Do you mean a cloud ceiling rather than a 'soffit?'
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 8:06 PM, AKS-Gmail-IMAP <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a trick question, right? The hallway width should be at least as > wide as the code minimum width for persons on foot plus the width of > whatever the maximum size the storage room doors are because that would be > the width of items that could normally be expected to be in the hallway > during dire egress conditions. So if the bare bones public hallway minimum > width is 44 inches then the doors to the storage rooms must be for golf > club bags only. This sounds like an attempt to skirt the sprinkler standard > intent in a building that is also skirts the building code intent. > > Allan Seidel > St. Louis, MO > > > > On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Gregg Fontes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Any opinions/thoughts? > > > > Looking at a typical mini storage facility. At the 5' wide hallways > (walls full height to concrete deck) they are looking to install a 3' wide > soffit/ceiling down the middle of the hallway. This will leave a 1' gap on > each side of the hallway. The soffit/ceiling will be approximately 24" > below the upright fire sprinkler deflector that is running down the center > of the hallway. Since the soffit/ceiling (continuous obstruction) is less > than 4' wide and greater than 18" below the fire sprinkler deflector, then > am I correct in thinking that fire sprinklers are not required per NFPA 13 > 2013 8.5.5.3 to be installed at the soffit/ceiling? > > > > Thanks, > > Gregg Fontes > > Cen-Cal Fire Systems, Inc. > > 209-334-9119 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
