Firewall In Condo Attic

Looked at a job air sealing and adding some insulation in a condo.

Firewall in condo attic.

If there is a firewall in your attic the fire rating should be printed on the. 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. And that is true condos have fire protection between units for a reason.

Because of this the condominium association wants a fire barrier put in if any work is done in the attic. In tha attic there were firewalls between the units. I guess im just looking for. 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. Arriving at a condo development with many small buildings each building with two levels and housing 10 or 12 units i was met by the buyer who already lived in a different building and the seller. 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. In addition each unit needs to be self supporting where the collapse of one unit will not damage the neighboring unit.

Material needed to fix a firewall at home. Owner is very interested in having the work done but. 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. Designed as an extra layer of protection between the house and the garage an intact firewall resists the intrusion of fire into the home.

I believe this is a breech in the firewall and should be repaired. It didn t seem right though as it was just such a huge oversight.