South Carolina § 5-25-730 Steam pipes.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-25-730 — Steam pipes.

South Carolina § 5-25-730

Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 25BUILDING CODES AND FIRE PREVENTION

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 5-25-730 (2026).

Text

No steam pipes shall be placed within two inches of any timber or woodwork unless the timber or woodwork is protected by a metal shield and then the distance shall not be less than one inch. All steam pipes passing through floors and ceilings or laths and plastered partitions shall be protected by a metal tube one inch larger in diameter than the pipe, and the space shall be filled in with mineral wool, asbestos or other incombustible material.

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No steam pipes shall be placed within two inches of any timber or woodwork unless the timber or woodwork is protected by a metal shield and then the distance shall not be less than one inch. All steam pipes passing through floors and ceilings or laths and plastered partitions shall be protected by a metal tube one inch larger in diameter than the pipe, and the space shall be filled in with mineral wool, asbestos or other incombustible material.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-1240; 1952 Code SECTION 47-1240; 1942 Code SECTION 7509; 1932 Code SECTION 7509; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4624; 1917 (30) 77.