Originally Posted by
Bob Harper
There is no visible support in either pic.
Oops, I missed that.
There must be a listed firestop and fireblocking per the codes and listing.
So, how did you get into the chase to get these pics?
Bob,
I think I can answer that (not that Jerome cannot answer for himself, though): Jerome was in the attic looking up into the chimney chase from the attic, no fireblocking is required at the roof sheathing, only down below at the ceiling.
Jerome,
Something else I noticed when I went back to look at it after Bob's post ... you have that tall chimney chase framed out and resting there on top of the roof sheathing ... but what is holding it down and holding it from tipping over?
From what I see, it is not going to take a real big wind to blow that thing over, if not completely off the roof.
I'm used to seeing the studs go all the way down to the truss bottom chords for lateral support and uplift resistance, or, at the very least, every stud there strapped down to the trusses and additional blocking. I now you don't get many hurricanes there at Vero Beach, but I was next door to there in Ft. Pierce in 1965 when (I think it was 1965) two hurricanes came though, and then there were two more in 2004 which hit Stuart and Ft. Pierce - I'm sure you guys felt it too, you are only maybe 20 miles north of Ft. Pierce.