2 if the assembly isn t concealed an open floor ceiling assembly above a basement draftstoppingisn t required.
Attic draft stop details.
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Section 708 fire blocks and draft stops 708 1 general.
1 if there is no useable space above the assembly an attic or below it a crawlspace draftstoppingisn t required.
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Draftstopping shall be provided in attics mansards overhangs or other concealed roof spaces of group r 2 buildings with three or more dwelling units and in all group r 1 buildings.
The babcock davis draft stop door is a non rated access door designed to provide access through draft stop spaces in the attic while preventing a back draft from one section of the attic to another.
In combustible construction fireblocking and draftstopping shall be installed to cut off all concealed draft openings both vertical and horizontal and shall form an effective barrier between floors between a top story and a roof or attic space and shall subdivide attic spaces.
The nystrom draft stop door is a non rated access door designed to provide access through vertical openings of draft stop spaces in the attic while preventing a back draft from one section of the attic to another.
3 if draftstoppingis required the 1 000 sflimit applies but the divided spaces must be approximately equal.
The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.
Draftstopping shall be installed above and in line with sleeping unit and dwelling unit separation walls that do not extend to the underside of the roof sheathing above.
In combustible construction where there is usable space both above and below the concealed space of a floor ceiling assembly draftstops shall be installed so that the area of the concealed space does not exceed 1 000 square feet 92 9 m 2 draftstopping shall divide the concealed space into approximately equal areas.
