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- SECTION 13980
-
- SPRINKLER PIPING COVER ASSEMBLIES
- NOTE ** The above section number and title may require
- revision if covering systems other than sprinkler
- piping. Consult CSI MASTERFORMAT for numbers and
- titles applicable to use in project.
- NOTE ** Grice Engineering, Inc. fire sprinkler piping cover
- assembly.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** This section is based on products manufactured by
- Grice Engineering, Inc., which is located at the
- following address:
- NOTE ** 23 North Main Street
- NOTE ** P.O. Box 8037
- NOTE ** Janesville WI 53547-8037
- NOTE ** Tel: (800) 800-3213
- NOTE ** Tel: (608) 757-1335
- NOTE ** Fax: (608) 757-1452
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** Grice Engineering, Inc. offers full design
- capability for sanitary, security, or decorative
- cover assemblies for new or existing:
- NOTE ** Fire sprinkler systems.
- NOTE ** Piping systems.
- NOTE ** Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
- systems.
- NOTE ** Electrical systems.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** SECTION 13980 - SPRINKLER PIPING COVER ASSEMBLIES,
- Copyright 1997, The Architect's Catalog, Inc.
-
-
- PART 1 GENERAL
-
- 1.1 SECTION INCLUDES
- NOTE ** Delete any of the following paragraphs not
- applicable to project.
-
- A. Cover Assemblies for Sprinkler Piping Systems.
-
- B. Cover Assemblies for Plumbing Piping Systems.
-
- C. Cover Assemblies for Heating, Ventilating, and Air
- Conditioning Systems.
-
- D. Cover Assemblies for Electrical Conduit Systems.
-
- 1.2 RELATED SECTIONS
- NOTE ** Delete any sections below not relevant to this
- project; add others as required. Delete entire
- Article if specifying installation to cover
- existing systems.
-
- A. Section 07900 - Joint Sealants.
-
- B. Section 08710 - Door Hardware.
-
- C. Section 13915 - Fire Protection Piping.
-
- D. Sections of Division 15 affecting construction activities
- of this section.
-
- E. Sections of Division 16 affecting construction activities
- of this section.
-
- 1.3 REFERENCES
- NOTE ** Delete references from the list below that are not
- actually required by the text of the edited
- section.
-
- A. ASTM A 366/A 366M - Standard Specification for Steel,
- Sheet, Carbon, Cold-Rolled, Commercial Quality.
-
- B. ASTM A 653/A 653M - Standard Specification for Steel
- Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated
- (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process.
-
- C. ASTM A 666 - Standard Specification for Austenitic
- Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Flat Bar.
-
- 1.4 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
-
- A. Design Requirements:
- 1. Design complete cover assemblies to conceal
- components of the following systems in indicated
- areas:
- NOTE ** Delete any of the following systems that do not
- apply to project.
- a. Fire sprinkler systems.
- b. Piping systems.
- c. Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
- systems.
- d. Electrical systems.
- 2. Include all fittings to conceal systems completely,
- except for components indicated to be sight-exposed.
- 3. Design cover assembly to be virtually non-removable
- using conventional tools after initial installation.
-
- 1.5 SUBMITTALS
-
- A. Submit under provisions of Section 01300.
-
- B. Product Data: Manufacturer's descriptive literature for
- specified system; include documentation of conformance to
- specified requirements.
-
- C. Shop Drawings:
- 1. Submit dimensioned scale drawings as follows:
- a. Plans: Indicate locations of systems to be
- covered, and layout of each type cover assembly;
- include cover sizes and locations of joints and
- fittings.
- b. Details: Indicate cross-section profile of each
- cover type; show each type fitting indicated on
- plans.
- 2. Imprint shop drawings with seal and signature of
- professional mechanical engineer, employed by cover
- assembly manufacturer, licensed to practice in the
- State in which the project is located.
-
- D. Selection Samples:
- NOTE ** Delete the following sub-paragraph if specifying
- custom colors or finishes, stainless steel
- finishes, or if colors and finishes are specified
- in this section.
- 1. Cover: Two sets of color chips representing
- manufacturer's full range of available colors.
- 2. Joint Sealant: Two sets of color samples
- representing manufacturer's full range of available
- colors.
-
- E. Verification Samples:
- 1. Cover: Two samples, minimum size 12 inches (304 mm)
- long, representing actual color and finish of linear
- units.
- 2. Joint Sealant: Two samples, minimum size 12 inches
- (304 mm) long, representing actual sealant color.
-
- F. Quality Assurance Submittals:
- 1. Contractor's certification that:
- a. Cover assembly manufacturer meets specified
- qualifications.
- b. Installer's mechanics will have met specified
- qualifications before beginning construction
- activities of this section.
- 2. Manufacturer's instructions: Printed installation
- instructions for each assembly component, including
- storage requirements.
