Code compliant...but not a detector in sight.

[Darren Emery]

As far as I can determine - this meets code, but I think there's a practical lack of coverage. To the right is the master bedroom, one detector in the short hall there. Out of frame to the left, there are two more bedrooms, detector here also, in a small lower ceiling hall area. The entire kit/living/dining area, with vault, has no detector. The UBC had language requiring another unit if the higher ceiling was more than 24" above the lower. I wish the IRC had similar language.

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[TimNY]

I agree, compliant install. I am assuming line voltage detectors? Low voltage would throw you to 72 which may or may not be more helpful.

 

[Architect1281]

You at least need one somewhwere near the kitchen to know when dinner is ready;

we switched to a heat detector in my kitchen cause the wife couldn't figure out how to get

the smoke detector to set for 30 45 or 50 min

 

[chris kennedy]

You at least need one somewhwere near the kitchen to know when dinner is ready;we switched to a heat detector in my kitchen cause the wife couldn't figure out how to get

the smoke detector to set for 30 45 or 50 min

LOL, good stuff there, thanks.

Reminds me of a service call a couple of years ago. Gentleman calls me and said the smokes didn't alarm when the oven was on fire. I asked him what happened and was told the wife was warming up leftover pizza in the oven, in the box.

 

[Builder Bob]

I am afraid that this meets the intent of the IRC as the code is written. While I am in agreement that it appears to be lacking, they (the builder) meets the minimum standards of the IRC.