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  1. TheCommish

    Light tresspass glare

    not in the building codes, maybe in local ordinance or zoning
  2. TheCommish

    Who "owns" a permit?

    We are similar to mtlogcabin, we charge an amendment fee $75.00
  3. TheCommish

    Large wood-fired commercial smokers – direct vent under porch roof – how is this up to code?

    Start verifying that the codes you cite are enforceable by the jurisdiction you are in, for example NFPA are standards not requirements, for the NFPA standard to be enforced it has to be adopted by the promulgating authority that have to be adopted authority having jurisdiction.
  4. TheCommish

    2024 Portal Frames

    Let me try this, if we have a 24 foot wide garage with 2) 8 foot doors, portal frame at each end with center support. Why is the the header spliced near the center as indicated by the orang line below, rather the having the header span outside to outside? Please the engineering behind the answer...
  5. TheCommish

    2024 Portal Frames

    Could someone explain why portal frame header is not across 2 garage door opening and it appears that the vertical frame is on one end only, please?
  6. TheCommish

    How Is Your Fiscal Year Going? 23-24

    Massachusetts towns run July 1 to June 30
  7. TheCommish

    It's Almost Deck Collapse Season!!

    Decks scare me, houses sit on foundations, decks rely on stills and metal pins
  8. TheCommish

    Horizontal exits and standpipes

    Yankee Chronicler, ever day I find something I though I knew has move, changed, or haws left the code. We are not dumb, we carry a whole slew of knowledge that we need to look it up if we do not us a section or provision every day.
  9. TheCommish

    Why Building Codes Are The Worst: An Ode to Anarchy in Construction

    Builders intuition is faulty
  10. TheCommish

    Did You Know? IRC Fact #1

    measured to the floor surface on the underside of the wood floor framing?
  11. TheCommish

    composite siding on type I building

    I would classified it as a wall, it is not a roof, floor or foundations, it is vertical like a wall, it is mor than trim.
  12. TheCommish

    Is a synchronized double-leaf accessible?

    Works for me
  13. TheCommish

    Anti-Gravity Storm Drain

    Water seeks it's own level, should get ride of most of it. Now will water freeze at the subject location, that is another problem
  14. TheCommish

    Steel sink problem

    Wax the sink
  15. TheCommish

    Is it a hotel or a conference center or something else?

    Most of Massachusetts the BO is the ZEO, as i recall the law state unless the appointing authority appoints another person the BO is the ZEO
  16. TheCommish

    Expecting Dad Planning Addition to Family Duplex in California

    From the east coast good luck
  17. TheCommish

    Does a Fence Require a Permit?

    If the fence is a block wall 5 foot 6 inches above grade do this require permit? I the 5 foot 6 inch wall has a footing 2 feet below grade, balanced fill on both side does it require a permit?
  18. TheCommish

    Lawn Sprinkler Installation - Domestic Water

    In MA yes, installed by a licensed plumber wit back flow preventer because it is connected to potable water system
  19. TheCommish

    Determining if Floor Assembly is 1 Hour Rated

    Do not assume anything, exploratory examination is needed to verify the components
  20. TheCommish

    Building or Electrical Inspector

    try tinting it red that may work
  21. TheCommish

    Building or Electrical Inspector

    Requires more that annular space fill product
  22. TheCommish

    Building or Electrical Inspector

    They were not thinking
  23. TheCommish

    New Member

    welcome in
  24. TheCommish

    Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit Fire Separation

    ADU, sometimes called accessory apartments, also called in-law apartments are not new to Massachusetts or the town that I server. We have had allowances for attached accessory apartments by right (no additional zoning review) with size and living unit configuration, one a building permit has...
  25. TheCommish

    elevators

    I saw previously labeled mezzanine as remolding, you are correct this seems to be new construction, my answer for Mass. is the same. I think if the project was in AL, and was under 3000 sf you are correct, the OP is in CA, from what I see on this for use unless CA has similar language to AL...
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