13D says that sprinklers in attics may be omitted, provided they are
not intended for "living purposes". Does storage in an attic space
constitute a living purpose? I'm not sure if it does or not. I would
think that a case could be made, considering that 13D is a Life
Safety System. (My assumption here is that the access to the space is
more on the idea of a pull-down stair as opposed to a carpeted staircase.)
On a personal note, my house has an attic space, which I use for some
storage (artificial Christmas tree, out-of-season clothes, etc.) I
would not think of this as a living purpose and it is not picked up
on the tax rolls in the square footage of the structure.
At 02:15 PM 2/26/2008, you wrote:
Doesn't anyone have something to say?
We are beginning to see more 13d installations here and I know some of you
disagree but one of the local AHJ's only require 13d systems in townhomes.
Some of these buildings are being framed and decked for small storage areas
in the attics much like most of us have in our own homes.These areas
typically do not have enclosed walls and ceiling is the sloped roof deck.
How are you AHJ's handling this? Are you just placing heads above the
storage deck or are you requiring the areas to be enclosed as a room?
The challenge is obviously freeze protection. In a room that is heated there
is no problem except the local AHJ then interprets the room as another floor
which cause other building code issues.
Any experiences \ ideas?
Thank you,
Greg McGahan
Living Water Fire Protection, LLC
1160 McKenzie Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
850-937-1850
Fax: 850-937-1852
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