Talking with the architect I suggested that any non- or limited combustible material can be used. As for taping/mudding the joints, he said that he will have the gypsum joints tight enough so that a knife blade would not pass through. After the comments from you and John as well as more thought I felt that it is an acceptable method. As for why not sprinklers, well the Tyco CC sprinklers are a little pricey and more pipe will be necessary because the piping needed for the pendants is not in location to reach a large number of CC's mainly due to the 12'x12" required spacing. This is a state involved building (it's an old court house) so 90% of the labor on the project is free. They use prisoner labor. It's amazing just how many electricians, plumbers, mechanical qualified people are in prison. Fortunately no sprinkler people, on this job anyway.
Thanks Chris and John for helping me make a decision. Russell _______________________________________________ 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)
