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    How to install a residential backup generator (video)

    From a person like me that doesn't know any better, from what I could see, it looked like a pretty good install exept the electrical looks a little messy and why not put it on a concrete pad instead of gravel. Since the black gas pipe was installed inside the liquid tight for protection, is it...
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    Cardiac Rehab Fit Out

    Sorry about bringing back on old thread but I'm close to finding the answer to my question but not quite there. I don't agree with the DP that's telling me "The County will require hospital grade per 517" I haven't gotten a clear answer from the electrical plans reviewer that may be doing the...
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    Starbucks pickup counters discriminating against disabled?

    Darren, I've also been seeing that more lately not only at starbucks. I'm wondering if businesses are doing it in hopes of avoid the law suits since theres been a lot of press lately.
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    Starbucks pickup counters discriminating against disabled?

    Once I saw a older disabled person in a chair at four bucks. The young man walked from behind the counter and served the person in the wheel chair. What a concept, one person being nice to another. What's next a law requiring someone to hold a door for an elderly person or a man opening a door...
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    Foundation wall cure time

    A framer always wants to know when the form guys will strip. They are the ones that help you set the steel beam in the pockets.
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    Who sees these clips in CMU for rebar?

    Kinda cool but I don't understand where they would be useful. When you have vert. bars we've always have horizontals that get tied and inspeced by the SI. The only time I imagine they would be useful is when there are no horizontals.
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    Sad Day In Philadelphia

    Great post! My thoughts a prayers go out to this inspectors family and all those impacted by this. No way do I see any inspector feeling they should be at fault for something like this unless they do something they know is going to hurt someone. I was a super on a project where someone fell...
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    FRTW

    I can't answer from a code perspective only from the field. We use it for blocking inside of walls. Pretty much nothing else. RLM, funny that I was just talking to an architect a few days ago about this. It's not the code that has become complicated and difficult to understand for the average...
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    Dry mix for post piers!

    I'm not usally one to take the bait but.... I miss read the original post. I personally would never dry set a pole barn, heck I would never build a pole barn with 4x4's stuck in hole with end grain resting on the ground that's surounded by a sponge (concret) Those things will never rot. (they...
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    Explosion Proof fixture clasification

    I can't meet the 12' requirement. My light fixtures will be roughly 8' off the ground so I will need to have the class 1 "explosion proof" fixtures. Same with my light switch as 511.7a. Thanks again to all for your help.
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    lead lined walls

    The supplier of the equipment has always gives us very specific details for installation all the way down to spacing of the fasteners and spacing of the drywall screws. I can't recall any two being exactly the same. For what it's worth, we've seen a lot less of lead lined rooms than we used...
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    CPR sign

    CPR required at res. pools. Why would the AHJ that was in their right mind want to open themselves up to that liability? So someone that isn't trained in CPR can just look at a sign and "help" someone that may or not need help. Writing government regulation without education.
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    Foundation wall cure time

    Just for fun.... how long does a poured footing need to set before you can lay block? Seriously! Usually a lot of weight gets loaded on a reinforced footing the day after it was poured.
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    Foundation wall cure time

    Why are you asking? The right answer would 7 days plus and/or not until you get the 7 day break results back form the engineer. The reality is the day after they strip the forms. You're not pulling anchor bolts out of 2 day old concrete. However I would probaly follow the simpson specs on...
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    Dry mix for post piers!

    Mark, unless you're in a desert, it's not if will hydrate, it WILL get very hard sooner or later. How do you know readymix out of a truck will come up to strenght at the bottom of the hole? Are you saying we do break tests on post holes? Not being a smart **** I just feel that you can't try...
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    Closers Required on Exterior Doors?

    I'm not even close to being an expert with the codes but I looked in the IBC and ECC and don't see anything other than ECC 506 (total building performance). Most of the building inspectors in our area are very good and know there stuff. They've never asked to remove a hold-open.
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    catheral cielings ridge beam

    A code compliance dept. up there is a pretty new thing, relativly speaking. My opionion is 25 years ago, when that area didn't have a real dept. most of the contractors that were doing the work did the best they could with the best intentions of doing it right. The drawings that were used to...
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    Explosion Proof fixture clasification

    Thank you all! It sounds like I'm correct with Class 1 - D2 CDA, "Sounds like close to indoor dispensing per the fire code, will look at what that says" I think this is open to opinion, Personally I don't see how a build up for vapor would be probable. However, if there were a spill...
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    catheral cielings ridge beam

    Rick18071. If that's your zip, closing 1000 permits is we'll.....going to be "interesting" I built my first personal house up there in 87 and never had a single inspection. If you had a question for the inspector, You had to stop by the hotel. Never returned a phone call and the permit...
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    Ballasts, maintenance not requiring a permit or permit required?

    Think? I know it is because a local elected official was dumb enough to say it. A county up I95 was instructing inspectors to took for ways to fail inspections and permit application so they could hit the contractor for a reinspection, resubmitt fees. Fortunatly SOME of the inspectors had the...
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    Computer serving room air conditioner

    Those things work pretty good. We see more and more tenants using them instead of the perminent install. (take them with you when you leave) The only problem is the hot air is usually exhausted to above the ceiling. In many cases that space would be plenum return air. Really messes up the...
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    lead lined walls

    The last one we did, the supplier of the CT equipment did a certification inspection but it wasn't lead on the back of the rock, it was attached to the studs. There were no electrical boxes in the walls. Everything was surface mounted.
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    Explosion Proof fixture clasification

    I need to write a spec for a couple light fixtures and a light switch for a small exterior structure that will give shelter from the weather while the people fuel vehicles. (gas) The building is somewhat enclosed on three sides, the open side has a large overhang 10' above grade that you would...
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    Closers Required on Exterior Doors?

    What the Albany FD is saying makes a whole lot of sense. I'll be following this thread for sure. We see a lot of exterior doors specified with hold open closers and kick-downs especially in retail and food establishments delivery doors.
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    Bulletin boards inside an elevator lobby

    "I have seen a few people in your job. College professors have their own little kingdoms." Just like building officials? (sorry couldn't resist) All joking aside, this graspin' at straws over some artwork kinda saddens me. It's not about a life safety, it's about "my .......is bigger than...
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