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    Can anyone help suggest a......

    Hey everyone. We are doing a small interior remodel of the local building department facility here. Mostly getting rid of the 20 year old stained pink carpet (seriously), and a new counter top, that sort of minor stuff. I have offered to put forth a lighting proposal because our lighting here...
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    CBO Legal/Management Study Guide

    Good luck with the exam. I passed these last year I believe. One of the recommended books, I don't recall which, was utterly worthless. Being familiar with the cases in Legal Aspects is helpful. If you have no idea, guessing "B" is a good way to go.
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    Vapor barrier under slab?

    See my reply to Rick. R-10 pink board is the majority of the vapor barrier. In theory if they had a big enough single sheet, with no gaps or seams, it would work. They have individual sheets so the seams become the issue. Tyvek tape is proposed. wondering if anyone has allowed this or...
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    Vapor barrier under slab?

    Sorry for the confusion... The pink foam board is the majority of the vapor barrier as well as the required insulation. The issue then becomes the seams between the foam boards allowing moisture through. Wondering if using TYVEK TAPE at the seams would work, not just using Tyvek under the...
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    Vapor barrier under slab?

    I tried to find the data sheet for the tape and had no luck. I have an inquiry to them already. The foam board is A-OK but i am not sure about the two together. Just wondering if anyone else had already figured it out yet.
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    Vapor barrier under slab?

    For insulation, or also to double as a required Vapor barrier?
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    Vapor barrier under slab?

    From the 2009 IRC: R506.2.3 Vapor retarder. A 6 mil (0.006 inch; 152 μm) polyethylene or approved vapor retarder with joints lapped not less than 6 inches (152 mm) shall be placed between the concrete floor slab and the base course or the prepared subgrade where no base course exists. Climate...
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    Violation of R302.5.1 ????

    Thanks for the opinions. Much appreciated. Happy Halloween to everyone.
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    Violation of R302.5.1 ????

    "Openings from a private garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted." Garage attached to a living room/kitchen area w/door that opens (20 minute or solid core). Stairs go from lower floor to upper floor bedroom area. Entire upper floor is considered the...
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    Fire separation & Opening protection

    That is what I thought would work. Thanks for the input. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
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    Fire separation & Opening protection

    Basically I have an R3 the owner wants to place 5 feet away from an S1 Aircraft hangar. Using Table 602, each building would need a 1 hour rating. When the FSD is less than 10 feet, those need to be rated from both sides. Then when I look at 705.3, for treating them as a single building...
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    Fire separation & Opening protection

    We have a small (4000ish sq ft. but not "residential") aircraft hangar. 2 walls are required to have 2 hour construction because of the CH 4 provisions based on location on lot (less than 30' to property lines.) Applicant now proposed to install a mobile home for use as a residence 5 feet away...
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    Bonus trusses & Habitable Attics ???

    I did a search of the forum to see if this had been discussed yet. How are you all treating bonus trusses that create a space that may be unfinished, but by definition is a "habitable attic", with regards to EERO? Seems like it is required, technically, but by virtue of design, not easy to...
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    unlisted microbrewery burners

    My concern is that it is unlisted. The listing and testing procedures are supposed to be our guide that a certain set of standards has been met for the equipment. In the event of equipment failure involving propane, the consequences can be deadly and catastrophic. The codes seem written with...
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    unlisted microbrewery burners

    The turkey cooker you show is CSA certified, but listed for outdoor use only. The burners wer are looking at have no listing whatsoever. Pretty much on par with home made moonshine equipment. Used indoors. That is the concern.
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    unlisted microbrewery burners

    I am familiar with 623 but these burners aren't really "permanent". they could be moved outside or to a new location pretty easily. I think they should be listed and labeled. I did put a request out to the FM to get their opinion. I'm not real comfortable with a modificaiton without some...
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    unlisted microbrewery burners

    Well, we are running in to this issue and it looks like it didn't get a whole lot of discussion here. We have a local micro-brewery that has 2 large kettles with a 440k burner and an 880k burner. Contacted the mfg. and they basically said that they buy the burner cast part from china then...
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    Resolution 2013-6

    I have to respectfully disagree. IBC SECTION 104 DUTIES AND POWERS OF BUILDING OFFICIAL [A] 104.1 General. The building official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this code. The building official shall have the authority to render interpretations of this code...
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    Resolution 2013-6

    State of Washington madates all jurisdictions adopt on a three year cycle. We adopt July 1 of the following year. So this July 1, we are now on the 2012. Recently there was a survey by WABO (Washington Association of Building Officials) to switch the state to every other cycle, essentially a...
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    R404.1.3 Question on Hydrostatic Pressures

    R404.1.3 describes 2 conditions where a foundation wall design would be requried. The 2nd is when there is >48" of unbalanced backfill with no lateral support at the top or bottom. The first condition is what my question is about. The code says design is required when "walls are subject to...
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    Propane lines across property lines???

    We enforce the IFC, IFGC and IMC provisions thru the building department. Vehicle protection, setbacks from PL and buildings, etc... I don't think there is an issue, but wanted to make sure there wasn't some provision I was missing since I have never seen this request. Thinking about it, I...
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    Propane lines across property lines???

    Sorry for the confusion. The tanks @ the garage are actually outside, not inside.
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    Propane lines across property lines???

    Single individual owns 2 adjacent lots. Garage with apartment on one, house on the other. Proposal to put LPG line from garage tanks across property line to connection at house. Anything in the code that prohibits this?? I have never encountered this request and couldn't find anything in the...
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    Residential Kitchen Makeup Air

    Does the contract specify how far open the window needs to be?? I built my new place under 2006 IRC and have a 800 cfm fantech inline exhaust for the kitchen. Love the thing. I see kitchen exhaust in the 100 to 1000 cfm range.
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    Residential Kitchen Makeup Air

    From 2009 IRC M1503.4 Makeup air required. Exhaust hood systems capable of exhausting in excess of 400 cubic feet per minute (0.19 m3/s) shall be provided with makeup air at a rate approximately equal to the exhaust air rate. Such makeup air systems shall be equipped with a means of closure and...
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