Frank Karp
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Can 2 x 4 wood blocking (not fire retardant treated) be left inside a 5 story, 2 hr shaft of a 5A apartment building? Evidently, it was installed to support future grease duct. So, grease duct is being installed with a 2 hr ceramic blanket and the installer wants to connect steel angle duct support brackets to existing blocking. Thought I'd find something in the 2012 IBC that would prohibit combustibles within shaft, but nothing yet. Relative to IMC 506.3.3, can blocking be considered structure?
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