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  1. Mr Softy

    Why buy American?

    point taken.
  2. Mr Softy

    B or I-4 or other...

    308.5.1 that's an I-4.
  3. Mr Softy

    R-1 or R-3

    how big are the cabins? they're not really R-3, but they're not R-1 either. can they be classified as Accessory?
  4. Mr Softy

    Why buy American?

    ditto, going back to the Roxy band.
  5. Mr Softy

    power source for smoke dettection, residential

    yup. amended in MA as well. power from a branch that services some other part of a habitable space.
  6. Mr Softy

    Personal experience

    there's nothing wrong with disagreement. but. one can be civil or one can choose incivility. and that choice can speak volumes.
  7. Mr Softy

    Why buy American?

    and for the record, i don't have a trailer hitch.
  8. Mr Softy

    Why buy American?

    one forum on which i participate has a firm rule - attack the idea, not the person. if there's disagreement or alternate views, there is a civil way to express that disagreement. as Frank Zappa once said, you can't polish a turd. one shouldn't have to screw up their courage to participate.
  9. Mr Softy

    Personal experience

    i am not afraid of how i will be treated. i am disgusted with how i have been treated.
  10. Mr Softy

    Howdy! Guest

    it feels like i've been at this that long. with that long to go...
  11. Mr Softy

    Accesory Dwelling Units

    there is case law in support of the position that a single family building can have two kitchens and yet not be a two family dwelling. a kitchen does not make an ADU. in-law suites/nanny suites can exist but they must be connected to the primary dwelling - no completely independent entrances...
  12. Mr Softy

    What's the plan Stan?

    those are the caps, yes?
  13. Mr Softy

    Building area

    our Zoning considers it as area. from a code perspective, i would not.
  14. Mr Softy

    Send it to Planning.

    is that a fan exhaust? or some sort of drain?
  15. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    Ok - i agree with that how about this - A meeting room was reconfigured and the occupant load went from 40 to 55. Panic hardware is now required on all doors along the egress path. This work is not included in the work area. An adjacent kitchen and two bathrooms were added after permitting...
  16. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    yup. the contractor indicated work in the kitchen and bath. only. fine. i determined, upon inspection, that the work was over the whole building. my call. if the GC doesn't want the BI making field determinations, don't venture off the CDs.
  17. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    no, it doesn't unfortunately. and trust me, we do know how to get their attention when we need to.
  18. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    uncovering existing conditions is one thing... our MO (so to speak) is to use Stop Work Orders only when absolutely necessary. the preferred method is to work out a solution, and give the GC/DP a the opportunity to make things right. Stop Work Orders just put lots of people out of work. our...
  19. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    hi peach. in both instances i am citing, the 'work area' had expanded wildly during construction. after review,and after the permit had been issued. both expansions of scope were uncovered during a field inspection for something else. we look for a minimum of three essential documents - an...
  20. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    i agree with your examples of incedental work. and you definition of work area
  21. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    do you mean the cubic volume is 1000 ft 3 ?
  22. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

  23. Mr Softy

    Off Topic But Please read

    mods - as my complaints about brudgers have become public, i would like you to answer a question, publicly - how is referring to ones professional conduct as 'your personal agenda and willingness to break the law' not a personal attack? particulaly in light of brudgers having had no...
  24. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

  25. Mr Softy

    defining the 'work area'

    here are two questions - Project - there are two adjacent 10x10 rooms. the wall between the two is being moved 2 feet, to create an 8x10 room and a 12x10 room. does the project qualify as Level 2? Yes or No Is the work area - a 200 Sq ft, the combined area of the two reconfigured spaces...
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