The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design, Third Edition

NOTES

Typical widths: 2 ?6 ?, 2 ?8 ?, 2 ?10 ? (most-used), and 3 ?0 ?
Typical depths:
Open front: 2 ?6 ? to 4 ?0 ?
Closed front (door): 4 ?6 ? to 4 ?9 ?
Typical doors: 1 ?8 ?, I'lO ?, 2 ?0 ?, 2 ?4 ?, and 2 ?6 ?
Typical pilasters: 3, 4.5, 6, 8, or 10 inches
For HC-accessible, see pp. 524-526.
Costs: $600 to $900/each compartment
Ceiling-mounted partitions, with plastic-laminate finish, are the least expensive.
Typical Opening Sizes (see drawings below):
| W | H | D | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ? | 1.5 ? to 1.75 ? | 1.33 ? to 1.5 ? | |
| 3 ? | 2 ? | 1.67 ? | 6 3 ? |
| 4 ? | 2.12 ? | 1.75 ? | 6 ? |
| 5 ? | 2.5 ? to 2.75 ? | 2 ? to 2.17 ? | 9 ? |
| 6 ? | 2.75 ? to 3 ? | 2.17 ? to 2.33 ? | 9 ? |

For energy conservation, provide:
Outside combustion air ducted to firebox
Glass doors
Blower
Per IBC:
Hearth extension to front must be 16 ? (or 20 ? if opening greater than 6 SF).
Hearth extension to side must be 8 ? (or 12 ? if opening greater than 6 SF).
Thickness of...