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  1. Mac

    Enforcement of exterior steps as means of egresso

    Trick question! There are two doors - is the minimum dimension 36"? What about the mullion? BTW those stairs are fugly!
  2. Mac

    Top three problems facing code officials today

    "Think of this as an ongoing process." More like a never ending process.
  3. Mac

    Rafter thrust and I give up

    Hate to see the birds mouths cuts so deep - indicates a lack of layout skills.
  4. Mac

    Where does egress end in residential

    A dwelling needs only one 311 "Means of Egress" compliant exit door- other exterior doors don't need the stairs.
  5. Mac

    Where does egress end in residential

    Please note that "Stairways" are included in 311 "Means of Egress". Which leads me to believe that exterior stairs are intended to be part of the MOE.
  6. Mac

    Job Site Temporary Offices

    Trailers. Some of them can be pretty bad and others quite nice. A post on an unnamed code related forum got me thinking: 3103.2 Construction documents. A permit application and construction documents shall be submitted for each installation of a temporary structure. The construction documents...
  7. Mac

    Deck with Stair

    One example might be building the deck with stairs if there is an existing bedroom EERO opening onto the deck.
  8. Mac

    Deck with Stair

    Can the deck be built without stairs or a ladder?
  9. Mac

    NEC code or property maintenance

    Fire Code 605.1 "Abatement of electrical hazards..." might help. Is that mess is hot?
  10. Mac

    Nfpa 75

    See the Fire Code, sec 304.3 "Containers"....... A container over 40 gallon capacity "shall be provided with lids".
  11. Mac

    Poetry

    BAD LIMERICK WARNING!!!!! There once was a Codes guy in New York Who put effort into his work The contractors heard he was kind of a nerd So now they all call him the code dork.
  12. Mac

    You can't chain the doors shut! ... Right?

    They aren't identified as exits - isn't that part of the definition?
  13. Mac

    Complaints and How to Handle Them

    This is what can happen where a residential zone directly borders an industrial zone, with no 'buffer zone' as a transition. Business uses rarely complain about the residence next door. The beer is quite good, I took five growlers to a music fest last summer!They have expanded operations to...
  14. Mac

    Complaints and How to Handle Them

    Complaints are my biggest complaint! All of the municipalities I have worked for have sections of law that direct the Code Enforcement how to proceed with a complaint. Most of them include setting reasonable. compliance deadlines and, if not met, proceed to a court appearance ticket. I have a...
  15. Mac

    Counter height issue

    Doc has to figure out how to comply with HEPA on his own.
  16. Mac

    NAHB needs our help

    What happens after the thirteen-year payoff of the energy code related costs? The building continues to deliver savings for the occupants. Exponentially, given the cycle of ever increasing energy costs.
  17. Mac

    Lobotomy Nails

    Dock spikes.
  18. Mac

    attachments to underside of roof deck .

    The roof structure must be able to support the additional equipment, which is (relatively) easy to determine if it is a new building. If it is an existing building, maybe an engineer could make sure that the ducts etc will be OK. Mechanical Code of NY State - 302.1 Structural safety. The...
  19. Mac

    Political Correctness

    take your seething rants someplace else
  20. Mac

    Some light reading.

    The requirement for upgrading accessibility in parking lots is also in the Property Maintenance Code: 302.3.1 Off Street Parking Lots. Whenever a person, firm or corporation performs the following work in an off street parking lot, within a six month period of time, the design of designated...
  21. Mac

    Apparently we are the only ones enforcing this part of the energy code

    What about the (green sheathing) Advantec Zip wall system? If properly taped is it considered an air barrier? Just today saw it for the first time and can't access the ESR report.
  22. Mac

    A real cut-up

    I don't know about saving the removed materials, but if the accessible and visible joints have not been reamed they are not compliant. 605.15.4 Soldered joints. Solder joints shall be made in accordance with the methods of ASTM B 828. All cut tube ends shall be reamed to the full inside...
  23. Mac

    Foundation

    Visit the Center for Campus Fire Safety and click the "news" button on the header. The early arriving dorm RA's are getting fire safety training. Who is getting training at an off campus apartment building? Scroll back into news of the last academic year and see how often fires occur.
  24. Mac

    storm water report

    We have a planning review for projects over a certain size. The Planning Board looks at post construction site drainage. Prior to start of construction, if more than one acre is affected, an engineered SWPPP must be in place before the first shovel is turned. NY State is pretty serious about...
  25. Mac

    Access to attic space from another attic

    "The building needs a code compliant attic access" Repeat as necessary.
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