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2018 IBC Fire Wall Exterior Wall Intersection Tool

When a fire wall terminates at an exterior wall, the IBC gives two potential options for protection the adjacent exterior walls. This tool focuses on Option 2, where you draw an imaginary lot line at some angle between the two exterior walls and then measure the fire separation distance to that line. Please note that this tool does not address Group H occupancies, which have additional requirements for this condition.

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  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • PE Roadmap
  • Tools
    • Allowable Height & Area Calculator - Separated Mixed Occupancy
    • Allowable Height & Area Calculator - Non-Separated Mixed Occupancy
    • Average Grade Plane Calaculator
    • Calculated Fire Resistance for Wood Walls
    • Fire and Smoke Damper Tool
    • Fire Wall/Exterior Wall Intersection Tool
    • Frontage Calculator
    • IBC Occupant Load Calculator
    • Plumbing Fixture Calculator
    • Stair Pressurization Estimator
  • Startup