What if I just called to say hi? Happy holidays Rich and everybody else on the Forum.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Richardson, R <[email protected]> wrote: > I would suggest that in this case you do not check with the AHJ. NFPA 13 > clearly requires sprinklers in the space, unless the wood is FR. Personally, > I get annoyed with a phone call whose goal is to simply confirm what NFPA > clearly states. There are plenty of off-beat situations not clearly > addressed by NFPA where a phone inquiry is required, this is not one of them. > > Rich Richardson > Seattle Fire Department > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of njarendt > tds.net > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 13:44 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Drop Wood Ceiling > > Check with the authority having jurisdiction. They are the ones that > ultimately will determine what is needed. Contact up front with the AHJ > usually saves a lot in the long run. I do plan review for 2 fire districts > and time and energy can be saved by this up front discussion on issues like > this. > > Norm > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Jimmy Waite <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Gentlemen, >> >> >> >> We have a situation where an engineer in requiring sprinkler protection >> above a drop wood ceiling. The building is light hazard and >> noncombustible, >> and we have obviously provided protection below the ceiling. I can't place >> a code reference in defense of either side. It would seem that we have >> adequately protected the wood ceiling by protecting the floor space below >> it. On the other hand, the back of the wood ceiling would mean there are >> combustibles in a concealed space. What is everyone's opinion? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Jimmy Waite >> >> Design Engineer >> >> >> Piedmont Fire Protection Systems, LLC >> >> 3609 Bastion Lane >> >> Raleigh, NC 27604 >> >> >> o: 919.212.2356 >> >> f: 919.212.2357 >> >> <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] >> >> web: <http://www.piedmontfire.com/> www.piedmontfire.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> >> For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email >> to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, WSAFM _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
