The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
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not be considered as coming within
the intent of this rule. All openings
in the side and rear walls of the first
story, except show windows, shall be
protected as prescribed in this Sec
ton when within IS feet of another
building.
All windows more than rs feet
above the curb shall have incombusti-
BILE frames and sash glazed with wir-
ed glass.
Occupants of buildings shall close
all exterior and interior fire doors.
shutters, and windows at the close of
business of each day.
Sec. %. Metallic Standpipes on
What Buildings.-All business build
ings being more than ffty-six feet
high, covering an area of more than
five thousand superficial feet, also
all buildings exceeding eighty feet in
height, shall have a four-inch or lar
ger metallic standpipe within O. near
the front wall extending above the
roof and arranged so that engine
hose can be attached from the street,
such riser to have two and one-half
inch hose coupling on each floor. The
Inspector may, with the approval of
the Insurance Commissioner, allow
two or more standpipes of smaller
size and proper hose couplings, pro-
vided they are of such sizes and num-
Der as to be at least equivalent in
service to the large standpipes re-
nuired. All hose coupling shall con-
form to the size and pattern adopted
by the fire department.
Sec. %. Joists; How Entered in
Wnlls.-The end of joists or beams
entering a brick wall shall be cut not
less than three-inch bevel so as not
m disturb the brickwork by any de-
Election or breaking of the ioists or
henms. All such ioists or timbers en-
terinp a Marty or division wall from
o,rosite sides shall have at least four
inches Of solid hrickwork between
the ends of such thinkers or ioists.
Sec. rs. Wooden Beams Separated
from Masonry Chimnevs.-No wood
an beams or ioists shall be placed
within +wo inches Of the outside f""e
Of a chimney or f1ue. whether the
same he for smoke, air or any other
purpose.
No woodwork shall he within four
;r"hcs of the back wall of any fire
place.
All spaces between the chimney
md the wooden beams shall be solid
w filed with mortar. mineral wool
or other incombustible material.
The hnader beam. carrying the fail
beams of a floor, and supporting the
trimmer arch in front of a fireplace
hall he not less than 20 inches from
the chimney breast.
M wooden Turing or studding
shall he placed against arv chimney;
he clustering shall be directlv on
the masonry, or on metal lathing.
Woodwork fastened to plaster
WHICH is against the masonry of a
chimney shall have d layer of ashes
tos board at least o%ne-eighth inch
thick placed between the woodwork
and the plaster.
Sec. 26. Chimneys and Flues.-All
fireplaces and chimnevs in stone OF
brick walls in any building hereafter
erected and any chimneys or iues
hereafter altered or repaired, shall
have the joints struck smooth on the
inside. and the frebacks of all fire.
places hereafter erected shall be not
less than eight inches in thickness of
solid masonry, the chimney walls to
be not less than four inches thick, the
top of the chimney to extend not less
than five feet above the roof for flat
roofs and two feet above the ridge of
INV pitched roof. No woodwork or
timber shall be placed under any fire.
Mace or under the brickwork of any
chimney. All floor beams, joists and
headers shall be kept at least two
inches clear of any wall enclosing a
fire fue or chimney breast.
Sec. 27. Chimneys Not Built on
Wood.-No chimney shall be started
or built upon a beam of wood or
floor, the brickwork in all cases to
start from the ground with proper
foundation. In no case shall a
chimney be corbeled out more than
three inches from the wall. and in all
cases corbeling shall consist of at
least five courses of brick, the corbel-
ing to start at least three feet below
the bottom of the fue.
Sec. %. Flues; How Constructed.
ALL 1ues shall extend at least three
feet above the roof and always above
the comb of the roof, and shall be
COPIED with well-burnt terra Gotta.
stone, cast-iron, or cement. In all
buildings hereafter erected the stone
or brickwork of all 1ues and the chin
ney shafts of all furnaces, boilers,
bakers ovens, large cooking ranges
and laundry stoves and all fues used
for similar purposes shall be at least
eight inches in thickness, with the ex-
ceptions of smoke fues, which are
lined with fre-clay lining or cast-iron
These may be four inches in thick
ness, but this shall not apply to met
al stacks of boiler houses where pro-
perly constructed and arranged at
a safe distance from wood or other
infammable material. All buildings
hereafter erected shall have smoke
hues constructed either in walls of
eight inches thickness or with smoke
hues lined with cast-iron or fire-clay
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