-
- G. Closeout Submittals:
- 1. Project record documents: As-built drawings; two
- sets of specified shop drawings, with markings or
- notations indicating deviations between cover
- assemblies, as installed, and shop drawings.
- 2. Manufacturer's recommendations for cleaning and
- maintaining finishes of sight-exposed components of
- assemblies.
- 3. Warranty documents specified in WARRANTY Article of
- PART 1 of this section.
-
- 1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE
-
- A. Qualifications:
- 1. Manufacturer: Minimum five (5) years documented
- experience producing cover assemblies similar to
- those specified in this section, having capability to
- design complete cover assemblies, employing training
- representative qualified to instruct installer's
- personnel in correct installation procedures, and
- employing professional mechanical engineer licensed
- to practice in the State in which the project is
- located.
- 2. Installer: Having mechanics who have successfully
- completed training conducted by manufacturer's
- training representative.
- NOTE ** Delete the following paragraph if not required.
-
- B. Pre-Installation Meetings:
- 1. Convene at job site seven (7) calendar days prior to
- scheduled beginning of construction activities of
- this section to review requirements of this section.
- 2. Require attendance by representatives of the
- following:
- a. Installer of this section.
- b. Other entities directly affecting, or affected
- by, construction activities of this section.
- 3. Notify Architect four (4) calendar days in advance of
- scheduled meeting date.
-
- 1.7 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
-
- A. Store products of this section in manufacturer's unopened
- packaging until installation.
-
- B. Maintain storage area conditions for products of this
- section in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- until installation.
-
- 1.8 PROJECT/SITE CONDITIONS
-
- A. Field Measurements: Take field measurements of areas to
- receive cover assemblies; note discrepancies on submitted
- shop drawings.
-
- 1.9 WARRANTY
-
- A. Manufacturer's Warranty: Manufacturer's 10-year warranty
- against defects in products.
- NOTE ** Delete the following Article if maintenance stock
- not required.
-
- 1.10 MAINTENANCE
-
- A. Extra Materials: For each assembly component, supply
- extra assembly components, in quantity equal to 5 percent
- of installed component.
-
-
- PART 2 PRODUCTS
-
- 2.1 MANUFACTURERS
-
- A. Acceptable Manufacturer: Grice Engineering, Inc.; 23
- North Main Street, P.O. Box 8037, Janesville WI 53547-
- 8037; ASD. Tel. (800) 800-3213 or (608) 757-1335, Fax.
- (608) 757-1452.
- NOTE ** Delete one of the two following paragraphs;
- coordinate with Division 1 requirements.
-
- B. Requests for substitution will be considered in
- accordance with provisions of Section 01600.
-
- C. Substitutions: Not permitted.
-
- D. Unless otherwise specified for an individual product or
- material, supply all products specified in this section
- from the same manufacturer.
-
- 2.2 COMPONENTS
-
- A. Linear Units: Factory-formed profiles indicated on shop
- drawings, minimum length 5 feet (1524 mm), with
- horizontal edges formed to continuous profile designed to
- interlock with mounting clips and to provide sealant
- groove.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following three sub-paragraphs to
- specify material.
- 1. Material: Stainless steel sheet conforming to ASTM A
- 666, Type 304.
- 2. Material: Cold-rolled commercial quality steel sheet
- conforming to ASTM A 366/A 366M.
- 3. Material: Galvanized lock-forming quality steel
- sheet conforming to ASTM A 653/A 653M, G90 (Z275)
- coating.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following five sub-paragraphs to
- specify material.
- 4. Sheet thickness: 16 gage (1.52 mm).
- 5. Sheet thickness: 18 gage (1.22 mm).
- 6. Sheet thickness: 20 gage (0.91 mm).
- 7. Sheet thickness: 22 gage (0.76 mm).
- 8. Sheet thickness: 24 gage (0.61 mm).
- NOTE ** Delete the following sub-paragraph if not required.
- 9. Perforations: Factory-punched before finishing of
- metal; locations and patterns indicated on shop
- drawings.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following eight sub-paragraphs to
- specify finish.
- 10. Finish: Number 4 satin polish.
- 11. Finish: Galvanized finish for enhanced adhesion of
- field-applied finishes.
- 12. Finish: Baked enamel, white color.
- 13. Finish: Baked enamel, off-white color.
- 14. Finish: Baked enamel, custom color matching
- Architect's sample.
- 15. Finish: Baked fluoropolymer enamel, _________ color.
- 16. Finish: Baked fluoropolymer enamel, color to be
- selected from manufacturer's full range of available
- colors.
- 17. Finish: Baked fluoropolymer enamel, custom color
- matching Architect's sample.
-
- B. Fittings: Supply fittings indicated on shop drawings,
- including, but not limited to, the following:
- 1. Exterior and interior corner units: Same material,
- sheet thickness, and finish as linear units, factory-
- fabricated profile matching linear units; field-
- formed or shop-formed units not permitted.
