Hello Sean- This is also a requirement of NFPA 13R. 6.6.5.1 Where a roof or deck is provided above, sprinklers shall be installed to protect attached exterior balconies, attached exterior decks, and ground floor patios serving dwelling units in buildings of Construction Type V.
My opinion to be able to exclude protection regardless of the materials is if the attached exterior balconies, exterior decks, and ground floor patios do NOT serve dwelling units of type V construction. Thank you, *Matthew Bristoll* *Big Country Fire Protection, Inc.* *106 Jumper Drive N.* *Bushnell, FL 33513* *C:239-398-1364* *O:352-404-5990* On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 8:43 PM Sean Lockyer <slock...@aitlifesafety.com> wrote: > Per the Florida Building Code, Chapter 9, sprinkler protection is required > for an exterior balcony in a 13R system if the building is of Type V > construction. However, that also assumes that the balcony overhang is also > type V (I.E. - wood) but what would you do if the balcony is NOT > combustible and is comprised of light-gauge metal ? Is this a bit of a grey > area or jurisdictional call ? > > > Sean Lockyer > Project Designer 6817 N. Orange > Blossom Trail > Cell 386-337-1078 Orlando, > Florida 32810 > slock...@aitlifesafety.com Phone: 407-816-9101 > www.AITLifeSafety.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > sprinklerforum-le...@lists.firesprinkler.org >
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