1. ALL WALLS ARE TYPE S6-0 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. PARTITION TYPES CONTINUE AROUND CORNERS UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE. 2. WHERE TWO DENOTED WALL TYPES COINCIDE, THE MOST STRINGENT OF BOTH WALL CONSTRUCTION DEFINITIONS APPLIES TO THAT WALL (ie. FIRE CODE GYPSUM, BATT INSULATION). WHERE A RATED CONSTRUCTION BEGINS/ TERMINATES AT AN EXISTING COLUMN ENCLOSURE OR NEW FURRED, NON-RATED ENCLOSURE, THE HIGHER RATING MUST BE PROVIDED. THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE ENVELOPE OF INTENDED DESIGN RATINGS. 3. PROVIDE SOLID WOOD BLOCKING FOR ALL INDICATED WALL HUNG EQUIPMENT CASEWORK AND TOILET ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING ANY OWNER-FURNISHED AV EQUIPMENT, CASEWORK, AND TOILET ACCESSORIES. 4. FIRE SAFE ALL PENETRATIONS IN RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES. SEE TYPICAL RATED WALL PENETRATION DETAIL. 5. VERIFY LOCATION OF ALL ACCESS PANELS WITH MEP EQUIPMENT. 6. ALL DIMENSIONS SHALL BE FIELD VERIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND ANY DISCREPANCIES SHALL BE PROMPTLY REPORTED TO THE ARCHITECT. 7. WHERE THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS CONFLICT THE MOST STRINGENT, GREATEST QUANTITY AND OR BEST QUALITY SHALL BE USED. 8. FIRE RATED PARTITIONS INDICATED ON THE FLOOR PLANS ARE COMPONENTS OF CONTINUOUS RATED ASSEMBLIES CONSISTING OF WALLS, FLOOR, DOORS, INTERIOR BORROWED LIGHTS, MECHANICAL PENETRATIONS AND CEILINGS. REFER TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR METHODS OR ACHIEVING THE NECESSARY RATINGS. WHERE THE SPECIFIC METHOD OF ACHIEVING THE RATING IS NOT INDICATED, OBTAIN CLARIFICATION FROM ARCHITECT PRIOR TO BIDDING. 9. WHERE DOORS IN METAL STUD PARTITIONS ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY LOCATED ON THE PLANS WITH DIMENSION STRINGS, PROVIDE A MINIMUM HINGE SIDE JAMB DIMENSION OF 6". WHERE DOORS APPEAR TO BE CENTERED WITHIN PARTITIONS, LOCATE THE DOOR IN THE CENTER OF THE PARTITION. 10. CAULK ALL JOINT OR CRACKS WHICH OCCUR WHERE DISSIMILAR MATERIALS INTERSECT PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER AND THE INTERSECTION IS EXPOSED TO VIEW UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE ON THE DRAWINGS...
