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  1. Ryan Schultz

    Using LVP on a floating ceiling above front-of-house serving line.

    Our department requires a washable ceiling above where food is prepped or serviced. The floating ceiling, in this case, is above those areas. LVP/LVT is assumed to be a washable surface.
  2. Ryan Schultz

    Using LVP on a floating ceiling above front-of-house serving line.

    Looking to use LVP/LVT on a curved, floating ceiling above the 'front-of-house' in fast food type restaurant. Kinda like Subway. The building is a Type VB with sprinklers. I would assume using LVP/LVT is allowed, as Type VB allows all types of materials. Would this be a correct...
  3. Ryan Schultz

    Can you have unseparated uses nested within overall separated uses?

    Can you do something like the following? That is, having unseparated uses nested within overall separated uses? For this example assume unsprinklered Type VB.
  4. Ryan Schultz

    All exits 32" clear?

    1010.1 Doors Means of egress doors shall meet the requirements of this section. So we have to assume all these doors (openings, really) are considered Means of egress doors?
  5. Ryan Schultz

    All exits 32" clear?

    Thanks. I think this is what I'm looking for.
  6. Ryan Schultz

    All exits 32" clear?

    > Other than the opening that is shown with the arrow and box (clear floor space?), what do the other openings lead to? The answer is somewhat dependent on that. Let's just say this is a room with a room, and then exits outside. Let's say, Section, 1016.2 Egress Through Intervening Spaces, is...
  7. Ryan Schultz

    All exits 32" clear?

    Do all the scenarios illustrated below need to maintain the 32" min clear? Let's say the occupant load is 2 people.
  8. Ryan Schultz

    If a restaurant is considered a B, as it’s under 50 occupants, can you use B when it applies to the fire alarm (907.2.2) or do you need to use A2?

    If a restaurant is considered a B, as it’s under 50 occupants, can you use B when it applies to the fire alarm (907.2.2) or do you need to use A2 (907.2.1)? If A2, can you point me to the blurb that outlines this?
  9. Ryan Schultz

    one exit from front-of-house and back-of-house prep kitchens.

    That is an existing door.
  10. Ryan Schultz

    Are A2 kitchens considered 1103.2.2 Employee Work Areas?

    With an A2, in a scenario like the following, the areas circled are considered 1103.2.2 Employee Work Areas and are not considered accessible kitchens per 804.2.1. Therefore, the 40" min clearances outlined in 804.2.1 do not apply. Would that be a correct interpretation?
  11. Ryan Schultz

    one exit from front-of-house and back-of-house prep kitchens.

    i gotcha.. thanks!
  12. Ryan Schultz

    one exit from front-of-house and back-of-house prep kitchens.

    Thanks @classicT, but wouldn't these dimensions apply?...
  13. Ryan Schultz

    one exit from front-of-house and back-of-house prep kitchens.

    Thank You. The common path of travel is 65ft. Yes, the total load of the space is <50.
  14. Ryan Schultz

    one exit from front-of-house and back-of-house prep kitchens.

    The circled area below is a front-of-house and back-of-house kitchens. Would the one exit, indicated below be sufficient from these spaces? We would like to keep the 2'-6" dimension indicated below. Which is not wide enough, obviously for a 2nd exit, if we need one. As both of these spaces...
  15. Ryan Schultz

    Elevators required after overall building has a total of 3000sf of mezzanines.

    If you have a scenario, like the following, in an existing, sprinkled, 1 story building, where (3) business suite have existing 1000sf mezzanines without an elevator, can the 4th business suite add a mezzanine without adding an elevator? Per 1104.4 I would think they could not, because the...
  16. Ryan Schultz

    Floor assembly rating between R2's.

    We have existing 2 story Type VB with the following plan, that's currently unsprinklered. We would like to convert one of the 1st floor (M) occupancies, to a (R2). We plan on sprinklering only the newly renovated dwelling unit with NFPA 13R. We would like to realize 1012.1.1.2 Change of...
  17. Ryan Schultz

    Possible to achieve a 2hr wood truss floor assembly without gyp. crete?

    We are renovating an existing 1st floor space to a R2. The floor assembly between this 1st floor R2 and the existing R2 on the 2nd floor, needs to be 2hr rated. We have existing wood floor trusses with 3/4" CDX floor sheathing. Is there anyway to get a 2hr rating floor assembly, by using just...
  18. Ryan Schultz

    Introduce elevator for anything past 3000 sf?

    If you have a scenario, like the following, in a 1 story building, can the other (3) tenants build a mezzanine without a elevator? Per 1104.4 I would think they could not, because the overall building already has a max 3000sf that is not accessible...
  19. Ryan Schultz

    Fire barrier cont. through/around stairs?

    Let's say the blue line is a required 2hr fire barrier between to different occupancies, and the stair walls are either not required to be rated, or they are 1hr rated. Does the 2hr wall need to continue around the stairs, like the 2nd image? Or will the approach illustrated in the first...
  20. Ryan Schultz

    Does IEBC 803.2.1 have precedent over 1019.3?

    I also sent Upcodes a little note...
  21. Ryan Schultz

    Does IEBC 803.2.1 have precedent over 1019.3?

    This is the cited amendment. Does that mean all the exceptions are removed from this section? I put the question out to the state. SPS 366.0903 Building elements and materials. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IEBC section 803.2.1: All existing interior vertical...
  22. Ryan Schultz

    Does IEBC 803.2.1 have precedent over 1019.3?

    > Where vertical opening enclosure is not required by the International Building Code or the International Fire Code. Hmm, it appears this exception is not in the Wisconsin code, however. Well upcode's rendition of it. Will have to check local amendments.
  23. Ryan Schultz

    Does IEBC 803.2.1 have precedent over 1019.3?

    Related to this post, the local AHJ is citing IEBC 803.2 as a reason for requiring a 1hr wall and door around that stair. Per that same post, I don't think that stair needs to be rated, but I'm not sure what logic to use to provide an argument that IEBC 803.2 doesn't apply in this circumstance...
  24. Ryan Schultz

    Open, unrated, stair condition?

    Oh, I thought you had to assume one exit was blocked, for the load. I guess regardless, 33>30, so in that regard would that wall around the stair need to be rated per TABLE 1020.1?
  25. Ryan Schultz

    Change of occupancy - Sprinkler requirement in a mixed use (R2/B)

    There it is. Was looking in the wrong location. Thank you.
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