Are over flow scuppers required with primary scuppers for roof drainage
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Hello ! I am new here. Hoping I could get some useful advice. We just
purchased a 1910 triplex (1 up 2 lower) in Wisconsin with intentions to
convert it into a duplex by combining the 2 downstairs units. After calling
zoning, I was informed that the zoning is R-1, but is grandfathered,
because they did before the codes were in play. Also, the upstairs and
front unit is the original 1910 and the back unit was an add on somewhere
between 1960-1978. Inspector told me I can convert it back...
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Im not able to find any good info about requirement for a peephole being a code requirement.
This is my house that was a flop by a previous owner who didn't get permit for the interior changes and a new front door. Now the city found out and are hassling me. I made all the changes they asked of me. Now they say the front door needs a peep hole. My front door has glass and I can see outside and a peephole would look ugly on the door since you can't have it in the middle due to glass.
Also...
Hi, I want to know if I have a exterior steel staircase separated from the building about 1ft, do I need to fire rate it? The staircase is not enclosed.
Thank you
I understand the rules about a mezzanines and feel the code is not clear about the use of the area under the mezzanine.
The proposal is to have a closed mezzanine upstairs with a waiting area and three offices off of that waiting area. The waiting area has access to the room they want to consider it a mezzanine of. The waiting area has two exits and an occupant load of less than 10 if you disregard the occupant load of the waiting area.
Below the area indicated to be a mezzanine, there...
What does "Exception to the Storm Shelter ICC 500 in Kentucky: Group E occupancies accessory to places of religious worship" mean? Does it mean if a church run school is on the same property then one is exempted from the extraordinary costs of building the storm shelter? Or does it mean the school has to be in the same building as the place of religious worship?
Vigas are traditionally used in support of flat roof construction in the southwest. The NM residential building code was recently revised to include a span chart specifying the number and span of vigas based on the nominal diameter mid-span with a minimum of 5 in diameter. The code refers to the Section R802.1.3 Structural log members, which states that the log members must comply with the provisions of ICC 400, and adds the span chart.
It seems that complying with the ICC 400 would...
I am a new user, although I have been reading the Building Code Forum posts here and there since 2008 when NYC trashed their 1968 Building Code and adopted the IBC (with minor modifications). It is a breath of fresh air to get the perspective of code users from across the country. Most of the posts about long term vehicle storage and Occupancy S-2 or S-1 have been about storage "within a building". My question pertains to the open use of land for general vehicle storage, not within a...
Good Morning, I am new to this forum and have a quick question.
Background: I have an A-1 assembly hall that was a repurpose suite 4500sqft. This May will be two years to when my lease started so I am a bit frustrated because i have not received my CO. I was issued permits for electrical, plumbing, fire safety and Mechanical. The Plumbing inspection and Mechanical passed in December and January. I have had 4 final electrical inspections partial passed.
I was up for my final electrical...
Anybody knows if the steel columns of a fabric canopy are required to be fire rated? there is no load to support
and the 4 sides are open. I am looking at exemption number 2 of the 2022 CBC 705.8 that allows for unlimited
unprotected openings.
We are getting ready to work on an office building in Worcester, Ma. We have to remove 700 +/- fire rated doors as part of a donation.
Does anyone know of an outlet for fire rated doors? We will also remove a large number of ceiling tiles and carpet squares. We can absorb some of these materials, but the building is close 300,00 sq ft
Just checking to make sure I've got this right and haven't missed some code section. A mezzanine is not considered a "floor" so therefore an elevator connecting the first floor and mezzanine would not need to be located in a rated shaft, correct?
I attended a meeting with a friend and his wife last night, and found myself listening to a discussion I wanted to join in on ... but (for once) I restrained myself. I didn't want to give bad advice.
Question: what use and occupancy classification would you assign to an indoor shooting range that's not a commercial enterprise but is a membership benefit of a private shooting club?
Looking through the classifications in IBC Chapter 3, the only classification that seems to fit (but isn't...
Hello, gutting a residential 4 unit building. Not reconfiguring any of the spaces, so not creating work areas. It would seem prudent to replace the floor/ ceiling finishes to create a one hour assembly between units as if it were new. But then it starts to open up a can of worms because the property line is a couple feet away from the building. If I follow the same logic and rate the exterior wall I would need to be removing windows and adding additional work. Or if we should just be...
