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  1. Builder Bob

    Door at Elevator

    Fire Code has language which would require signage, also door should have the interlocks and hole for key to open door that the residential elevator requires.
  2. Builder Bob

    Is it a "building", and or does it have a "fire area"

    The area under roof is considered a fire area as defined by the code. In the perfect world, you wouldn't have to worry about the fire sprinkler system, however, since we do not control the intended use or actual use of the structure, you kind of have to default to code requirements whether you...
  3. Builder Bob

    Is it a "building", and or does it have a "fire area"

    High piled storage has special requirements - See Table 3206.2 for general requirements - It may or may not be required if the high piles storage area is less than 12,000 SF
  4. Builder Bob

    Finding Water Leaks Underground

    if you place a steel bar onto the pipe itself, you should be able to hear the sound of running water/ ALSO as a side note, I thought NFPA 13 required the UG feed for fire sprinklers to be no further than 10 feet from edge of slab.. \
  5. Builder Bob

    Is it a "building", and or does it have a "fire area"

    high piled storage would also apply since the fiberglass and plastic skins on these boats are above 6 feet off the ground..... remember a golf cart has the fuel load equivalent to 60 gallons of gas (hydrocarbons)
  6. Builder Bob

    Interior or Exterior Wall?

    Are the walls on the interior and on-load bearing??
  7. Builder Bob

    Nosing projection & Open Risers

    Open risers still have to prohibit the passage of a four inch sphere so in a 7 inch riser, you would have a barrier to measure the nosing distance from...
  8. Builder Bob

    2015 IBC CORRIDORS 1020.1, Exception 4 applicable?

    IN an NFPA fire plans examiner class, we were taught that the occupant load for a floor determined the occupant load for the corridor........ Not what entered the corridor but what the occupant load of the floor was... as is one door was blocked and required all parties to use second exit...
  9. Builder Bob

    2015 IBC CORRIDORS 1020.1, Exception 4 applicable?

    IF all doors were closed, what is the occupant load of the floor. If one exit is blocked, how many people would be using the corridor to access the second exit??
  10. Builder Bob

    Restroom = normally unoccupied space?

    I always thought that an exit passageway was for travel distance for an exit.... i.e similar to stairway - I believe that it has to dedicated to egress only and other uses are not allowed. In one case, exit passageway access doors were on mag locks which allowed circulation but upon fire alarm...
  11. Builder Bob

    Cryogenic oxygen separation to 200 gallon diesel tank

    Good deal .... Glad it worked out
  12. Builder Bob

    Cryogenic oxygen separation to 200 gallon diesel tank

    About teh best info I can find in the IFC, it does make reference to NFPA 55 if I am on the right path.
  13. Builder Bob

    Saw this commercial - see anything wrong with it?

    It would depend which door is the actual exit - if one door goes to the exit and the other goes to a storage closet - you may have an issue - not so much with the building code but perhaps ADA and/or fire code. Fire Code for reference -
  14. Builder Bob

    Section 1609.3 (2018 IBC)

    Look at Applied Technology Council website, they do a good job of pinpointing design criteria for a specific site. The Link is provided when you click Applied Technology Council above
  15. Builder Bob

    Reinstalling Roof Ballast

    The only exception may be if you are in a high wind region that prohibits the use of rock ballast - we had a few roofs that wanted to be repaired/ replaced but were prohibited to reuse the rock ballast due to high wind speed zones -
  16. Builder Bob

    Sprinklered Type IIB building unsprinklered detached canopy

    if it is detached and treated s a separate building, you would have to assume a property line between the structures. I assume the the closeness of the two buildings to the assumed property lines would not allow openings in walls per table 602. If it is considered as one building, then if a...
  17. Builder Bob

    Saw this commercial - see anything wrong with it?

  18. Builder Bob

    3007.6.2 Hoistway Lighting

    I am glad that SC requires the same elevator key for fire fighter operations - A SC 2000 key!! One of the best things SC ever required.
  19. Builder Bob

    Microwave Above Stove

    Now I am getting hungry and Lori said she is a great cook, what time should we show up??
  20. Builder Bob

    2nd Floor of Police Training Building Accessible

    Remember, some people become temporarily disabled - broken ankle, broken leg, sprained ankle etc. If this is a police training room, are not outside resources (FBI, CIA, US Marshals, attorneys and DA for example) going to come in and provide technical and judicial updates to the police...
  21. Builder Bob

    Head loss in 610.8(2) vs. A104.2

    .5 is rule of thumb, ,4333 is the correct scientific number for calculations - for water pressure loss for each foot of elevation.
  22. Builder Bob

    Can a floor drain discharge to grade?

    Not a great idea to dump water from a fire pump house into a sanitary sewer as you greatly increase the fixture count because most fire pumps have an open cooling system - i.e. water runs thru fire pump to cool engine and is discharged onto the floor or trench drain for disposal . It would...
  23. Builder Bob

    New Chapter in Life - New Adventures

    The Architect Office that I have worked on for three years closed it's doors on June 30th. The Principal Architect has had a tough three years - broken ankle - throat cancer with numerous surgeries and radiation treatments. The great news is that he is cancer free and wants to enjoy the last...
  24. Builder Bob

    Fire Req: Electrical Room w/ WH & Ref. Compressors?

    Check the IFC for refrigeration requirements and see if tit meets any of the exceptions of the IFC section 605 -
  25. Builder Bob

    How to Determine Door Ratings for Various Spaces?

    Be sure to check chapter 4 for your occupancy - I-2 has several requirements that are spelled out in this chapter which is reinforced in chapter 7 - However chapter 7 might not tell you what has to be protected to what level - such as clean laundry and soiled laundry closets/storage
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