Firewall In Condo Attic

If there is a firewall in your attic the fire rating should be printed on the.

Firewall in condo attic.

The international residential code requires that in townhomes and duplexes each unit needs to be separated from the next by fire walls. Designed as an extra layer of protection between the house and the garage an intact firewall resists the intrusion of fire into the home. In tha attic there were firewalls between the units. I dont inspect a lot of condos but this morning i did one.

And that is true condos have fire protection between units for a reason. I guess im just looking for. The firewall should extend into the attic separating your attic space from the attic above the neighboring units. Owner is very interested in having the work done but.

I believe this is a breech in the firewall and should be repaired. In addition each unit needs to be self supporting where the collapse of one unit will not damage the neighboring unit. Looked at a job air sealing and adding some insulation in a condo. Material needed to fix a firewall at home.

I checked with a couple other inspectors and the general concensus was the firewall was missing. Also the units were converted to condos townhomes in 2007 and the builder made significant updates but again the attic was not changed. The first picture below illustrates a portion of a townhome unit s firewall in an attic that is totally sealed off to provide 1 hour of fire protection on both sides. For example if there is a middle located townhome with adjacent units on either side you will have 1 hour of fire separation at each side.

Apparently when the condo s where originally built the common wall was not extended to the roof sheathing. I did find a hole punched in the drywall that i believe goes through to the next unit.