Plaster is combustable?

[Como]

I have a Phoenix that I am installing in a corner.

One wall is lathe and plaster, the other is plaster on to brick.

I was told that my county consider a plastered brick wall combustable. For the life of me I do not get it. Any comments?

 

[Dr_Drum]

Plaster is non-combustible, but it transfers heat, and the wood lathe behind is highly combustible. I would think the plater/brick would be non-combustible though?
Mike -

 

[cncpro]

My thoughts on this would be most likely the inspector couldn't be sure in all cases if there were brick or lathe behind the plaster so they made a rule across the board that plaster (regardless of what is behind it) is considered combustible... Err on the side of caution... Can't really blame them from a liability point of view...

 

[summit]

[quote author="cncpro" date="1244752499"]My thoughts on this would be most likely the inspector couldn't be sure in all cases if there were brick or lathe behind the plaster so they made a rule across the board that plaster (regardless of what is behind it) is considered combustible... Err on the side of caution... Can't really blame them from a liability point of view...[/quote
I agree.. they will insure you based on this fact... get a heatshield, you will be all set

 

[Como]

My thoughts on this would be most likely the inspector couldn't be sure in all cases if there were brick or lathe behind the plaster so they made a rule across the board that plaster (regardless of what is behind it) is considered combustible... Err on the side of caution... Can't really blame them from a liability point of view...

I think that sound most logically illogical.

Painted brick is classified non combustable and my unscientific attempt to burn painted plaster in a wood stove was unsuccesful.

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

the only real answer is to measure thru the non-combustible plaster the the first combustible material,
as stove/fireplace inspectors we must assume the worst(wooden lathe underneath), for liability reasons....

the plaster adds no heat protection to the combustibles within....
edit for spelling, god i'm bad...

 

[Como]

If you have solid brick walls, 12" thick, conventionally plastered over, why would you think there was lathe's in there?'

Internal walls maybe, they could be either.

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

If you have solid brick walls, 12" thick, conventionally plastered over, why would you think there was lathe's in there?'

Internal walls maybe, they could be either.

quoting,
I have a Phoenix that I am installing in a corner.

One wall is lathe and plaster, the other is plaster on to brick.

I was told that my county consider a plastered brick wall combustable. For the life of me I do not get it. Any comments? end quote


err, because he says so it the first post...