DAYWALKER
Bronze Member
Something you don't see everyday...200 year old church being moved to a new location. Per IFC 2006 903.2.10.1...
new basement is more than 1500 sf....but the architect is providing compliant exterior stairs. The question is, based on how this section reads, are sprinklers required?
Also, by definition, an exterior stair is a stairway that is open on at least one side, except for required columns, beams, handrails and guards. The adjoining open areas shall be either yards, courts, or public ways. The other sides of the exterior stairway need not be open.
I don't get it.......are the ends considered to be sides?......can you put a roof over it?.....can you completely enclose it except for where the stairs terminate at grade?
new basement is more than 1500 sf....but the architect is providing compliant exterior stairs. The question is, based on how this section reads, are sprinklers required?
Also, by definition, an exterior stair is a stairway that is open on at least one side, except for required columns, beams, handrails and guards. The adjoining open areas shall be either yards, courts, or public ways. The other sides of the exterior stairway need not be open.
I don't get it.......are the ends considered to be sides?......can you put a roof over it?.....can you completely enclose it except for where the stairs terminate at grade?