Originally Posted By: nickbuol
Considering that the whole floor is really plywood sitting on top of joists, and then covered with carpet/tile/whatever, it is just to make it so that it isn't a super easy path from the basement to the main floor, or even from becoming a chimney. Obviously if there is a big enough fire, the whole thing is toast (pun intended) anyway.


Ya, I get that. I'm just more used to industrial codes here at a Telco CO. Holes in the steel and fireproof sheetrock have to be plugged with this special fireproof goo or the entire wall has to be replaced. The goo is less pretty but allows you to reuse the holes later, if need be.

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