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fire resistance rating

  1. indyarchyguy

    Fire Assembly on Existing Building

    So I have a question regarding an existing building. I have a client that purchased a very old church that he elected to convert to an event space. Per typical of this type of issue, during renovation the inspector showed up and asked where his permit was as well as his fire sprinkler. He had...
  2. S

    secondary suite: is the ceiling of the furnace room required to be drywalled when sprinkler system is installed

    In Ontario, for a house with secondary suite, with respect to the ceiling fire protection of the furnace room where sprinkler system is installed, I found there is a lot of confusion about whether or not the ceiling of the furnace room is required to be drywalled: Here is a fire code brochure...
    • sunyaer
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    • fire resistance rating fire separation furnace room secondary suite
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Canada
  3. S

    Exit stairway at top floor fire separation

    I have two questions regarding exit stairway at top floor fire separation, here is the file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q63jsof97gjaslg/Exit%20stairs%20fire%20resistance%20rating%20there%20is%20no%20floor%20assembly%20above.pdf?dl=0 1st question : what is the required fire resistance rating of...
    • sunyaer
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    • exit fire resistance rating fire separation stairway
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada
  4. S

    Fire resistance rating of roof assembly in OBC part 3

    In Ontario building code 2012 part 9, table 9.10.8.1. sets out floor assembly and roof assembly fire resistance rating, while in part 3, from 3.2.2.20. to 3.2.2.83., there are some articles which spell out roof assembly fire resistance rating, but most of these articles do not have a requirement...
    • sunyaer
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    • fire resistance rating floor assembly roof assembly
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada
  5. S

    Use of component additive method

    In Ontario building code SB-2: 2.3.3. Limitations of Component Additive Method ... (2) The assigned times in Sentences 2.3.4.(2) to (4) are not intended to be construed as the fire-resistance ratings of the individual components of an assembly, nor are they intended to be construed as times...
    • sunyaer
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    • component additive method componets fire resistance rating
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada
  6. S

    Which clause in OBC governs the distance between eavestroughs of two adjacent buildings

    This is the definition of Limiting distance in Ontario Building Code ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limiting distance means the distance from an exposing building face to a property line, to...
    • sunyaer
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    • closures fire protection fire resistance rating limiting distance
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada
  7. S

    Where there is no floor assembly above->open air exit?

    This is from Ontario Building Code Division B Part 9: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.9.4.2. Fire Separation for Exits (1) Except as provided in Sentence (5) and Article 9.9.8.5., every exit other...
    • sunyaer
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    • assembly exit fire protection fire resistance rating
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada
  8. S

    Load Bearing Metal Stud Walls and Fire Resistance Rating

    Hello, I've had a general question about the concept of fire partitions versus walls that require a fire resistance rating... For example In an apartment building of construction type IB, dwelling units must be separated with 1hr fire partitions. Also, Load bearing walls need to have a 2 hour...
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