2-3" gap between brick and fire box

[somewhere01]

Hi, I just built a new house and found a gap in the fireplace between the brick and the firebox. You can see the wood studs. I asked the builder and he said it is within code. My inspector said it could burn the house down.

 

[bholler]

Hi, I just built a new house and found a gap in the fireplace between the brick and the firebox. You can see the wood studs. I asked the builder and he said it is within code. My inspector said it could burn the house down.

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Your inspector is correct

 

[moresnow]

Hi, I just built a new house and found a gap in the fireplace between the brick and the firebox. You can see the wood studs. I asked the builder and he said it is within code. My inspector said it could burn the house down.

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Your builder must carry outstanding insurance to cover his nonsense.

 

[avsmusic1]

you're now permitted to freak out on your builder

 

[sen166]

You're builder is a complete and udder fool... I can't even as a dissident of most normal safety precautions fathom how one could claim this is "OK"!

 

[BoilerBob]

Hi, I just built a new house and found a gap in the fireplace between the brick and the firebox. You can see the wood studs. I asked the builder and he said it is within code. My inspector said it could burn the house down.

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Builder can’t read code

 

[rwhite]

Wow, I showed the pic of the framing to my cat and she laughed. I can't even fathom that. I'd be curious how they fix it.

 

[avsmusic1]

I hate to say it but this would give me a ton of concern over what else was “built to code” in that home