Sprinkler exemption applications: voids, canopies and supporting information

FSD provides sprinkler-exemption application material for locations including raised floors, ceilings and other voids. The project team should check the applicable code, location and construction before selecting an application route.

After submission, the project team may need to provide further information and wait for written acceptance and any conditions. Keep existing sprinkler heads and inspection access in place while the application is being considered, then arrange alterations within the confirmed scope.

Prepare plans, sections, dimensions and photos showing the materials, pipes, cables and equipment inside the space. For enclosed areas, ask the professional team how they can be inspected so the application describes the actual construction.

If the drawings differ from the site, mark the differences and ask the project team what information is needed. In the quotation, identify who will survey the space, arrange inspection openings, prepare drawings and carry out the work.

Keep the accepted scope and conditions with the as-built records. If cables, materials or storage use change later, compare the proposal with that record and ask the project team whether further authority confirmation is required.

The application outcome will determine whether sprinklers need to be added or altered, so allow for that possibility in the budget. If work is needed, agree shutdown timing, the work sequence and final tests with management and the contractor.