The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-23
AN ORDINANCE

Erection and Repairing of
Buildings, Providing for In
spections of Buildings and
Premises, and Fixing the Pun
ishment for Violation Thereof.
Concluded from last week.
Sec 20. Foundation of Walls; Open
ings in Walls; How Doors Protected
In all buildings mentioned in the pre-
ceding section there shall be prepared
proper and substantial foundation, and
no foundation shall be less than one foot
below the exposed surface of the ground
and no foundation shall rest on any fill-
ing or made ground, and the breadth of
the foundation of the several parts OF
any building shall be proportioned so
that, as near as practicable, the pressure
shall be equal on each square foot OF the
foundation, and cement mortar shall be
used in the masonry OF all foundations
exposed to dampness. ;,
Sec 81. Joists; How Entered in Walls.
The ends of joists or beams entering a
brick wall shall be cut not less than
three inch bevel so as not to disturb the
brickwork by any DETECTION or breaking
of the joists or beams. All such Joists
or timbers entering a party or division
wall from opposite sides shall have at
least four inches of solid brickwork be-
tween the ends of such timbers or Joists
Sec %. Wooden Beams Separated
from Masonry Chimneys. No wooden
beams or joists shall be placed within
two inches of the outside face of CHM
ney or fiue, whether the same be for
smoke, air or any sother purpose; No
woodwork shall be within four inches of
the back wall of any fireplace. All
spaces between the chimney and the
wooden beams shall be solidly filled
with mortar, mineral wool or other in
combustible material. The he ader
beam, carrying the tail beams OF floor.
and supporting the trimmer arch IN
front of fireplace, shall be not less
than 20 inches from the chimney breast.
No wooden turing or studding shall be
placed against any chimney; the plas-
tering shall be directly on the masonry,
or on metal lathing. 49,,
Sec 23. Chimneys and Flues. All
firepla les and chimneys in stone. or
brick walls in any building hereafter
erect ed and any chimneys or tiues here
after altered or repaired shall have the
Joints struck smooth on the inside, and
th4 firebacks of all fireplaces hereafter
er ected shall be not less than eight inches
IL. thickness of solid masonry, the CHM
Ley 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 fiat roofs and two feet above the
ridge of any pitched roof. No wood
work or timber shall be placed under
any fireplace 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 fire
fiue or chimney breast.
Sec "a. Chimneys Not Built on Wood.
No chimney shall be started or built
upon beam of wood or floor, the brick
work 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 cor
beling to start at least three feet be-
low the bottom of the flue.
Sec 25. Flues; How Constructed. -
All tiues shall extend at least three feet
above the roof and always above the
comb of the roof, and shall be coped
with well-burnt terra Gotta, stone, cast
iron or cement. In all buildings hereaf-
ter erected the stone or brickwork of all
flues and the chimney shafts of all fur
naces, boilers, bakers ovens, large cook
ing ranges and laundry stoves and all
flues used for similar purposes shall be
at least eight inches in thickness, with
the exception of smoke fiues; which are
lined with fire-clay lining or cast iron.
These may be four inches in thickness.
but this shall not apply to metal stacks
rof boiler houses where properly con-
structed and arranged at safe distance
from wood or other infiammable mate
rial. All buildings hereafter erected
shall have smoke flues constructed Ell
ther in walls of eight inches thickness
or with smoke fues lined with cast iron
or fire-clay lining, the walls of which
may be four inches in thickness, the In
ing to commence at the bottom of the
flue or at the throat of the fireplace and
be carried up continuously the entire
height of the flue. All joints shall be
closely fitted and the lining shall be
built in as the flue or fues are carried
up. All chimneys which shall be dan
gerous in any manner whatever shall be
repaired and made safe or taken down.
Sec 26. Hanging Flues. Hanging
flues (that is, for the reception of stove
pipes built otherwise than from the
ground) shall be allowed only when built
according to the following specifications:
The fue shall be built four inches thick
of the best hard brick laid on fiat side.
never on edge, extending at least three
feet above the roof and always above
the comb of the roof. lined on the inside
with cement plaster, cast-iron or fire
clay fue lining from the bottom Of the
flue to the extreme height of the fue,
and ends of all such lining pipes being
made to fit close together and the lining
pipe being built in as the f!ue is carried
up. If the fiue starts at the ceiling and
receives the stovepipe verticallyit shall
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