1 min read 
05 July 2024 
Most Class 2 to 9 buildings have fire dampers. There is industry wide confusion about these vital barriers that stop fire & smoke killing occupants.
Fire dampers are too often ignored ….. Mavie, you have done a REAL good job illustrating what we don’t know about the basics including:
Interesting …. I’ve inspected hundreds of these, but I’m clueless about Atriums. Atriums are common in Hotels, Office lobbies, Shopping complexes & some Education & Entertainment...
Box gutters usually drain into rain heads – also called rainwater heads. Sometimes the rain head is designed with the front edge lower than the box...
Getting your ceilings looking good needs REAL skill: planning of joints so they are staggered backblocking is need at joints separate the glue lines and...
