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  1. Mule

    Infiltration VS Ventilation

    Congrats!!! Now go to work! :)
  2. Mule

    Fire Station sleeping area

    I was going to say the same thing but I didn't know if it was just a Texas thing or not. In Texas residential buildings are called modular and must be built to the codes that the AHJ has adopted along with zoning requirements. Industrialized buildings are commercial constructed buildings.
  3. Mule

    Polka Dot house? Really?

    I don't have a picture but in a gated community one neighbor was complaining about the other neighbor across the street always working on his cars. The ordinance specified if the violation could be seen from a public street then it was a violation .... He built a eight foot tall fence across the...
  4. Mule

    Final inspection without power

    We require the power to be on for the final inspection. We do a temporary final electrical inspection where the house is buttoned up, all outlets, lights, switches, garbage disposal, dishwasher etc.... We spot check various items, outlets, switches etc to verify wiring...... Also on the temp...
  5. Mule

    kind of building releated

    We require documentation showing flame retardency, layout of chairs or equipment (if large enough) for proper egress, anchorage, any electrical, and site plan.
  6. Mule

    Dallas Code Hearings

    mggrew Welcome to the board! Jump in and do some talking.
  7. Mule

    Roof Truss Installation Problems .. ICE>>>>>

    The cut sheets do not indicate they are designed for a two point bearing. I am requesting information from the truss manufactuer that the trusses as installed are manufactured for two point bearing....more or less!!!
  8. Mule

    Roof Truss Installation Problems .. ICE>>>>>

    Also... This is the first time I've seen this type of tag on a truss. The tag specified additional bracing required.
  9. Mule

    Hold Down for Post Same House as Truss Problem

    I don't know what the concrete guy was thinking on this hold down for the post... This was supposed to be part of the windbracing for the wall. It's on the front porch... I guess they thought there was supposed to be a wall out there!
  10. Mule

    Roof Truss Installation Problems .. ICE>>>>>

    Well.......we've spoke with the truss manufactuer. Apparently the trusses are designed to span from exterior wall to exterior wall. Our comment was...Give us a letter stating that the way the trusses are installed is structurally safe. The letter came back the the trusses AS DESIGNED are...
  11. Mule

    Roof Truss Installation Problems .. ICE>>>>>

    These were just a few problems... There were several more areas but no need to post those pictures because one picture covers several others just like it!
  12. Mule

    Roof Truss Installation Problems .. ICE>>>>>

    Okay.. our jurisdiction has not had a residential roof truss installed since.......... Many many years! The builders AND framers just don't know that sometimes trusses are required to be installed a specific way! What do those little red tags on the trusses mean? This part has to be over a...
  13. Mule

    egress window at bedroom?

    I would think that section R310.1 Emergency escape and rescue required. The last part of the section... Emergency escape and rescue openings shall open directly into a public way, or to a yard or court that opens to a public way. If the emergency escape and rescue openings do not provide a...
  14. Mule

    Gas Wells and Adjacent Structures

    Thanks cda and Fatboy. Our planning department is looking at 300 feet.
  15. Mule

    Gas Wells and Adjacent Structures

    Anything on gas wells and the distance they should be from other structures? Our city is tweaking our gas well ordinance and I am looking for anything in the building or fire code where it specifies how close a structure can be to a gas well. Is there anything in either code? I'm looking but...
  16. Mule

    Definition of attached?

    Take it to the Board of Appeals for an interpretation.........
  17. Mule

    so it's Friday the 13th

    Free time? I have a honey-do list that has accumulated for around 10 years now that I have to start working on! It looks like I'll be busier not working!
  18. Mule

    Maryland says YES to sprinkler protection in new homes !

    I just wonder how this is going to work in Texas. The legislative body of Texas has implemented bills that specify that unless AHJ's already had an ordinance in place requiring sprinklers then AHJ's could not require them. I guess it would take another group that was strong enough to get the...
  19. Mule

    so it's Friday the 13th

    Yep! Definitely in training! The end of June I will be hanging it up!
  20. Mule

    so it's Friday the 13th

    What day was Friday the 13th? I must have missed it!
  21. Mule

    Good Morning

    Good luck on your new venture! Hope everything works out for you! What new job are you going to? I know the "dark side" but are you going back to contracting on your own or superintendent or ????? Just curious.
  22. Mule

    Simpson Strong-Tie Wall Bracing Calculator

    I use this in our plan review. The most important thing to watch for on the software is 1. The number of braced wall lines.....default is two. 2. All walls of the same bracing methods.....some braced walls may be GB
  23. Mule

    Garbage Disposal

    Just like the weather here in Texas. If you don't like the weather here in Texas...just wait a minute...it will change! :)
  24. Mule

    Garbage Disposal

    This thread went from garbage disposal to disposal of garbage to communism to conservation to color to food to global warming to.................. Gotta love this forum!!! :)
  25. Mule

    encased in 2 inches of concrete

    Stupid new inspectors! Go to classes and come back with all kinds of new rules!
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