- 2. End caps: Same material, sheet thickness, and finish
- as linear units, factory-fabricated profile matching
- linear units; field-formed or shop-formed units not
- permitted.
- 3. Anchor clips: Spring steel, zinc-plated, minimum 250
- pounds (113.25 kg) uplift resistance at free end,
- formed to interlock with horizontal edges of linear
- units, with fastener types and sizes recommended by
- manufacturer for indicated substrates.
- NOTE ** Delete the following sub-paragraph if specifying
- institutional assembly with overlapping butt
- joints.
- 4. Internal splicing sleeves: Formed to fit inside
- linear units, of material compatible with linear unit
- material.
- 5. Fire sprinkler head spacers.
- NOTE ** Since, after installation, the cover assembly is
- virtually non-removable with conventional tools,
- there are two methods for accessing concealed
- piping elements which require servicing:
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** Placing access doors at service points.
- NOTE ** Using cover removal tool at cover sections where
- access is required.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** Use of cover removal tool may require replacement
- of anchor clips at locations of cover removal, and
- will require re-application of sealant at those
- locations; the manufacturer recommends that access
- doors be placed at locations which may require
- moderate-to-frequent service.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** Retain one or both of the following sub-paragraphs
- as applicable to project.
- 6. Access doors and frames:
- a. Fabricated of same material, sheet thickness, and
- finish as linear units.
- b. Provide each door with latching assembly.
- c. Provide each door with latching assembly, lock
- cylinder, and two keys; key all access door locks
- alike.
- d. Provide each door with latching assembly to
- accept cylinder specified in Section 08710.
- 7. Cover removal tool: Supply five (5) units to Owner.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following two paragraphs to
- specify joint sealant.
- C. Joint Sealant: Specified in Section 07900.
-
- D. Joint Sealant:
- 1. Acceptable product: One of the following:
- NOTE ** Review the following list; sanitary or other
- requirements may dictate that one or more of the
- listed products be deleted.
- a. Sikadur(R) 51 two-part epoxy sealant.
- b. Sikaflex(R) TR two-part epoxy sealant.
- c. Sonneborn Ultra polyurethane sealant.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following sub-paragraphs to
- specify color selection.
- 2. Color: _______________.
- 3. Color: To be selected from sealant manufacturer's
- full range of available colors.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following paragraphs for cover
- installation over new piping, as applicable to
- project; delete both if cover installation is over
- existing piping.
-
- E. Pipe Support Devices: Specified in Section 15145.
-
- F. Pipe Support Devices: NFPA-tested and certified for
- indicated use, UL-listed, including, but not limited to,
- the following:
- 1. Low-profile steel hanger for supporting steel pipe
- and CPVC pipe.
- 2. Low-profile copper-coated hanger for supporting
- copper pipe or tubing.
-
-
- PART 3 EXECUTION
-
- 3.1 EXAMINATION
-
- A. Verification of Conditions: Systems to be concealed are
- located and grouped in accordance with shop drawings.
-
- B. Installer's Examination:
- 1. Have installer of this section examine conditions
- under which construction activities of this section
- are to be performed, then submit written notification
- if such conditions are unacceptable.
- 2. Transmit two copies of installer's report to
- Architect within 24 hours of receipt.
- 3. Beginning construction activities of this section
- before unacceptable conditions have been corrected is
- prohibited.
- 4. Beginning construction activities of this section
- indicates installer's acceptance of conditions.
-
- 3.2 INSTALLATION
-
- A. Field Cutting:
- NOTE ** Delete any of the following sub-paragraphs that do
- not apply to project: third sub-paragraph applies
- to painted finishes only.
- 1. Field cut linear units for required fit at ends of
- runs; make cuts square for hairline end-to-end butt
- joints.
- 2. Field cut openings for indicated sprinkler heads
- 3. Apply touch-up paint matching finish of linear units
- at cut openings.
-
- B. Install components in accordance with shop drawings and
- manufacturer's instructions.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying
- security cover installation; delete if not
- applicable to project.
-
- C. Overlap ends of linear units minimum 1 inch (25 mm) at
- end-to-end joints; place rivets at intervals of 1.25
- inches (31 mm), maximum, spaced 0.50 inches (12 mm),
- maximum from end of overlapping section.
-
- D. Apply specified sealant in accordance with requirements
- of Section 07900 and instructions of sealant and cover
- assembly manufacturers.
-
- E. Site Tolerances: Maximum variation of cover assembly
- from plumb or level; 1/4 inch in 10 feet (6.3 mm in 3 m),
- non-cumulative.
-
- 3.3 PROTECTION
-
- A. Protect installed products of this section from damage to
- function or finish by subsequent construction activities.
-
- B. Repair minor damage to finishes in accordance with
- manufacturer' recommendations.
-
- C. Replace products having damage to function, and products
- having damage to finishes which cannot be repaired to
- Architect's acceptance.
-
-
- END OF SECTION
-