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  1. J

    Rebar in Foundation Forms

    That's the code section......I believe I had seen that section but overlooked it since I though it referred only to new connections between intersecting walls. Can't find any other reference that satisfies the joint connection detail that I was specifically looking for (new to old) but this...
  2. J

    Rebar in Foundation Forms

    I'm just seeing that reply now.......I think that may be it. Going to double check first thing in the AM.
  3. J

    Rebar in Foundation Forms

    Thanks for the feedback. I really didn't want to ask the architect unless I couldn't find it first on my own. It's such a common detail I though someone out here knew off hand. There must be a concrete manual that has it
  4. J

    Rebar in Foundation Forms

    Someone in my office was doing a plan review and zeroed in on a typical foundation wall detail which showed a new wall doweled into an existing with #4 bars 2' on center vertically. He questioned the size of the bars which the architect had detailed and the spacing. I think the detail was fine...
  5. J

    "I did not know I needed a permit" he said

    I have been instructed to use the green book with any older code issues from the regional contact engineer here on Long Island NY. Home I was addressing was built in 1934 and they have a finished attic space original with the house when built. They are Remodelling the space......insulating, new...
  6. J

    "I did not know I needed a permit" he said

    I researched today in the green book and that is correct. Not trying to reinvent the wheel......just really wanted to find where the code section was that I could refer to when we run into an existing basement or bedroom without the proper emergency egress. Many times I need to verify I...
  7. J

    "I did not know I needed a permit" he said

    Ok this is the real answer that I was looking for. Now where can I find that code reference... the green book? I have a copy in my office but no one really ever looks at it.
  8. J

    "I did not know I needed a permit" he said

    Makes sense to me
  9. J

    "I did not know I needed a permit" he said

    not doing either I'm a building inspector. Just having trouble getting the info just for my knowledge. Hate to tell someone to change or upgrade anything that was legally installed if they are not required to do so
  10. J

    "I did not know I needed a permit" he said

    I'm in New York State on Long Island. My question is ...do we assume that emergency escape windows in sleeping rooms and bulkhead basement doors in habitable basements were always in the code in some form or another although size requirements have obviously changed? Just trying to pinpoint if...
  11. J

    "I did not know I needed a permit" he said

    A bit off topic maybe but code related.....does anyone know exactly when the habitable space egress requirements kicked in for bedrooms, basements, etc. I know all the code requirements for today's construction but when do we go by "the code in effect at time of construction" rule?
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