Florida's fire codes - Plumbing Zone

Plasticman · 11-30-2009, 09:21 PM

Helped another plumber friend of my a few weeks ago top out a 2 story duplex. The upstairs bath had a shower and bath tub back to back on an outside wall, or to clarify it was on the gable end on the rear of the unit. The drain end of the tub was positioned to the right outside wall.
This job I thought should by now have the drywall hung and plastered or maybe even farther along than that until my friend called me today.
He told me that the framing inspector failed the framing inspection for one reason. That the tub and shower upstairs should have fire rock installed behind them. I thought that this only applied if the bath units were placed on a party wall or a 1 hour rated fire wall. He said the tub downstairs on the outside wall was ok. WTF is up with that? My friend told me that the vinyl siding went right over the tub access. This is going to be a pain for my friend to fix. The blue prints did not specify this wall as a fire wall.
Anyone ever heard of such before?

house plumber · 11-30-2009, 09:28 PM

I never heard of that. We always rough tubs in where there is open attic space on the other side of the wall or being on an exterior wall any direction. I'd say show me the code.

RealLivePlumber · 12-01-2009, 07:47 AM

If the blueprints don't spec it, ask the inspector to site a code section.

stillaround · 12-01-2009, 07:57 AM

Is it public housing? Maybe the commercial fire codes apply? Dont know..it is Florida.

stillaround · 12-01-2009, 08:01 AM

Just speculating, but I think townhomes and duplexes should have a fire wall between them.

Protech · 12-01-2009, 09:22 AM

Most of them do from what I've seen. Check the Florida building code: building and see.

ROCKSTARPLUMBER · 12-01-2009, 05:48 PM

PM, was this the county, or city, public SERVANT that made this call?

11-30-2009, 09:21 PM	#1
Plasticman new nickname:Quaker State Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 1,169 My Photos	Florida's fire codes Helped another plumber friend of my a few weeks ago top out a 2 story duplex. The upstairs bath had a shower and bath tub back to back on an outside wall, or to clarify it was on the gable end on the rear of the unit. The drain end of the tub was positioned to the right outside wall. This job I thought should by now have the drywall hung and plastered or maybe even farther along than that until my friend called me today. He told me that the framing inspector failed the framing inspection for one reason. That the tub and shower upstairs should have fire rock installed behind them. I thought that this only applied if the bath units were placed on a party wall or a 1 hour rated fire wall. He said the tub downstairs on the outside wall was ok. WTF is up with that? My friend told me that the vinyl siding went right over the tub access. This is going to be a pain for my friend to fix. The blue prints did not specify this wall as a fire wall. Anyone ever heard of such before?

12-01-2009, 07:47 AM	#3
RealLivePlumber Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,161 My Photos	If the blueprints don't spec it, ask the inspector to site a code section. __________________ RealLivePlumber You can make it happen, you can watch it happen, or you can wonder wtf happened. Phil Harris 2009

12-01-2009, 09:22 AM	#6
Protech Super pex man Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Polk County, Florida Posts: 4,931 My Photos	Most of them do from what I've seen. Check the Florida building code: building and see. __________________ Plumber, Repiping, Replumbing, Leak Detection, Solar Water Heater, Drain Cleaner, Pipe Leak, Polk County Plumber, Lakeland Plumber, Winter Haven Plumber, Haines City Plumber, Bartow Plumber

12-01-2009, 05:48 PM	#7
ROCKSTARPLUMBER Lighten Up! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 4,235 My Photos	PM, was this the county, or city, public SERVANT that made this call? __________________ Tallahassee Best Plumbing Company Tallahassee Tankless Water Heater Tallahassee Plumbing Services Tallahassee Trim Carpentry

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11-30-2009, 09:28 PM	#2
house plumber official b-day wisher Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Port Richey,Fl Posts: 2,043 My Photos	I never heard of that. We always rough tubs in where there is open attic space on the other side of the wall or being on an exterior wall any direction. I'd say show me the code.

12-01-2009, 07:57 AM	#4
stillaround Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,672 My Photos	Is it public housing? Maybe the commercial fire codes apply? Dont know..it is Florida.

12-01-2009, 08:01 AM	#5
stillaround Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,672 My Photos	Just speculating, but I think townhomes and duplexes should have a fire wall between them.

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