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  1. Jobsaver

    Help. Cultured Marble Lavoratories Question

    Thanks all.
  2. Jobsaver

    Help. Cultured Marble Lavoratories Question

    Please help. Is a backsplash and are endsplashes required by IPC code for cultured marble lavoratories?
  3. Jobsaver

    multiple Business & Professions Code violations

    We will allow the owner to pull the permit. I personally would not hesitate to suggest to the owner that they might wish to contact the licensing board to help form for themselves an accurate assessment before finalizing a contract with the proposed "contractor". This action is partly motivated...
  4. Jobsaver

    Those old pictures of us just make you say.....................

    Rock on man!
  5. Jobsaver

    How do you ensure that the rebar in the footer gets bonded?

    Checked at footing inspection here as well.
  6. Jobsaver

    IRC Required Exit Door Question

    I would welcome your insight as to the origin and original intent of the required exit door code provision. I was simply explaining something I had been taught that seened plausible to me.
  7. Jobsaver

    IRC Required Exit Door Question

    I do not know, but it seems a single riser dropping to a landing or grade would in many cases be significantly easier to negotiate than a flight of stairs.
  8. Jobsaver

    IRC Required Exit Door Question

    I have been taught, perhaps incorrectly, that the difference is that the stationary leave of the twin door typically has a headbolt and footbolt requiring special knowledge to operate. Also, a short person may not be able to reach the headbolt on an 8' high door.
  9. Jobsaver

    Lack of floor insulation missed at final inspection. Who's to blame?

    The builder, insulator, and inspectors are to blame. The permit holder is responsible.
  10. Jobsaver

    City to evict woman for living "off the grid"

    It is appropriate to acknowledge any building or property maintenance code violations that might exist should someone choose to live off the grid. Typically, in this day and time, such laws are known to exist that regulate minimum required facilities where such facilities exist in an urban or...
  11. Jobsaver

    IRC Required Exit Door Question

    I do not know if this is true, but I do believe in the logic of an explanation that was offered to me. It was explained to me that the purpose of the egress door was to enable a wheelchair bound person to exit the interior of the structure to avoid smoke inhalation in case of fire. The logic...
  12. Jobsaver

    IRC Required Exit Door Question

    It is my understanding that if a builder chooses to use a twin swinging door unit confiquration designated as the required exit door for a residence, that the primary door within the twin unit must have a minimum width of 36". In other words, if a typical twin door unit is the required exit...
  13. Jobsaver

    Happy Holidays in Photos

    Decent photography. A beautiful subject indeed!
  14. Jobsaver

    Hello

    Welcome annoyatated. Funny handle by the way.
  15. Jobsaver

    Accessibility postings

    Over the yeras, I have read many accessibility posts in the disability forum while lurking. I learned a lot. Thanks. When newer to the forum, I have also been guilty of going off topic. Sorry. Still, I think the work you do is important to the forum and another solution might be found.
  16. Jobsaver

    Inspection Response Times

    Do your best, and do not worry about the complainers, because they will complain (or push) under any circumstance, as is made evident by the OP.
  17. Jobsaver

    Happy Thanksgiving & who?

    Multiple dinners with family. and look forward to teaching three of my grands a little archery this holiday weekend. Happy thanksgiving all!
  18. Jobsaver

    "Disabled". An over counted minority

    This thread is a build-up for Thanksgiving. Right?
  19. Jobsaver

    Requiring pressure tests on in slab heat tubing prior to concrete placement.

    In Arkansas, the adopted code prohibits most joints under slab. An addendum was added to the original text of the IPC to accomplish this result.
  20. Jobsaver

    5,000 Postings

    Congrats and thanks for all the learn'in along the way.
  21. Jobsaver

    Grease

    Must be a new drive to add sawhorses . . . from Manhattan.
  22. Jobsaver

    Definition of a crawlspace

    It is not required that a crawlspace be partially or totally below grade, though it usually works out that way because the finished grade is typically at least a bit higher than the construction pad grade, and most crawlspaces are left at construction pad grade or they are excavated even deeper...
  23. Jobsaver

    Code Enforcement

    I think you will want to look at state or local laws that may or may not require credentials or licenses for the type of inspections performed. In my state, anyone may start inspecting within a given municipality, county, or the state once authorized by that government entity; They may be hired...
  24. Jobsaver

    I started installing some light fixtures for my wife when all of the sudden.......

    One problem one has when installing lights is a lack of light. AT YOUR AGE readers and worklights go a long way. I prefer a led headband flashlight for electrical work. By the way, you might as well start read'in up on colonostopies and the prostate.
  25. Jobsaver

    Residential required exit door opens to screened-in porch.

    So, in the event of a screened-in porch where this exit is the required exit door, does the door leading from the home to the porch and the screen door leading from the porch to outside both need to meet the requirements for the exit door, or just the door from the house to the porch? Given the...
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