We are in the beginning stages of converting a pre-1900 rowhouse from a two fam to a three fam. The house is currently set up as a two family with a basement. The basement ceiling height and relation to curb allows for a legal family conversion.<\/p>\n
At this time, we are talking to architects and having some of them drop by the house for an estimate of cost. We are hearing mixed things from different architects – the most concering are the Fire code issues (Sprinkler System and Building Access (Handicap access to garden level unit).<\/p>\n
1. Some architects are saying that the whole house will need to be updated to 2008 building codes. Sprinkler systems would need to be installed throughout the whole house. Others say that we can install sprinkler systems according to 1968 buildings code. In this case, sprinklers would need only be installed throughout hallways.<\/p>\n %<\/span><\/span> | %<\/span><\/a> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are in the beginning stages of converting a pre-1900 rowhouse from a two fam to a three fam. The house is currently set up as a two family with a basement. The basement ceiling height and relation to curb allows for a legal family conversion. At this time, we are talking to architects and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96070,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-54959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-building_code"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/04\/converting-from-3\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Converting from 2 to 3 Family – Sprinker Systems and Handicap Access","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/04\/converting-from-3\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/04\/converting-from-3\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Building Code","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"wistletown"}],"creator":["wistletown"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forum Archive","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2011-04-05T16:22:56Z","datePublished":"2011-04-05T16:22:56Z","dateModified":"2011-04-05T18:42:18Z"},"rendered":"