That because it is not an allowance for 13. It is in 13R. 7.3.2.1 Garage doors shall not be considered obstructions and shall be permitted to be ignored for placement and calculation of sprinklers.
Roland Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Jan 14, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Travis Mack, SET <[email protected]> wrote: > > Was having a discussion with a contractor the other day. Do you guys > design/install sidewall sprinklers for under garage doors in apartment > buildings. I am referring to the garages where it is accessible only by a > single tenant, not a large parking garage with an apartment complex. I don't > find anything in 13 that allows it to be eliminated. However, we run into a > lot of these where the sidewall is not installed. Just curious how others > approach this. > > -- > Travis Mack, SET > MFP Design, LLC > 2508 E Lodgepole Drive > Gilbert, AZ 85298 > 480-505-9271 > fax: 866-430-6107 > email:[email protected] > > http://www.mfpdesign.com > https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 > Send large files to us via: https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign > > _______________________________________________ > 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
