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  1. High Desert

    Panic Hardware and occupant load?

    Fire exit hardware is panic hardware listed to be installed on a fire door.
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    San Francisco sues former building inspection boss for code violations

    Scumbag. He needs to go to prison and marry the guy with the most cigarettes.
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    IBC 2009 Table 1607.1

    What if the offfice building doesn't have a corridor?
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    IBC 2009 Table 1607.1

    You said balcony of an office. Table 1607.1 gives a 50 lb. load for an office, so the bacony would be 50 lb.
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    Seahawks

    Marshawn Lynch had 4 chances to drive it home. The Pats had only stopped him once the whole game for zero yardage. The Patriots didn't win it, the Seahawks lost it.
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    Unequal Pitch Roof

    Seen it many times with an 8/12 on the front and a 4/12 on the back, or similar diferrent pitches.
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    Seahawks

    I have an old Matt Hasselbeck jersey I'll have to take out of the closet for this one.
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    Seahawks

    Well If i have to choose, it's the Seachickens for me. I'm a diehard Colts fan from Johhny U. days, so I have to hate the Pats.
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    Seahawks

    Don't like either of them. Isn't there a way they can both lose?
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    When the mason decides to change the elevation of the porch….

    If I have to pay to open pictures and graphics, maybe this site is not for me.
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    When the mason decides to change the elevation of the porch….

    How come I don't have permission to open pictures? When I click on the pictures is says I don't have permission to view them. Any help from the administrators?
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    Career Advice - Comercial GC to Building Inspection

    Most likely less hours unless you're a salaried manager like myself. Less stress..? As log as you take George Carlin's advice and "don't sweat the petty stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff" you'll be just fine. I broke my back in 1984 on a commercial site and transitioned into an inspector...
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    What did you shoot this hunting season?

    Shot a rock chuck (a relative of the marmot family) by chucking a rock at it one morning. It was trying to make a home in my backyard.
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    Administrative Hearings for BO approval??

    I allow my inspection staff to make judgement calls if they are comfortable. If not, they come to me and I render a decision. Pretty informal.
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    ICC Call for Committees.

    Has anyone who applied for a code committee heard anything back from ICC yet?
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    Vegas Paul

    Don't be too sure of that. They withold a lot of stuff until the trial gets going. They had enough evidence to charge him, so they must have something. I'm not saying he did it or not, that will come out in the trial.
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    ICC Business Meeting ?

    Richard, we don't have a formal meeting with ICC, but most likely there will be some issues that may be discussed between the two groups. Because of the highly sensitive nature of our discusssions, it will probably be limited to board members.
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    APA's Proposed Solution to R501.3

    Considering the main causes of home fires are: - Cooking fires - Playing with fire/smoking related - Holiday fires, lights candles, etc. - fireplaces and woodstoves - Older homes with substandard electrical wiring and lack of fire blocking - Arson The crawl space protection is a bunch of...
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    ICC Business Meeting ?

    Richard, I'll be there for the business meeting only and a ICC/IABO Board meeting.
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    An average day

    Nice try ICE. I've reviewed a number of banks and they don't like to give out the details of the bank vault, for obvious reasons.
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    Vegas Paul

    "Oh, he was such a nice boy. He used to mow my lawn and go to the grocery store for me" Quote from Ted Bundy's elderly neighbor.
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    An average day

    ICE, loolks like they want another re-roof really, really soon after this one fails.
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    An average day

    sheathing not nailed to roof members? Mismatched tire on his car?
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    Define 6" rise for requiring handrails

    1/20 and less = accessible route - and no handrails required between 1/20 and 1/12 = ramp - handrails required except ramps with less than a 6 inch rise.
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    access to elevated appliances

    They typically use a lift to change them out or service them. I suppose the guys in ICE's jurisdiction build their own ladders out of bamboo and twine.
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