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  1. ICE

    Agricultural No Building Permit Required

    Not inspecting a solar array because it was installed on a barn roof fits in with the typical SoCal inspector that doesn’t inspect a solar array because it is installed on a house roof.
  2. ICE

    Agricultural No Building Permit Required

    Is that due to a phobia involving barns?
  3. ICE

    Agricultural No Building Permit Required

    Well then, let's add a runway.
  4. ICE

    Diagrams - Draft or Reference?

    Twenty years ago I did double duty... no that's incorrect... it was actually a lot more than double ... one duty was plans examiner. Plans that had a load of sizzle to augment a smattering of steak went back with a bunch of red ink. For example, a single story old folks home with plans starting...
  5. ICE

    Agricultural No Building Permit Required

    The barn is a shelter for horses and a place to store tack. That which happens outside the barn has no bearing on the use of the farmer's barn. The failure of this one barn is by no means cause to screw with all barns going forward. The lady hired an inexperienced builder. While of scant...
  6. ICE

    An average day

    There's three piles of dirt. Heavy dirt too. So the plan for now is moving pile #3 to pile #2 position. Notice the wheelbarrow. It is the last wheelbarrow of a train of wheelbarrows. That's a big word..wheelbarrow. Wheel barrow operator sounds like an important position. Trust me on...
  7. ICE

    Large digital display array considered a wall finish & required to comply with Section 803??

    "paneling or other finish applied structurally or for decoration" The OP made the comparison to a 72" television. Well the apparatus at hand is a 373" television. Not that big of a stretch for the plans examiner to have questions. Starting with "wall finish" trips up some of you. ..Alrighty...
  8. ICE

    Riser room Knox box ?

    When the FD discovers that there is no key in the box, they will immediately attack the hinge side of the door.
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    Job security

    Commercial needs a stamp.
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    More glass issues

    That's four inches. Hardly worth the effort. As an aside, the safety glass here in the USA breaks up in much smaller pieces and they are not shards but they will still shred flesh.
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    Shouldn't my architect know the building use codes and not need to call zoning?

    Where did Derp come from? The origin of derp can be traced back to the animated show South Park. In a 1998 comedy called Baseketball, one of the characters exclaims “Derp!” after being caught examining a woman’s vibrator. This catchphrase was later incorporated into South Park, where a...
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    More glass issues

    Did the expert state that the European safety glass is not tempered glass? Or is the crux of the matter that the two standards have not been approved for reciprocity? And if the rub is that the two standards have not been approved for reciprocity, is that because nobody has attempted to gain...
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    Working space for hot tub

    110.3(B) Installation and Use. Equipment that is listed, labeled, or both shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling. If 110.3(B) didn't get you there 110.12 could. The fact that you did a belly crawl with a 24" clearance doesn't bolster...
  14. ICE

    CBC: define "constructed for first occupancy"?

    The past tense of the word construct is "constructed". The addition of the verbiage "for first occupancy" is clarification that nothing is left undone. You can stick a fork in it.
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    Where can I find codes on staircases in apartment buildings?

    “Respectfully, if you don't even know that buildings require a minimum of two means of egress, I suggest that you need to consult an architect.” When the sentence starts out with the word respectfully, you can count on a lack of respect.
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    Where can I find codes on staircases in apartment buildings?

    Quite often I see an architect ask them to “consult” (employ) an architect… an engineer, an engineer. That’s no advice at all. How about just offering a helping hand. They don’t need to betray the profession. A simple nudge in the right direction can be invaluable. Mark Handler has it figured...
  17. ICE

    Combustible Knee Wall Framing in Type IIA Construction?

    Just curious, but are the doors and cabinets made out of metal? I suppose I could look it up in the code but asking the question is so much easier.
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    Where can I find codes on staircases in apartment buildings?

    Give it time...it'll sink in eventually.
  19. ICE

    Where can I find codes on staircases in apartment buildings?

    I've said it before and I'll say it again...that's what he/she/they just did... or do you mean a different architect?
  20. ICE

    How to pass building inspection?

    Never seen a dead battery with paper plans. I don't have to find shade to see the print on paper plans. I can maneuver back and forth without scrolling. I don't accidentally touch a wrong spot on paper plans and end up looking at vacation photos. I can't get coffee stains on an I-pad which...
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    Truncated domes: function and location.............

    The rumble strips are there as a warning for visually impaired persons. Could it be that the damage caused but the domes at shopping centers outweighs any perceived benefit? The surface is slippery when wet, resulting in a slip and fall. The domes shake shopping carts/dollies causing product to...
  22. ICE

    hot tub

    You do realize that you'll be sitting in a tub of water that could kill you if even a small mistake were made during the installation? I applaud you husband's initiative however, the fact that he is willing to tap the AC circuit for the hot tub indicates that he might be in over his head.
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