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  1. J

    Florida Building Code, is there a minimum sill height for a sliding glass door ?

    My supplier (PGT) notes in the installation instruction that the sill height (inside) depends on local code. However I can't find any such requirements in the code. Some photos I found on the net show indeed an "ugly" high sill inside where you would need to lift your feet to get out of the...
  2. eyan50495

    Occ. Load of Residential Terrace?

    NYS IBC 2018: R-2 Multifamily Apartment Building. So the principal at my firm keeps saying that the a recreational residential roof terrace cannot be greater than 750 SF without 2 means of egress. Looking at IBC I can only get this 750 number if I classify the terrace as an Assembly. I also...
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