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December 19, 2005
Building Code on Wooden Beams
We're just moving into a co-op in a brownstone and planned to expose the beams with sheetrock and insulation between the beams. Unfortunately after we had already ripped up the ceiling, the board reversed their approval stating a firecode violation Since we're on the ground floor with more than 2 floors above us, we can only have sheetrock around the beams. Any contractors or homeowners out there who can confirm?
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I'm not a code expert but exposed wooden beams in anything larger than a two family seems like an obvious fire code violation. You need a 2 hour (maybe 1 1/2) fire wall between all dwellings.
Posted by: Anonymous at December 19, 2005 2:15 PM
oh yeah. 1 hour rated ceiling required. you might look into intumescent paint - it foams up when heat is applied to create a fire resistant barrier. it is used on steel and wood. gyp board is cheaper, though.
Posted by: anon at December 20, 2005 7:44 PM
i started writing the identical comment to the previous post. the other issue is the sound attenuation that insulation provides.
Posted by: anon at January 30, 2006 9:30 AM
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