jar546
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Just had a home built with engineered trusses. On plan review I asked that the attic access opening be shown on the prints.
For framing inspection, the trusses are 16" o.c. and although on the prints, it is was not done because they are trusses and with that spacing, they cannot provide access without cutting the trusses. I referred them back to the truss mfg for a detailed drawing, something I should have asked for at plan review.
Now the truss mfg and builder are trying to get out of it due to the design. They have asked me for relief from this requirement and saying that the regular opening in the 16" o.c should be fine. Me say no, I don't have any legal authority to waive minimum code requirements. There are no mechanicals in the attic and it is not storable.
How do you folks handle this?
For framing inspection, the trusses are 16" o.c. and although on the prints, it is was not done because they are trusses and with that spacing, they cannot provide access without cutting the trusses. I referred them back to the truss mfg for a detailed drawing, something I should have asked for at plan review.
Now the truss mfg and builder are trying to get out of it due to the design. They have asked me for relief from this requirement and saying that the regular opening in the 16" o.c should be fine. Me say no, I don't have any legal authority to waive minimum code requirements. There are no mechanicals in the attic and it is not storable.
How do you folks handle this?