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  1. Ryan Schultz

    Does 705.2 exception 1 apply to occupancy change as well?

    @RLGA, does it apply to all 4? That is, Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Change in Occupancy Sorry, my original wording was not very clear.
  2. Ryan Schultz

    Does 705.2 exception 1 apply to occupancy change as well?

    Does the following exception only apply to Alternation 1, 2, and 3, or does it apply to occupancy change as well? 705.2 Alterations Affecting an Area Containing a Primary Function Where an alteration affects the accessibility to a, or contains an area of, primary function, the route to the...
  3. Ryan Schultz

    Restrooms requirements for a 3 unit, 3 story R-2 renovation

    @mtlogcabin, it's 3 units total, 1 unit per floor, 3 floors total. Bathrooms are located at each floor, 1 per unit.
  4. Ryan Schultz

    Restrooms requirements for a 3 unit, 3 story R-2 renovation

    For an existing 3 unit, 3 story R-2 project, am I correct to assume, if we satisfy the following highlighted code exceptions, that no matter the level of alteration (1, 2 or 3) if we either renovate an existing bathroom, or create a new bathroom, that these bathrooms do not have to meet Type B...
  5. Ryan Schultz

    reach ranges for closet rods height in a Type B unit

    Are their any reach ranges for closet rods height in a Type B unit? Why is so hard to find this stuff? bah.
  6. Ryan Schultz

    Interpretation on door infringement on egress width

    I can't swing the door inside the unit, because we can't accommodate the maneuver clearances inside.
  7. Ryan Schultz

    Interpretation on door infringement on egress width

    It's a multifamily... unit entry doors.
  8. Ryan Schultz

    Interpretation on door infringement on egress width

    Is it only the 'B' dimension that needs to satisfy 1005.7.1, or does 'A' need to be accommodated as well? 1005.7.1 Doors Doors in any position shall not reduce the required width by more than one-half.
  9. Ryan Schultz

    Accommodating maneuvering clearances on the unit side of a Type B primary door

    Thanks @north star, unfortunately the following is all I see in 2017. No mention of the maneuvering clearances on the unit side of a Type B primary door. :\ Am I to assume maneuvering clearances are required on the unit side of the primary door in a Type B unit? --- 1102.5Doors and...
  10. Ryan Schultz

    Accommodating maneuvering clearances on the unit side of a Type B primary door

    Does anyone know if the exception about not accommodating maneuvering clearances on the unit side of a Type B primary door in 2003 A.117.1 applies to A.117.1 2009 as well? If so, where would one look for that? 1004.5.1 Primary Entrance Door. The primary entrance door to the unit shall comply...
  11. Ryan Schultz

    Fire alarm requirements for F-1

    Will be in Wisconsin. I have a question out to the AHJ to see which one has precedent. I thought I'd ask here, to see if it was more straight forward than a AHJ stipulation.
  12. Ryan Schultz

    Fire alarm requirements for F-1

    Hi, For fire alarms requirements for an F-1 occupancy, which section should I refer to? IBC - [F] 907.2.4 Group F or... NFPA 101 - 40.3.4.1 If one takes precedence over another, where do I find the part of the code that spells this out? Thank you kindly for the help, Ryan
  13. Ryan Schultz

    Favorite resource for researching the appropriate through-penetration firestop system

    What's your favorite resource for researching the appropriate through-penetration firestop system to use with any particular assembly?
  14. Ryan Schultz

    Rating soffit/chase for electrical feeders

    Nice, that mentally unlocked it for me. --- So back to the requirement of the chase/soffit in the S-2 (Type 1B) basement--one would assume the inspector did not think these penetrations had the appropriate fire stop system, and thus required the 2hr chase/soffit in the basement below.
  15. Ryan Schultz

    Rating soffit/chase for electrical feeders

    Per the recent site photo below, it looks like the aggregate penetration is greater than 144sqin.--thus the reason, I assume, the inspector required a 2hr soffit/chase in the basement below. --- Another question, per 714.4.1, do those cables need to be steel, ferrous or copper conduits rather...
  16. Ryan Schultz

    Rating soffit/chase for electrical feeders

    We have a 3 story R-2 (Type VB) over a S-2 (Type 1B) basement. Per 510.4 there's a 2hr floor between the occupancies. We have feeders coming into the S-2 basement, and then routing up through the 2hr floor. The local inspector is requiring us to build a 2hr hour soffit/chase around all the...
  17. Ryan Schultz

    Membrane protections in a 2hr stair

    According to the following code breakout, a 2hr interior stair can have membrane penetrations on the outside of the stair wall, if those membrane penetrations are within the exceptions listing in 714.3.2, correct? 713.1 General: The provisions of this section shall apply to shafts required to...
  18. Ryan Schultz

    PVC roof drain/pipe coming down through a stair roof, and penetrating the stair's 2 hour fire wall?

    A rated soffit, it is! :) Thanks everyone.
  19. Ryan Schultz

    PVC roof drain/pipe coming down through a stair roof, and penetrating the stair's 2 hour fire wall?

    If a unprotected steel pipe wouldn't work, would a pipe painted with 2hr intumescent paint work?
  20. Ryan Schultz

    PVC roof drain/pipe coming down through a stair roof, and penetrating the stair's 2 hour fire wall?

    Yes, but the PVC drain/pipe has been installed already.
  21. Ryan Schultz

    PVC roof drain/pipe coming down through a stair roof, and penetrating the stair's 2 hour fire wall?

    It's a flat roof. Could we change the pipe to steel, would that help? Or, how about routing the pipe inside the 2hr stair wall? In that case, it would be a membrane penetration only.
  22. Ryan Schultz

    PVC roof drain/pipe coming down through a stair roof, and penetrating the stair's 2 hour fire wall?

    Is it possible to have a PVC roof drain/pipe come down through a stair roof, and penetrate the stair's 2 hour fire wall? My reading of Section, 1023.5 Penetrations, is a little ambiguous as it comes to this.
  23. Ryan Schultz

    Can frontage increase be applied to multiple fire areas?

    Thanks Ron & Ty That's t.b.d.--assessing whether existing walls are structural independent can sometime be hard to determine in the field. Any pointers, other than selective demo, to determine if the wall is structural independent? The particular walls that i'm looking at are CMU walls that...
  24. Ryan Schultz

    Can frontage increase be applied to multiple fire areas?

    Let's say you have (1) building made up of (2) fire areas--as illustrated below--all on the same property. When determining the allowable area of the entire building, can the frontage increases alloted by the 60ft setbacks apply to both fire areas, or would it only apply to Fire Area B?
  25. Ryan Schultz

    electrical panel inside a restroom?

    Are there any restrictions on placing an electrical panel inside a restroom? If so, could you please point me to the code section that speaks to that?
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