Back when I did buildings of this type of construction, which has been a while, we typically suggested trying to utilize the combustible concealed space exclusions (E.G. Fill with non-combustible insulation) rather than sprinklers.
Mike Morey, CFPS, SET Planner Scheduler/Designer BMWC Constructors, Inc. 1740 W. Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46222 O: 317.651.0596 | C: 317.586.8111 [email protected] | www.bmwc.com ________________________________________ From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> on behalf of Greg McGahan <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 8:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Roof dormer sprinklers? We always do it but sometimes it seems ridiculous for the amount of material and effort to protect some of the very small ones. Greg McGahan Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 fax 850-937-1852 On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:28 AM, Todd Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > I always do it if it is a combustible concealed space > > Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT > 860-535-2080 (ofc) 860-608-4559 (cell) > Sent using CloudMagic [ > https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=ti&cv=6.0.64&pv=8.2] > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 8:24 AM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an attic with decorative roof dormers built above the roof and > separated > from the attic space below by plywood sheathing. Do I need to poke heads > up into > the dormers? I have been doing this in the past, but now am wondering if > it is > necessary. > > > > Bill Menster > WFM Consulting Inc. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
