I know this is a very controversial issue (large 13d houses) so I am trying to get feedback from those who have already evaluated this type of situation.
The lowest level of this house on pilings on the beach is enclosed and lands at about 8,500 sq ft. It is being called a "Garage" and has a poured in place concrete ceiling that consists of roughly 14' x 14' bays in which the beams are about 14" deep - therefore it is obstructed construction. The AHJ is asking for us to provide steel pipe and perform a 2 head 13D calc since he considers it no more hazardous than a normal home garage. We have not been awarded this contract and the bid war is still on or I would throw caution to the wind and say that it needs to be OH and calc accordingly. However, that would require a separate fire main and all that includes as the intended 2" Domestic line would not supply an OH calc. My though was to do a 4 head calc and use SSU sprinklers. Would I space them at 130 sqft or 225 sqft if I were to attempt this arrangement. Or is there any factual data to say that we must go to OH in this instance? Thanks for your help. Greg McGahan Living Water Fire Protection (850) 937.1850 | Fax (850) 937.1852 | Cell (850) 554.3231 _______________________________________________ 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)
