Steve Simon
Registered User
Before I go to my FPE I want to check on my assumptions. All comments are appreciated. Here is my situation:
THE BUILDING
I am remodeling a 10,000 sf old airplane hanger. The building was built with CMU walls around the perimeter to 10' then steel to the roof with siding from 10' up to the roof (the roof starts at 28' at the perimeter and goes to 32' in the center. The floor is concrete and roof is metal (space A)
Adjacent to this building they built a new area that connects to this building, like a "lean to" if you will. The wall that is up against this building is CMU. And the roof is only 12' tall with a concrete floor. The space is roughly 20 x 80. (space B)
Space A and B are both to be sprinklered.
Question 1 - I would think this is a III B structure correct?
STORING
We are storing in space A pallet racks above 16' with finished alcohol bottles in totes. We will use ESFR heads.
Question 2 - Is this area is F1 or F2?
ADMIN AREA
Inside this area in space A will be an office area, bathrooms, and break room.
Question 3 - From what I read the office walls only need to be 1 hr. rated as they are sprinklered even though they are sharing to an open area with the pallet racks filled with bottled alcohol. Should I install a demising wall separating the pallet racks from the admin area? Would a 1 hr. ceiling help instead of a suspended ceiling?
MIXING AREA A and BLENDING AREA B
There will be a pumping and blending area. They bring in 190 proof alcohol in 55 gallon drums (4 at a time). In area A I have allocated about 300 sf for the pumping area. From here theyt will pump liquids into 2,000 gallon holding tanks through the CMU wall into space B to be blended and then they are pumped into the bottling line. I am separating the 55 gallon drum area by putting it into space A and pumping it through the wall to space B where the holding tanks and bottling line will be (the other side of the wall into the area separated by CMU.
I am considering the holding tanks in space B as an H-3 area and since the bottling line is part of this operation I would say it is H-3 also.
Do I need to demise the storage tanks form the bottling line or are they considered 1 operation? I can easily put a wall up between the tanks and bottling line.
Do I need to put walls around the mixing area in space A where the 55 gallon totes are brought in? This mixing area as of now is open with a 6" curb around it for containment. The pallet racks are 25' away with no separation and the admin area is 20' away which will have a 1 hr. rated wall system. Does the first pumping area need walls?
"Blessed is he who helps a 'brother' here"!
THE BUILDING
I am remodeling a 10,000 sf old airplane hanger. The building was built with CMU walls around the perimeter to 10' then steel to the roof with siding from 10' up to the roof (the roof starts at 28' at the perimeter and goes to 32' in the center. The floor is concrete and roof is metal (space A)
Adjacent to this building they built a new area that connects to this building, like a "lean to" if you will. The wall that is up against this building is CMU. And the roof is only 12' tall with a concrete floor. The space is roughly 20 x 80. (space B)
Space A and B are both to be sprinklered.
Question 1 - I would think this is a III B structure correct?
STORING
We are storing in space A pallet racks above 16' with finished alcohol bottles in totes. We will use ESFR heads.
Question 2 - Is this area is F1 or F2?
ADMIN AREA
Inside this area in space A will be an office area, bathrooms, and break room.
Question 3 - From what I read the office walls only need to be 1 hr. rated as they are sprinklered even though they are sharing to an open area with the pallet racks filled with bottled alcohol. Should I install a demising wall separating the pallet racks from the admin area? Would a 1 hr. ceiling help instead of a suspended ceiling?
MIXING AREA A and BLENDING AREA B
There will be a pumping and blending area. They bring in 190 proof alcohol in 55 gallon drums (4 at a time). In area A I have allocated about 300 sf for the pumping area. From here theyt will pump liquids into 2,000 gallon holding tanks through the CMU wall into space B to be blended and then they are pumped into the bottling line. I am separating the 55 gallon drum area by putting it into space A and pumping it through the wall to space B where the holding tanks and bottling line will be (the other side of the wall into the area separated by CMU.
I am considering the holding tanks in space B as an H-3 area and since the bottling line is part of this operation I would say it is H-3 also.
Do I need to demise the storage tanks form the bottling line or are they considered 1 operation? I can easily put a wall up between the tanks and bottling line.
Do I need to put walls around the mixing area in space A where the 55 gallon totes are brought in? This mixing area as of now is open with a 6" curb around it for containment. The pallet racks are 25' away with no separation and the admin area is 20' away which will have a 1 hr. rated wall system. Does the first pumping area need walls?
"Blessed is he who helps a 'brother' here"!