covering section to extend outwardly therefrom over at least a portion of the second structural substrate; and F. applying of a layer of sealing composition over the sealing member and the scrim member to facilitate sealing against the adjacently positioned first and second structural substrate members, said applying of a layer of sealing composition being performed with a sealing composition that includes an intumescent component to facilitate sealing of the gap between the first and second structural substrates responsive to conditions of extreme heat.