BURGLAR BARS

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Author Message Jerome J. Lazar, RA, CCS, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: lazarcitec Post Number: 1182 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2014 - 08:31 pm:    I am completing specs to a one story strip shopping (big box)center, one of the spaces will be occupied by a TJ Max and the store has provided guide outline specifications, one of the line items is a request for Burglar Bars, I am assuming I can add these to Metal Fabrications spec section (surprise this client uses 48 divisions), but the specifications are for shell building only and limited scope. I seldom specify Security items like this, they are excluded from my agreements as typically the Owner has a Security Consultant on the team. One odd part of the guide spec reads as follows: "Duct penetrations through the roof will require burglar bars" - how is this done, are the burglar bars placed on the roof around the duct penetration or inside the building or inside the duct? Richard L Matteo, AIA, CSI, CCS Senior Member Username: rlmat Post Number: 658 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2014 - 09:24 am:    Jerome - Typically, the "burglar bars" would be installed inside the ducts to prevent someone from crawling through the duct from one space to the other. J. Peter Jordan Senior Member Username: jpjordan Post Number: 772 Registered: 05-2004 Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2014 - 11:50 am:    They may also be installed at rooftop hatches and at curbs of rooftop A/C units to prevent people from gaining access at these points. Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 599 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2014 - 09:36 pm:    Security bars in the duct is a fairly common item, and is usually part of the HVAC spec and locations identified on the mechanical drawings. We do this a lot for pharmacies for example. Andy (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Monday, September 22, 2014 - 10:03 am:    I have seen these in Division 5. The burglar bars were rebar or steel rods welded to the RTU frames. Misc. Metals type of item. Scott Piper Member Username: spiper Post Number: 3 Registered: 08-2014 Posted on Monday, September 22, 2014 - 12:32 pm:    You can have security bars added as part of the AHU roof-top curbs. We have specified them as part of a Thycurb (or Pate curb)so the curbs come to the job with the burglar bars already in place.