John Kogel Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I see this from time to time in the older houses - a huge chimney chase with an old brick chimney, wide open to the attic. If you see this in an attic, do you call for firestopping or fireblocking to be added? Just a verbal suggestion or strong language in the written report? Click to Enlarge 58.52 KB Click to Enlarge 53.04 KB This house with a wood lath chimney chase was home to the local fire chief for a few years, back in the 1930's. Click to Enlarge 62.81 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 With the age of the home, I typically "suggest" it to my clients. Give them a good verbal explanation as to why it might be important and a quick "suggestion" blurb in the report. Was that chimney even in use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 In a former life, when I installed residential alarm systems, I would jump for joy when I found one of those. They were especially handy when running the door holders for the fire systems in the grand old homes that had been converted into group residences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 With the age of the home, I typically "suggest" it to my clients. Give them a good verbal explanation as to why it might be important and a quick "suggestion" blurb in the report. Was that chimney even in use? Thanks, Robert.The one house has a usable fireplace in the living room. There's no predicting how much use it will get from the new owners. The older place has a coal burning fireplace insert that I said was no longer functional, missing parts, but again there's no predicting what people will do. Even if the chimney is never used, should the chase be closed off to the attic? It is not really a fire hazard, maybe an unsafe condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I personally would just "suggest" it to my client. The odd's of them being up there and possibly falling through that area is remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdev Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 well john it seem like very old and no longer in use it might be trouble creating at a particular stage my suggestion is that change it before it create problem chimney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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