Dennis
Gold Member
Hello, have a question on residential smoke alarms. Existing is a basement, first floor (living area) and a 2nd floor with bedrooms. All the smoke detectors in the existing part of the house are to code at the time and new battery ones were added in the bedrooms to comply with the new requirements.
Now an addition was added to the first floor, off to the left of the house, to add a master bedroom area. Smokes were added inside the bedroom and a carbon/smoke was added in the adjacent hall. Under the master bedroom is an 8' ceiling with a poured slab that does not communicate with the house other than being attached to it. Access is thru a door on the exterior of the house. The room has a central electric heating system, a water heater & panel box. The room is 8' and the duct work lowers the height by about 10".
We were told we needed a smoke alarm in this area because there was a poured slab. If this room didn't have a slab it would be a crawl space but they are calling it a basement with the slab. It isn't heated and there are no windows just a door. What say you.
Now an addition was added to the first floor, off to the left of the house, to add a master bedroom area. Smokes were added inside the bedroom and a carbon/smoke was added in the adjacent hall. Under the master bedroom is an 8' ceiling with a poured slab that does not communicate with the house other than being attached to it. Access is thru a door on the exterior of the house. The room has a central electric heating system, a water heater & panel box. The room is 8' and the duct work lowers the height by about 10".
We were told we needed a smoke alarm in this area because there was a poured slab. If this room didn't have a slab it would be a crawl space but they are calling it a basement with the slab. It isn't heated and there are no windows just a door. What say you.