Typically I would remove the existing pendent sprinklers and space the uprights at ordinary hazard spacing. Utilizing the existing outlets and adding mech tees where needed.
On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 10:09 PM Scott Harvey <[email protected]> wrote: > Good evening, I have a question for the group. > > I’m working with a General Contractor who removed the drop ceiling in an > old Sears store. They are doing a T.I. for approx 1/3 of the space making > it into a medical office, the remaining 2/3 will remain an empty shell. Now > that the ceiling is gone the sprinklers are 6-8 ft below the roof deck. > > What is typical to protect an empty shell in this situation? Likely a > ceiling will be reinstalled when the space gets reoccupied so it seems a > little wasteful to relocate the sprinklers up to within 12” of the roof > deck to protect an empty non combustible structure. > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] -- Shawn Foor, SET *FOOR DESIGN, LLC* *10208 E 98TH ST* *TULSA, OK 74133* *P:918-237-1400*
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