Fire saftey/remodeling
fire saftey while under going renivations to 50yr old farm house
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I will try to provide you with some information, but knowing a bit more will help. Fire requires a chase to move. Meaning any openings that allow air to enter into a wall cavity need to be sealed. If not should a fire occur, air will be drawn quickly up through the walls as the heat rises from the flames. By sealing all openings such as wires, pipes, plumbing etc prevents the air from traveling upward and into the attic space. Its much like air sealing a house for energy savings. In addition properly insulated wall cavities will help prevent air movement as well. Other suggestions is to install a fire sprinkler system if the walls and ceilings are open. There has been an uptick in the construction industry to install fire suppression systems in residential construction projects. With this occurrence there has been some improvements in the looks of the sprinkler heads so not to look quite like a factory or commercial building. The best advice I could give you is to talk to the local fire department. They have all the latest ideas and suggestions that would be the best for your home. Lastly if your doing this project with the necessary permits there is a fire inspection requirement. These inspections will cover all the needed improvements required for your home.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Aug 22, 2013
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If you go the way of fire sprinkler system and your house is open to put one in you can tie it to the plumbing or have it separate with holing tanks of water.
FloorNerd
on Aug 26, 2013
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