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  1. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    Floor surface requirements for 'dry boat storage (indoor)', Group S-1 occupancy

    40' x 120' post-frame structure in Northern Wisconsin. Unheated, unconditioned, cold storage for boats on trailers. I drew this with a gravel floor. Does this building require a nonporous floor surface (concrete slab or asphalt) per the requirements in IBC 406 - Motor vehicle related...
  2. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    Below grade insulation required in unheated S-1 occupancy? (Zone 6)

    Yes, that exemption 2 was what I was looking for. Thank-you!
  3. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    Below grade insulation required in unheated S-1 occupancy? (Zone 6)

    Referring to 2015 IECC C402.1.3, is there any exemption for the R-7.5ci on the below grade walls? Proposed building is on foundation walls with frost-depth footings. The Wisconsin administrative commercial code does exempt slab-on-grade S-1 occupancy buildings < 12,000 sq ft from requiring...
  4. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    Fire extinguisher locations in S-2 Self-Storage

    Thanks for the helpful posts. This was permitted as S-2 occupancy, so #903.2.9 does not apply. It is not sprinkled. The fire extinguisher cabinet location is logical, given that any renter can access it easily. It is a self storage in rural Wisconsin, so I see the extinguisher getting stolen by...
  5. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    Fire extinguisher locations in S-2 Self-Storage

    Single-story, 40' x 140' S-2 occupancy. Basically 2 rows back-to-back of 10'x20' self-storage units with roll up doors, stud divide walls with ply'd sheathing. 1 ADA unit at one end. 5,600 sq ft total, unheated, non-sprinkled. Per NFPA 10 and IFC 906, I understand the maximum travel distance to...
  6. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    U-factor for post frame building wall?

    The owner will add restrooms and possibly have offices in the future, possible some light manufacturing (F-1) too. I think the equipment/materials being stored require a somewhat regulated environment, so he is insulating now.
  7. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    U-factor for post frame building wall?

    Thank you for the input. The building occupancy is S-1, unoccupied storage with no toilet facilities currently. There is no HVAC design currently. The client is increasing the wall insulation to R25 and the attic insulation to R50. In my COMcheck model, I am using a 'Other wood framed' wall...
  8. NerdelbaumFrinkJr

    U-factor for post frame building wall?

    I am designing a commercial post frame (pole barn) building in Wisconsin, climate Zone 6a. Wall construction is as follows: 3-ply 2x8 embedded columns at 8 ft o.c., R19 batt insulation, 2x6 wall girts on exterior face, 26 gauge exterior ribbed steel, 4-mil poly vapor barrier, 2x4 girts on inside...
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