And you are wrong about the drywall as fire protection for a steel
column.



Concrete filled 4" columns are up to code without ANY covering and the
screw is not required if the top of the post is fitted into a
compression plate, which should be there anyway. We looked at more
than 60 homes, most of which had columns that were bare. I guess they
were all not up to code!
Bob, you really truly screwed the pooch!

And where's my thanks for coming back to add some fun here?


RB
35s5
NY