The building code would define what is combustible. Not 13 Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 2, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: > NFPA 13 8.15.3 and 8.15.3.2 > > Contract FP drawings show sprinklers only at the top of the > stairwells....we did put one under the lowest landing. I honestly never > really questioned it until now... > > They bult the stairs out of wood and put 2 layers of 5/8" gyp board around > them everywhere except the landings and treads. The landings get a durarock > type treatment while the tread are getting sovered by carpet. > > > IF the building dept declares these are acceptable as non-combustible > construction - does NFPA 13 agree? > > If the tread were covered in a material that was most definitely > non-combustible such as concrete woudl it make any difference? > > Thanks > > -- > Greg McGahan > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > fax 850-937-1852 > _______________________________________________ > 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
