# need help

**URL:** <https://forum.nachi.org/t/need-help/25678>\
**Category:** General Inspection Discussion\
**Created:** [February 29, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/need-help/25678 "2008-02-29T01:07:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dlee2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dlee2/32/57038_2.png) [@dlee2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dlee2)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/need-help/25678/1 "2008-02-29T01:07:55Z")

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Found this hole in attic wall. It is a townhouse unit. Is a firewall required? How would you write it up?

![P1010018.JPG](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/9/5/952fbf89b5a3e1ed67dec07c64e288c8d3aea235.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/need-help/25678/2 "2008-02-29T01:10:24Z")

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David writes

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> Is a firewall required?

I wouldn’t ever try to determine IF a firewall is required or not. Some jurisdictions only require a firewall to extend through the attic to the roof between every 4 units. I’d just report if a firewall is absent or if it exists between your client’s unit and his neighbors.

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**Author:** ![dlee2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dlee2/32/57038_2.png) [@dlee2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dlee2)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/need-help/25678/3 "2008-02-29T01:15:17Z")

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This does exist between the two units which means its considered a firewall. Is it defective because of the hole?

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**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/need-help/25678/4 "2008-02-29T01:42:52Z")

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I’d guess so, but not say so. Again, I wouldn’t determine defectiveness. I’d report that there is a hole in the firewall between the units. Observe, report, stop.