South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention
Section 5-25-690. Hanging flues.

Hanging flues i e., for the reception of stovepipes built otherwise than from the ground) shall be allowed only when built according to the following specifications. The flue shall be built four inches thick, of the best hard brick, laid on flat side, never on edge, extending at least three feet above the roof and always above the comb of the roof and lined on the inside with cast-iron or fire-clay flue lining from the bottom of the flue to the extreme height of the flue, the ends of all such lining pipes being made to fit close together and the lining pipe being built in as the flue is carried up. If the flue starts at the ceiling and receives the stovepipe vertically, it shall be hung on iron stirrups, bent to come flush with the bottom of ceiling joints. All flues shall have a proper and sufficient support at their base and in no case shall they be supported even partially by contact in passing through partitions, ceilings or roofs. Flues not lined as above shall be built from the ground eight inches thick, of the best hard brick, with the joints struck smooth on the inside. The flues of every building shall be properly cleaned and all rubbish removed and the flues left smooth on the inside upon the completion of the building.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-1236; 1952 Code Section 47-1236; 1942 Code Section 7506; 1932 Code Section 7506; Civ. C. '22 Section 4621; 1917 (30) 77.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 5 - Municipal Corporations

Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention

Section 5-25-10. Application of chapter.

Section 5-25-20. Fire departments in cities and towns of one hundred inhabitants; fire limits and construction therein.

Section 5-25-40. Fire alarm boxes in hospitals and public schools.

Section 5-25-50. Amount of explosives, inflammable liquids and matches that may be kept.

Section 5-25-110. Chief of fire department.

Section 5-25-120. Inspectors of buildings.

Section 5-25-130. Deputy building inspector.

Section 5-25-140. Electrical inspector.

Section 5-25-150. Review of actions or orders of inspector by city council.

Section 5-25-160. Building inspectors' responsibility to hold inquiries into origins of fires; ex officio inspectors.

Section 5-25-170. Report to State Fire Marshal.

Section 5-25-180. Fee for inquiry; from whom derived.

Section 5-25-190. Procedure and penalty in cases of criminal carelessness.

Section 5-25-200. Procedure when municipality fails to appoint inspector.

Section 5-25-210. Penalties; enforcement.

Section 5-25-310. Building permit.

Section 5-25-320. Inspections and certificate of compliance.

Section 5-25-330. Permit for moving building.

Section 5-25-340. Right to enter premises.

Section 5-25-350. Reports of noncompliance.

Section 5-25-360. Quarterly inspections of premises within fire limits; reports.

Section 5-25-370. Annual inspections required.

Section 5-25-380. Procedure in case of defective or illegal construction.

Section 5-25-390. Notice to repair unsafe buildings.

Section 5-25-400. Approval required of proposed alterations.

Section 5-25-410. Effect of failure of owner to correct defects in new building.

Section 5-25-420. Penalty if owner of unsafe and dangerous building fails to remedy defects.

Section 5-25-430. Removal of notice is a misdemeanor.

Section 5-25-440. Records kept by inspector.

Section 5-25-450. Reports of inspections.

Section 5-25-460. Misconduct of inspector.

Section 5-25-470. Fees for inspections; compensation of inspectors.

Section 5-25-480. Inspection fees in cities of 70,000 or more.

Section 5-25-610. Height of buildings; floor area between fire walls.

Section 5-25-620. Height of frame buildings.

Section 5-25-630. Openings in walls; standard fire doors; windows.

Section 5-25-640. Business buildings required to have standpipes; free connections and service with city water mains.

Section 5-25-650. Structures around chimneys, flues and fireplaces.

Section 5-25-660. Construction of fireplaces and chimneys.

Section 5-25-670. Additional regulations as to chimneys.

Section 5-25-680. Construction of flues.

Section 5-25-690. Hanging flues.

Section 5-25-700. Stovepipe construction.

Section 5-25-710. Correction of dangerous chimneys, flues or heating apparatus.

Section 5-25-720. Foundry chimneys.

Section 5-25-730. Steam pipes.

Section 5-25-740. Heater pipes.

Section 5-25-750. Registers, register boxes and cold-air ducts for hot-air furnaces.

Section 5-25-760. Ranges and stoves.

Section 5-25-770. Combustible floors under coal ranges.

Section 5-25-780. Protection of woodwork near boilers, furnaces and similar appliances.

Section 5-25-790. Gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal stoves or heating devices.

Section 5-25-800. Gas connections.

Section 5-25-810. Electric wiring.

Section 5-25-820. Inspections of new electrical wiring; alterations.

Section 5-25-830. Stair and elevator shafts; partitions.

Section 5-25-840. Door openings in stair and elevator enclosures.

Section 5-25-850. Skylights covering stairway, elevator or dumbwaiter shaft.

Section 5-25-860. Interior light or vent shafts; dumbwaiter shafts.

Section 5-25-870. Restrictions as to openings in a roof for admission of light or air.

Section 5-25-880. Required means of egress.

Section 5-25-890. Stairways; exit doors.

Section 5-25-900. Firestopping construction on floor levels.

Section 5-25-910. Construction of areaways.

Section 5-25-920. Rows of frame houses.

Section 5-25-930. Buildings outside of fire limits of incombustible material.

Section 5-25-940. Construction not provided for in this chapter.

Section 5-25-1110. Municipalities shall pass fire limit ordinances.

Section 5-25-1120. Manner in which buildings in fire limits shall be constructed.

Section 5-25-1130. No frame structures shall be built or moved within fire limits; exceptions.

Section 5-25-1140. Construction of certain buildings in fire limits.

Section 5-25-1150. Repairs to roofs within fire limits.

Section 5-25-1160. Removal of damaged frame buildings.

Section 5-25-1310. Smoke detectors required for one-family and two-family dwellings, including manufactured housing.

Section 5-25-1320. Battery-operated detectors permitted in certain existing dwellings.

Section 5-25-1330. Responsibility of owner of dwelling to supply and install smoke detectors in rental dwellings and housing; instructions for operation of detectors; notice of deficiencies in detectors; repair or replacement of detector.

Section 5-25-1340. Conveyance or transfer of real estate prohibited unless smoke detectors have been installed and are functioning.

Section 5-25-1360. Enforcement of article by State Fire Marshal or local fire official.

Section 5-25-1370. Penalties for violations of article.

Section 5-25-1380. Failure to comply with article does not create cause of action or basis for insurance company to deny coverage.