I am working on an apartment building. The parapet wall is 5' tall with diagonal braces to support the parapet wall. In my previous company we insulated the parapet wall and the triangle space under braces to avoid condensation. Otherwise, I was told that each bay needs a small vent. Is that correct?
By the way, this is a 1 hour type V building. Does the parapet wall needs to be1hr rated? It is far away from property line.
I'm working on an existing building. Current floor to floor is 8'7", I have approximately 7'-7" clear. I have an enclosed bulkhead that has an 8" duct, with approximately 1.5" for connections (so 9.5") and it is enclosed with 2 1/2" studs. So, with drywall that puts me just over 6'-8" clear. the bulkhead is 3.5' wide and cuts across (perpendicular) my exit access corridor. Does a bulkhead fall under exception 1003.3.1: Protruding objects are permitted to extend below the min. ceiling...
what classification of building occupancey would a vo-ag building be? It has welding stations and also flammable product storage but not over the limits. the building has several classrooms and a large shop area. can the shop area be a h2 or an h3
Multistory sprinkled building with corridor ~elevator lobby from elevator that has openings into office area, multipurpose area: No door. A situaltion where the elevator is in the middle and the exit at each end of the building with circular access to both around the elevator lobby. Can bead strings (1960's hippy decoration} be hung in one of the openings? Considering as drapes and only ok if that portion of the opening is not a part of the egress path. Otherwise, just bad taste will...
This is a Type IIA building, four stories tall. The roof is a noncombustible hip roof with 1-hour SFRM (Sprayed Fire-Resistive Material) to satisfy Table 601. At the front of the building, the hip roof extends approximately 20 feet over an egress balcony and exterior egress stairs. On the other three sides, the roof overhangs by about 3 feet to form eaves. All structural elements, both interior and exterior, will be fire-protected.
My question is: does the 1-hour SFRM we are considering for...
I am trying to layout my PV solar array canopy over an existing parking lot of 750 parking spaces and would like canopy length to exceed 150'. This topic has been discussed several times on this forum and canopies with photovoltaic arrays are best classified as occupancy use U, carports. Section 503.1 from code is below and has a special exception that if I meet certain dimension requirements the canopy does not add to the building height or floor area. How does this apply to at grade...
Our agency is moving into a new space that is currently being built and some of us have concerns. While there are 3-4 different ways of exiting the building to the outside (all space in first floor) there is an interior hallway with office space, restrooms and storage space with no windows approximately 50-60’ of hallway and approximately 150’ from farthest corner of room to nearest exit. But in order to get to any of the exits you need to get to the top of the hallway to make a left or...
IBC 2018
I realize that I have some continuing confusion with fire walls -- and the door requirements -- between new sprinklered additions and existing unsprinklered buildings.
As an example -- Given a typical project where a fully-sprinklered addition is being connected to an existing unsprinklered building (existing building large enough to have been divided into fire areas).
What is the fire wall requirement at the interface? I think I've assumed that the existing building wall would...
Using IBC 2018 - Pennsylvania
I have a 3 story building with a basement. There are two interior exit stairs, but not every tenant spaces has access to the two exits. The building will be sprinklered and business use. I'm just over 100 feet travel distance to the common space that connects to the 2-hr rated stair tower. I would like to make the partitions that enclose the common space, rated fire barriers to qualify the common space as an exit passageway to meet Table 1006.2.1 (Spaces...
Hello all, I was asked if lockdown magnets like this are code compliant. You would basically have the door locked and cover the latch receiver with a magnetic strip so you can then simply remove the strip in a lockdown. We are under the 2021 IFC / IBC. I'm having trouble finding a code path for this other than 1010.2.8 item 4 with remote locking as an alternative solution to what they're attempting. What code would you use to support your answer? Thank you.
IBC 2018, IFC 2018
K-12 Group E
Working on a school project.
An existing 5500 SF campus building with hip roof / attic is intended to have a sprinkler system added as part of a campus plan.
Construction Type VB. Exterior and interior walls are metal stud -- but combustible roof construction -- wood trusses / sheathing.
5/8" gyp on bottom of trusses.
IBC 903.3.1.2.3 Attics
Attic protection shall be provided as follows:
1.Attics that are used or intended for living purposes or storage...