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FIRE SPRINKLERS IN EXISTING BLDG.

FIRE SPRINKLERS IN EXISTING BLDG.

FIRE SPRINKLERS IN EXISTING BLDG.

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currently bid and was awarded a job, adding an apartment on 2nd floor of an existing commercial building,in Johnstown, PA. I'm being told by COG (inspectors), that i may need to add a sprinkler system. even though existing bldg. has none. this is zoned residential, and was given a zoning variance years ago, to allow the existing business (a "frateral order of eagles",club/bar).I was told by owner it was originally all apt's. the new blueprints were approved for fire ratings of doors, ceilings,drywall, exits, etc. waitng for permit, and now this???
COG gave me some paperwork to fill out, from chapter 34,IBC(existing bldg's),including a worksheet on existing and new constuction materials, and it assigns values to each answer, some being negative values??? then add all these up to get a total, and compare it to min. standards, then i wont need sprinklers???
met with the architect today, and I had to walk him through this, as he has never seen anything like this before either.
anyone with experience with this???? anyone famliar with this chapter 34???
need to get this started soon
thanx
joe

RE: FIRE SPRINKLERS IN EXISTING BLDG.

It is not clear what you do.  Are you an electrical contractor?  If so, how did you bid the job?  With or without sprinklers?  Whether or not it needs sprinklers should not be your problem, but the Authority having jurisdiction (Fire Marshal or Fire Chief) and the owner.  Since it will have people sleeping overnight, I would plan on sprinklers.  

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