Todd,

For now, I'd like to make this a general question, that could apply to any
similar building. No storage. No overhangs. The building is one story, with
a crawlspace. The area below the crawlspace (which is the rest of the
underneath) is open to the outdoors, and open to the area under the deck.
For now disregard this area. Say this building is on grade and only the deck
is on piles. Similar to a deck in a typical house. No storage below the
deck. Would that space have to be sprinklered? Any code to justify the
answer?

In your reply, you say "we sprinklered that". Is "that" the overhangs or the
space below the deck, or both.

Thanks,

Tony

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Tony,

What is under the deck? Any storage or other use? If the school is on 
pilings, what about the rest of the "underneath"? I had a similar 
situation, but with a building overhang and we sprinklered that; I 
would assume this would need to be also.

Todd


At 12:05 AM 1/26/2007, you wrote:


>A school raised on piles has an exterior wood deck at the main entrance.
The
>school is sprinklered to NFPA 13. The deck is a standard wood deck, exposed
>to the outdoors and approx. 7 feet above grade. Will the space below this
>deck have to be sprinklered?
>
>Tony
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Todd G. Williams, PE
Fire Protection Design/Consulting
Stonington, Connecticut
860-535-2080
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