The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-29

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masonry or other material enclosing
a flue. headers supporting trimmer
arches at flreplacea shall be not less
than twenty inches from the face OF
We ealinnex & Trimmers snail
oe not less than SIX INCHES from inside
lace Of the nearest flue No woodwork
han be placed within tour inches OF
the back face of 4 fireplace. nor
shau eonbusuble lathing. furring or
tlddinR pe placed against a chin
.eiing directly on the MASONRY or on
metal iath Turing, No wooden mantel
" other woodwork shall be here
liter placed within eight incnes Of
timer SIDE nor within Twelve inches
q ne 2 OF q fireplace opening
Al spaces between the masonry
Df cbhlncys or f!ues and wooden
fossts. beams or headers shall be
arc stopped by filling with nen-com
5uatibie material. An spaces back Of
zomDus;ible manteis shall be Hllcd
with lneombusLbie material.
SECTION 20. WOODEN WALLS
AND PARTITIONS.
Walls shall be constructed to devel-
op . Strength and rightly equivalent
to wooden staddfng moi less than two
pelies BY fOur inches nominal d.
mensipns, spaced o to exceed SIX
cen inehe on centers n covered
with horizontal wooden aheathing one
.rch thick, nominal size, adequately
nailed Load bearing partitions SHAH
% OF two by our studs. nominal di-
glonsions, or larger spaced not Ia OK
odd F8xteen inches ON center With
he larger dimen6ion perpendicular to
lBe wall. Exterior walls OF parts
thereof more thar n story high may
Der Doard psywood. gypsum board Or
other approved material. Sheathtng
han be laid tight ana properly nail
ed TO each stud. Where the sheSfittne
3 omitted or does not provide SUI
iieient stiffness, all corners shall be
measures taken 70 ecure rigidity as
may be necessary. Ledger or ribbon
yo8rds usec to support joists shall
Jc not less than one by fou inches,
nominal Dimensions. shall be cut into
he studs and securely nailed Win
not less than two tenpenny nails TO
All paris of the wooden frame work
hall be kept al least twelve inches
SECTION a. EXTERIOR sTUCco
Stucco shall consist of Portland ce-
ment mortar or other approved NOR
tar, on Wooden lath, or on approved
metal lath. OF other approved back
Stueeo shall be kept al least eight
above adjacent ground sur
faces, with siils, coping and other
projecting curses provided with drlps.
I kon-eoIrodible flashing. to prevent
moisture from penetrating behind the
stuoeo. shall he provided over wall
opeuHng8 and over projecting courses.
SECTION %. SEPARATION BETWEEN
OCCupANC1ES.
IL every multifamily house parti-
tons separating apartments. al apart
ments from Railways, or apartments
from other occupancies. and parii-
separating stores. or stores from
Railways OF other occupaneles, shall
nave "A fire-rcsiStance rating OF not
less than n hour. The floor con-
s4t3,tlsfi immediately above those
parts of the building occupied for
Purposes shad have a fire.
resistance rating of not less than one
nour. unless such parts are sprmklered.
all ordinary construction buildings
and all frame buildings hereafter CON
or altered IN which the lower
stories or portions thereof are used
for business, and the stories ABOVE 1of
purposes shall have all parfit
ions and ceilings separating the ntIsi-
ncss portions the residence por-
covered with metal lath n
or other equivalent treproot-
SECTION %. FIRE RETARDANT
CEILINGS.
In ali buildings Of ordinary %eonstrue-
lion or ffaTne construction, except
dwellings M one story buildings out
tlut Oh the ilIt niltttlt liz ttiiAiEH
over cellars shall conform 70 the re-
luirements OF fire retardant eeihng3 as
lolloWs.
l.. Not less tina three quarter inch
plaster on expanded metal lath Sc
suiely attached TO steel supports by
wire or special metal fasteners, Oh to
wood supports by not smaller than two
inch stx4pennY rails, by Equivalent
OF by u and one-naif lneh,
gauge, -sf%teSnth uleh
mead barpeu rooiing mats. Plaster 70
of n pari. gypsum TO not
over two parts sand for the scratch
svat aud one part gypsum to not
over three parts SAINT fof the brown
coat, or To consist OF portland cement
ana sand IN the same proportions, eA7
ccpt that three pounds OF asbestos
fiber shall De added with each Dag
q Not less thar one-half inch plas-
ter consisting of one part gypsum TO
not over two parts sand ON three
eighth inch perforated gypsum latn,
attached to Woo supports ny nails mo-
smaller than IN n one-eighth men
cong with taree-elBhth inch ulanneueI.
heads. and with ~three-inch. STRIPS OF
expanded metal lath nailed over all
smaller than one and three-quar-
ter inches long with one-haii men
heads. 10
ing construction having a f~ire-resist-
ance rating OF one houf OF more.
SECsllOk "a. STAIRWAY, ELEVA-
TOR AND OTHER SHAFTS,
m buildings other than dWeIthus
ali interior stairways. Including es-
ralatofs, connecting two or more sto-
ries, whether required as exits or not,
shall be enclosed; provided that an
!, ntiosufe snail NOT DE required Tor a
fi,eht of stairs from the main Ell
france floor to the floor mex above
when such stairs are not a part oil a
required stairway. nor for q tliRil
oi STAIRS IN a building OF firepfooi
construction, semi-fire-proof constfuc-
ton of Il sprinklered building OF ordi-
many construction or light noneonlpua-
tlble construction, when such stairs
connect only n story win n oul
az story Immediately above or be-
me enclosure shall he by fire par
titions and shall include Railways con-
Meeting to the doorway leading TO the
outside in every building exceeding
thirty feet to the icof Of the tOp-nnoAt
story or occupied by more than forty
persons aboVe or below the first sto-
Nv above grade and in multifamiiy
houses more than two stories hiEh.
lhe enclosure m all other
except dwellings, shall be partitIofis
having a hre-reslstance rating oil not
less tnan ~ hour. but IA buildings
of fircpeooi construction and semi
nre-pIaaf construction the partitions
shall be noneombustible.
No openings except the necessary
doafWaNs snail be permitted in n stair
enclosure. Such doorway snail re
equipped yith approved self closing ftre
doors. except thai when two hour par
utions are not required for the N
closure, substantial setf-elosing met
al or metal covered doors OF wooden
doors Of the flush type Of nominal
thickness OF one and three-eighths
inches may be used. This shall not.
however. prohibit windows opening
d the exterior Ut the building.
Basement OF cellar ataifways located
uader stairWays from upper stories
shall be completely enclosed by con-
stfuctlon With a ftr~e-neslstance rattng
quai q the required enclosure bov
the basement.