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  1. Ryan Schultz

    Determine the rating of an existing floor

    I have an existing floor that is very similar to a 2hr UL G515 floor assembly. The only difference is instead of metal furring, there is Wood 1x2's - 10" o.c. How do a determine the hourly rating of this floor? I know about chapter 721 and 722, but what I can gather there's no area that talks...
  2. Ryan Schultz

    34" or 36" max a.f.f. - what's the max for a condiment counter and a trash base cabinet in a restaurant?

    34" or 36" max a.f.f.? Under ansi.a117.1.2009, what's the max for a condiment counter and a trash base cabinet in a restaurant? If 36", can you point me to the code that allows this? I've gone back and forth on this with multiple contractors and inspectors. Tired.
  3. Ryan Schultz

    Do all the entrances into a building need to satisfy ADA clearances?

    Hypothetically, if you have multiple entrances into a business tenant space, do they all need to accommodate the following clearances? Or do only 60% of the entrances into the space, need to have these clearances...
  4. Ryan Schultz

    Individual classroom restrooms in a daycare

    That's it exactly! ADA's all over the place, code-wise.
  5. Ryan Schultz

    Individual classroom restrooms in a daycare

    With a daycare, whether it be an E or I-4 occupancy, if the common restrooms accommodate all the ADA fixtures, do the individual classroom restrooms need to be ADA accessible, as well? --- Also, is it possible to count the fixtures in the individual classroom restrooms, toward the over...
  6. Ryan Schultz

    Dead-end corridor interpretation in a story, unsprinklered I-4

    One daycare tenant throughout.
  7. Ryan Schultz

    Dead-end corridor interpretation in a story, unsprinklered I-4

    whether a space is accessory to another, has always seemed to blurry to me and open to interpretation.
  8. Ryan Schultz

    Dead-end corridor interpretation in a story, unsprinklered I-4

    Asked same question to our AHJ. Their response... In this scenario, I have a feeling section1016 would not be satisfied.
  9. Ryan Schultz

    Dead-end corridor interpretation in a story, unsprinklered I-4

    I have a 1story, unsprinklered I-4 Daycare (probably an E, based on 308.6.1 Classification as Group E). Clients want to add another room as illustrated below. Question: I assume the corridor, highlighted in yellow, is not a dead-end corridor because all the rooms have 2 means of egress. Is...
  10. Ryan Schultz

    When do you add the 12" extension at the bottom of stairs?

    When do you add this 12" extension to handrails at the bottom of a stair run? All the time? Or are there times you don't need it? --- Another question: Can this 12" extension run perpendicular to the stair run? That is, can it turn a corner for example? Assume an IBC, commercial application.
  11. Ryan Schultz

    Elevator opening protection required with an unsprinklered 2 story (B) & (R2) Building

    I have an unsprinklered 2 story (B) & (R2) Building. Per 3006.2, I assume the hoistway does not need 'opening protection', correct?
  12. Ryan Schultz

    Converting a mixed use building to mostly B1 tenantd - still need sprinklers for the entire building?

    from our AHJ. "Three or more tenants in the building but only the B occupancy is remodeled, the residential portion is not touched. The remodeled B area is over 50% of the building area making it a level 3 alteration. IEBC s. 904.1 references s. 804.2 so the primary sprinkler threshold...
  13. Ryan Schultz

    Converting a mixed use building to mostly B1 tenantd - still need sprinklers for the entire building?

    I agree, from what I can gather, the remaining residence would be an R3. Yes there's a change in occupancy--it would be those 3 R2's that were converted to B1's.
  14. Ryan Schultz

    Converting a mixed use building to mostly B1 tenantd - still need sprinklers for the entire building?

    I'm helping a client potentially convert (3) 2nd floor R2's to a B1 tenant. Even though there will only be (1) R2 left in the entire building after the renovation, will we need to sprinkler the entire building since the renovation is more than 50% of the building's area? The building is only 2...
  15. 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.
  16. 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...
  17. 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.
  18. 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...
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Ryan Schultz

    Interpretation on door infringement on egress width

    It's a multifamily... unit entry doors.
  22. 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.
  23. 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...
  24. 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...
  25. 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.
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