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    CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT IRC

    Re: CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT IRC Yeah, California is such a shining example of what over-regulation can do for a states bottom line. Great idea to add more worthless requirements to an industry that is already struggling.
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    2009 IECC 13% more energy efficient than 1006 IECC ????

    Re: 2009 IECC 13% more energy efficient than 1006 IECC ???? In reality this is no worse than falling prey to the engineering and architecture trades who now have some requiring stamps on single family dwellings. And let us not forget the marketing ploys of Simpson Strong Tie and numerous other...
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    Home Depot Crew

    Re: Home Depot Crew We are talking about OSHA. Common sense is dead.
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    Home Depot Crew

    Re: Home Depot Crew No and I would not take it if it was offered unless I was required to do so by law. A handbook without training is useless.
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    Minimum Plan Requirements

    Re: Minimum Plan Requirements Being a minimalist when it comes to government involvement, I find an approach similar to M&M's the preferred route. At least I don't have to listen to contractors or homeowners whining about how "thats the way it is drawn on the plans so its the plan...
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    Tiger why delete?

    Re: Tiger why delete? I am guessing it was an employer issue. His "tigers' way or the highway" maybe did not have the teeth he led us to believe.
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    when is a handrail continuous?

    Re: when is a handrail continuous? My interpretation is that the handrail must be continuous the full length of the stairway. Top to bottom no breaks in the handrail. I have seen it interpreted otherwise in other jurisdictions.
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    Home Depot Crew

    Re: Home Depot Crew Rick, I have absolutely zero hours of OSHA training. As such any effort on my part to enforce OSHA regs would be based on heresay information from others or conjecture on my part. I have absolutely zero interest in obtaining knowledge of OSHA regs. I will happily limit...
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    16' Garage Door Headers

    Re: 16' Garage Door Headers Well it sure is re-assuring to see that todays building officials are no longer capable of determing if a 16' garage door header will provide adequate support. We have passed enough code requirements to regulate ourselves right out of a job.
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    Home Depot Crew

    Re: deleted I am not an OSHA informant. I will do my job and let OSHA do theirs.If I do not feel the site is safe for me to complete an inspection, I will inform the contractor that I will return when it is. Getting sucked into the OSHA regs as it may apply to workers is a dangerous thing. Once...
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    494 Registered Users!!! WOW!

    Re: 283 Registered Users!!! My bad. "Residential Building, Interesting Class". May fall into the category of "be careful what you ask for because you might get it."
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    494 Registered Users!!! WOW!

    Re: 283 Registered Users!!! incognito - I don't write State Education Law. I'm not regulating myself out of anything. If I accept plans for a project in excess of $20,000 without a seal/signature my employer is potentially liable. That would be de-regulating myself out of a job. And those...
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    494 Registered Users!!! WOW!

    Re: 283 Registered Users!!! JP maybe you should be thankful for what you have. You could end up like New York and have to require stamps on anything over $20,000.00.
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    BLESSINGS TO PUT UNDER OUR CHRISTMAS TREE - 2009

    Re: BLESSINGS TO PUT UNDER OUR CHRISTMAS TREE - 2009 Well done UB.
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    ICC Webinar to Explain Website/Communities of Interest

    Re: ICC Webinar to Explain Website/Communities of Interest I am actually more interested in jar546 last comment than the ICC COI debacle. Interesting possibilities.
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    Interesting class today

    Re: Interesting class today Requiring stamps on residential plans when the prescriptive construction techniques are covered by the International Residential Code is ridiculous. Not only is the taxpayer paying the salary of the inspectors, who, if professional should be able to at least apply...
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    Interesting class today

    Re: Interesting class today Absolutely not. The builders and inspectors in this area are actually competent. You only need stamped plans if you have a boat load of idiots involved.
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    Two more tragic fires

    Re: Two more tragic fires Setting off fireworks inside a building!? Wouldn't think you would need a law to prevent that.
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    Center beam end bearing in crawlspace

    Re: Center beam end bearing in crawlspace I have stopped accepting........ Sorry about that.
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    Center beam end bearing in crawlspace

    Re: Center beam end bearing in crawlspace I have stopped excepting site built laminated beams that do not have all common splices bearing on a post. I have been back to several homes that were finishing the basement off several years after initial construction and asked by homeowners why their...
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    I don't like I-joists either.

    Re: I don't like I-joists either. Dang, looks like everybody chose death of thread. Just when it looked like the trains were picking up some downhill speed.
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    ICC Webinar to Explain Website/Communities of Interest

    Re: ICC Webinar to Explain Website/Communities of Interest Huh, I didn't realize they still had a bulletin board. Put me down as a member of the community of disinterested.
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    Permits, we don't need no stinkin' permits......

    Re: Permits, we don't need no stinkin' permits...... Sorry I should have used the "smilie" for sarcasm.
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    I don't like I-joists either.

    Re: I don't like I-joists either. May be kind of like watching a train wreck--fun to watch but rarely anything good comes of it. But I do like watching train wrecks from the safety of my sofa.
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    Permits, we don't need no stinkin' permits......

    Re: Permits, we don't need no stinkin' permits...... Can't imagine a competent contractor buying a house with all those problems. Maybe should have sprung for an inspection prior to purchasing.
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