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    Modern stair tread code interpretation

    Hi all, We're having a code disagreement in our office I was hoping you could weigh in on. Does the stair design in the image attached meet the IRC 2021 (Connecticut)? The intention is for the stair to have a modern design, with no squared off nosing projection, with a tread depth less than...
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    Defining a shell space boundary

    I am working on a renovation project in New Jersey wherein the client is looking to renovate a portion of a building and convert another portion to shell space. The challenge is that the shell space has an opening to the floor above, which is occupiable space. Several voices are debating if a...
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    vehicle barrier-side entrance garage 6 ft verticle drop-code requirement -Michigan

    Neighbors has attached side entrance garage at rear of his house 15 ft off my property line with asphalt driveway on property line ( +/- 2' ) about 6ft above my property (on a Hill with Existing concrete 40 year old retaining wall 6ft high that crumbled,leaned thus failed. He is doing...
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    Is netting considered an Open-Grid Ceiling?

    I am looking to open a Golf Simulator business in Massachusetts. I had reached out to my local fire inspector to ask if we could have netting under sprinklers, to which he responded that nothing could be under sprinklers to obstruct the spray pattern. The netting is to keep balls from hitting...
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    Can you place a manufactured home on a basement foundation in NC?

    Don't know if this is the right place to ask but cant find anything onlinr about this. So me and my wife are looking into purchasing a manufactured home and putting it on a basement, I've seen many houses done this way with no problems but one of the guys at my local dealer said that they cant...
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    R302.5.1 Fire Door/Garage

    We are moving out of our home, and as part of the relocation process, we had to undergo an inspection. It was determined that the door to our garage doesn’t meet code (R302.5.1). We were told that if we can determine when this code was implemented, it may not be applicable to our house (older...
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    NYS requirements for basement insulation

    Hi everyone, Can someone please point me in the right direction for the code requirements in my area regarding insulating a basement. What r values, what type of insulation, vapor barrier requirements, etc. I’m located in Zone 5, Dutchess County, New York. Thanks, Brian
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    Aus Grease Trap

    Building a commercial kitchen, having trouble finding what standard grease trap regulations are. I'm in Victoria, but it seems to change by state? Any ideas? Apologies, if this is such a novice question.
    • bigbob
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    • code commercial commercial kitchen drainage grease trap kitchen plumbing regulation standard
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Codes
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    Wanting to build a large pirate ship replica for an escape game.

    So I've already made multiple escape games in the past and manage to meet all the normal code requirements for stairs, doors, hallways etc... But for our next project we are wanting to make a big pirate ship game. It would be a large freestanding "ship" that's inside a large room. We want the...
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    Older Version on ComCheck

    Hello, My company is restarting a project that was originally designed under the 2014 NYC Energy Code. We are filing a PAA. We will need to redo the ComCheck report for this project. The newest version of ComCheck does not have the 2014 Version on the NYC Energy Code. Where can I download...
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    Single Restroom for Small Theater?

    Hello, I am currently looking for space in Charlotte, North Carolina and have found a potential option for my new theater company. It's located in an office park, zoned I-2. It's 1,185sf, with sprinklers, two exits, plenty of parking, one restroom and a small kitchenette. My question is, are we...
    • ImprovKevin5
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    • ada assembly bathroom charlotte code north carolina occupancy plumbing theaters
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Plumbing Codes
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    IBC 2015 Table 508.4 - what am I missing?

    Hi all, new member here, looking forward to contributing to the forum. I thought table 508.4 showed required occupancy separations based on occupancy hazard. So a B-occupancy and F-1 (Moderate-hazard factory industrial) requires no separation. But a B-occupancy and F-2 (Low-hazard factory...
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    Please help trying to build a greenhouse in Los Angeles

    I live in shadow hills (Los Angeles County), CA. I'm trying to build a greenhouse for some delicate plants/trees. I want to do it properly, get a permit and all but I am having a nightmare of a time figuring anything out with LADBS. I have been down to the office over and over getting different...
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