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    Documentation for retaining walls

    It's going to be difficult to determine how the wall was constructed after the fact - layers of geogrid, width of drainage field, lifts of compaction, # of below-grade base courses, etc., etc., etc. Don't really know how you do that short of deconstructing a segment?
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    Work not completed

    Aside from the lack of a final inspection / C of O / closing out of permit aspect, we have a defined nuisance in our ordinances which declares as a nuisance any project "under construction or has been under construction and remains uncompleted for an unreasonable period of time or the...
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    Post Denver

    I have no confirmation that mine were received. I emailed them earlier last week, then after seeing the website message later (email never did 'bounce back'), I thought I should fax it. No idea if anyone actually received anything.
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    Demolition and compaction

    I'm beginning to see a consensus forming.....
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    Ceiling framing

    Does it say anywhere in the rafter tie provision of the IRC that the rafter ties have to be parallel to the floor? One end connected at the plate (of a center partition) and one in the center third of the rafter span?
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    My office, for fun

    Nice resolution for a phone camera. What kind of phone do you have?
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    Demolition and compaction

    Do any of you have ordinances or amendments which require full compaction of a demolition site? We currently only require that the proper grade be established, seeding be done, foreign material removed, but there is no standard for compaction of fill. We're now experiencing problems as some of...
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    Solid Sheathing and Asphalt Shingles

    I'll quit after this question, because obviously this is of little interest, but: §R907.4 (IRC2006) says that if "...new roof covering over wood shingle or shake roofs creates a combustible concealed space, the entire surface shall be covered with gypsum board, mineral fiber, glass fiber, or...
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    Solid Sheathing and Asphalt Shingles

    If I may, I'd like to hijack and steer in a slightly different course. Assuming the rafters are capable of supporting the loads, and assuming proper ventilation is provided, would you allow new solid sheathing and shingles to be installed over the top of one layer of wood shakes?
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    Missing Member?

    He replied to the "Denver" discussion just a few days before the meeting, saying he was invited, but had a conflict and couldn't attend.
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    Lateral restraint on load bearing gable walls

    Ajweaver, Another Denver attendee here. It was nice meeting you. I like your response above; I have used the same rationale often. I'm curious, though, as to whether your assessment is based in §R802, or if it comes from your engineering perspective?
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    Best footing forms ever

    If I didn't know better, I'd swear you hired Gordon Liddy to bug their Platinum LEED offices, Conarb! I'd say you hit all of the critical high points on those two paragraphs!!
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    ICC Website is offline

    It was mentioned near the conclusion of last week's meeting that they may make a few changes / delete some features, etc. to "demonstrate goodwill". Do you suppose.....??
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    Happy Birthday TJacobs

    Happy Birthday from the "Deep South", Jake. Like Enginerd said, we'd have bought you and Old Style if we'd known!
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    Arrived in Denver - BB discussion with ICC

    It was truly a privilege finally meeting many of you and putting a face with the formerly-faceless identity. Hope everyone made it home safely (Mule and TJacobs: hope you're enjoying your extended stay). Echoing what the others have said, I came away with a renewed sense of optimism regarding...
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    List of Members going to Denver

    I'll be pushing it to get to the "Welcoming Reception" at 7 - my flight isn't in until around 6:30.
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    25% rule

    Conarb, You're quite right about the intent being to eliminate the thermal bridging. In fact, I understand that is precisely why, in climate zone 5, they increased the frame wall R-value from 19 in the 2006 codes to R-20 in the 2009. Neither fiberglass nor cellulose will achieve the R-20, so...
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    25% rule

    I don't see a problem, but I likewise don't see a benefit. From a cost standpoint, I would think plywood(osb, etc) plus an insulation product could potentially be more costly than 1 layer of R-5 or a 2X6 wall. Don't know - never really ran the numbers, but I never see the 'spark' in any of the...
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    Townhouses burn down in PA

    Very tragic, indeed. It's reasonable to presume that the separations were not correct. I don't mean to hijack, but I seem to recall a previous post from this board or the 'other one' in which the OP asked for pictures of townhouse separations that did work. Does anyone have any of these...
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    25% rule

    I specifically asked this in an ICC-provided training seminar on the '09 IECC, and what you are suggesting is correct, rktect - if the walls are 25% solidly-sheated (or 100%, as the case may be), then a continuous R-2 is compliant. I haven't seen anyone use this approach; I don't know what...
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    List of Members going to Denver

    Flying out of St. Louis. Not sure how early I'll be there on Wednesday night. They said something about a "Welcoming Reception"?
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    List of Members going to Denver

    A neophyte will be there to counterbalance all of you seasoned experts!
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    Flashing for Brick on Top of Roof

    Wrong wrong wrong. The flashing has to go beneath the first course of masonry (§R703.7.5, 703.8), so even if the intent is to come back in and counterflash over this "channel", that would occur at the second or third bed joint of masonry. They are basically creating a channel to trap any...
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    Dog Daycare

    We have, in recent months, been petitioned to allow a “Doggie Daycare” in one of our downtown districts. Our zoning reg.s allow veterinarian practices, but not kennels, in the downtown. The key distinctions being: A.) Outdoor activities (fenced runs, etc.) and B.) 24-hour boarding (and...
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    Interview later today...

    Let me add my congratulations, as well! Judging by the ease with which you answer questions on here, the well-chosen wording of your responses, and your ability to interject humor into practically any topic, in my opinion you'll make a terrific instructor. Enjoy!
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