- Condition
- CE 4.1: Missing or Inadequate Fire Stopping
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.1
- Warranty Year(s)
- Two Year
- Performance
Fire stopping shall be installed in accordance with the Ontario Building Code and the design.
- Warranty
One – Year – Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation. Damage resulting from improper maintenance or additions, deletions or alterations made by the homeowner is excluded from the statutory warranty.
- Action
Fire stopping not installed in accordance with the Ontario Building Code or the design shall be repaired.
- Condition
- CE 4.2: Improperly Constructed Fire Seperations
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.2
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
Fire separations should be constructed to meet the requirements of the Ontario Building Code and the design.
- Warranty
One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation.
- Action
Fire separations not meeting the acceptable condition shall be repaired.
- Condition
- CE 4.3: Unsealed Drywall Joints In Fire Seperations
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.3
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
Partition is constructed to meet the requirements of the Ontario Building Code and the design.
- Warranty
One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation. Damage resulting from improper maintenance or additions, deletions or alterations made by the homeowner is excluded from the statutory warranty.
- Action
Partitions not meeting the acceptable Performance shall be repaired.
- Condition
- CE 4.5: Unsealed Form-Tie Holes
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.5
- Performance
Form-tie holes in demising and fire-rated partitions shall be sealed.
- Action
Conditions not meeting the acceptable performance shall be repaired
- Condition
- CE 4.6: Fire Hose Cabinet Doors Block Doorways Or Are Blocked
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.6
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
- Fire hose cabinets are required to be installed in conformance with the Ontario Building Code. However, fire hose cabinet doors are not to obstruct a means of egress when fully open, nor can they be located where they are likely to be obstructed.
- Warranty
- One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation
- Action
- Conditions not meeting the acceptable performance shall be repaired or approval from the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be obtained and provided to the Corporation.
- Condition
- CE 4.7: Sprinkler Head Too Close To Slab
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.7
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
- Upright sprinkler head deflectors are required to be located a minimum of 25 mm and a maximum of 300 mm below the slab per NFPA standards referenced in the Code.
- Warranty
- One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation
- Action
- Sprinkler heads not meeting the acceptable performance standard shall be moved or the elevation of the sprinkler head is to be modified to provide the required clearance.
- Condition
- CE 4.9: Self-Closing Devices Not Operating Effectively
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.9
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
Self-closing devices shall be able to close and latch the door automatically and shall comply with the requirements of the Ontario Building Code.
- Warranty
One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year – Health and Safety Violations of Ontario Building Code regulations
- Action
Self-closing devices must function as intended and comply with the requirements under the Ontario Building Code. Conditions not meeting the acceptable performance shall be repaired.
- Condition
- CE 4.10: Missing Fire Dampers
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.10
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
Where fire dampers are required by the Ontario Building Code or the design, they shall be provided and properly set.
- Warranty
One-Year - Work and Materials. Two – Year – Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violations
- Action
Conditions not meeting the acceptable performance standard shall be repaired
- Condition
- CE 4.11: Concrete Block Wall In a Fire Seperation Is Cracked
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.11
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
- Cracks in a concrete block wall that acts as a fire separation are not permitted.
- Warranty
- One-Year – Work and Materials. Two-Year – Health and Safety
- Action
- Cracks shall be repaired to maintain the fire separation integrity.
- Condition
- CE 4.12: Fire Detection - Ground Faults/Trouble Indication
- Article Type
- Common Element
- Article Number
- 4.12
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
- A fire alarm system should not indicate faults or trouble within the warranty period.
- Warranty
- One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation
- Action
- Conditions causing trouble indication shall be repaired.
Fire stopping is a rated assembly with particular dimensional and material requirements that must be adhered to.
Typically interior drywall joints are finished or sealed when constructed as part of a fire rated assembly. Joint treatment may vary depending on the specified assembly.
Unsealed form tie holes in demising walls that have been covered with drywall may compromise the required acoustic and fire performance of the assembly.
Self-closing devices must be able to close the door, but shall not make the opening force excessive. Self-closing devices require periodic adjustment due to use and seasonal variations. If it can be demonstrated that these types of maintenance adjustments are not sufficient to make the device operate as intended, then the closer would be considered defective