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    Wiring in a Superior Wall

    Thanks. That is what I was looking for. I appreciate you taking the time to answer.
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    Wiring in a Superior Wall

    A code official is saying that the basement wiring that is running through the precast chase holes provided in Superior Walls studs in an unfinished unoccupied basement need to be covered with drywall or we have to put PVC sleeves on the wires or otherwise block around the wires to prevent...
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    Basement Fiberglass Insulation

    If a basement is "not considered habitable" because the ceiling above is insulated per code, yet one or more walls have been framed out with studs (either a framed daylight basement wall or other framed wall in front of the concrete wall) and these walls are insulated with fiberglass batt...
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    Significant Changes to the 2009 IRC

    Nice Slide show. Thanks for the link.
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    Superior Wall question

    Superior Walls frost walls for daylight basements. LINY11961, I work for Superior Walls of America, and I am a certified residential building inspector in the state of PA. Both methods are acceptable. You can sit an 8'2" wall on a 48" frost wall or you can sit a partially burried 10' 0" wall...
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