Duplex Attic Firewall

The duplex will be 28 x about 60 long with the building split down the middle to make two 14 x60 units.

Duplex attic firewall.

How do you brace the roof and ceiling if i can t penetrate the fire wall. Both duplexes and apartment units that don t have firewalls in the attic for separation said architect david maschke. As of todays codes i know this is unacceptable. In addition each unit needs to be self supporting where the collapse of one unit will not damage the neighboring unit.

This unit was constructed in 2002. The firewall should extend into the attic separating your attic space from the attic above the neighboring units. In the most literal sense a firewall is a fireproof barrier that keeps a fire from entering a space. If there is a firewall in your attic the fire rating should be printed on the.

The firewall is one of those invisible features that can save your life and if your home was built after 1927 and has an attached garage you most likely have a firewall. A firewall separates each apartment with a fire and smoke barrier in the. The international residential code requires that in townhomes and duplexes each unit needs to be separated from the next by fire walls. The reason for air space is to prevent sound transmission thru a solid connected wall.

I was called out to a duplex that has one side is on the market to sell. Leaving an opening between every rafter. This type of firewall would be cost prohibitive to build especially in a.