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OPEN STAIRS

JOE KOCHAK
ODP
January 6, 2020

i HAVE AN OPEN STAIR THAT GOES UP 3 LEVELS, WOULD THIS BE CALCULATED AS A MAJOR VERTICAL PENETRATION?

THANKS

David Fingret
Extreme Measures Inc.
January 7, 2020

Hi Joe,

If the stairs are within a Building Void, then no they would not be a Major Vertical Penetration but simply part of the Void.

thanks,
David

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