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Posted by willshak on July 26, 2008, 7:18 am
on 7/26/2008 2:06 AM Anagram said the following:
> A utility closet with natural gas appliances needs ventilation openings of
> at least 100 square inches within 12 inches of the top and 100 square
> inches within 12 inches of the bottom, according to local code.
>
> Does that normally mean the entire 100 square inches has to be within those
> 12 inches, or just that they have to start within them? For example, could
> you have slots going down the door such that the entire door provides 200
> square inches of openings, but only some of those openings are within 12
> inches of the top or bottom?
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> These are bifold doors. If I go to Home Depot or Lowes and ask for bifold
> doors for a utility closet, will they know what I'm talking about, and
> provide doors that meet code?
>
You want louvered bifolds.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Navigation?Ntk=AllProps&N=10000003+90065+500107&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&langId=-1
or: http://tinyurl.com/57p7dh
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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
in the original Orange County
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