The loft conversion I did in Brush Park was a total nightmare with the fire code

I was converting a 3,000 sq ft loft on Alfred Street and figured I had the sprinkler layout figured out, but the fire marshal showed up and flagged my riser placement because it was 2 feet too far from the exit stairwell. I had to cut into a concrete wall on a Saturday and reroute 40 feet of pipe, which killed my profit margin by about $4,200. Has anyone else dealt with Detroit's fire code inspectors being super picky about riser locations?

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harper6932d ago

$4,200 down the drain over 2 feet? That's brutal man. I can't believe they made you cut into a concrete wall on a Saturday of all days.

carter.laura2d ago

Question whether @harper693 it's really worth $4,200 over 2 feet though.

sanchez.pat2d ago

Wait, $4,200 for just two feet? Pretty sure it's $4,200 for the whole project, not per foot.