• Welcome to The Building Code Forum

    Your premier resource for building code knowledge.

    This forum remains free to the public thanks to the generous support of our Sawhorse Members and Corporate Sponsors. Their contributions help keep this community thriving and accessible.

    Want enhanced access to expert discussions and exclusive features? Learn more about the benefits here.

    Ready to upgrade? Log in and upgrade now.

Does Anyone Read & Comprehend Anymore?

The designer put a name on a room and the room become that, I put the number of bed rooms on the OC that comply with all the requirements and wait for the fall out.
 
Inspector Gadget said:
I often state that "if everybody knew what they were doing, I'd be out of a job."

The corollary to that is the followup statement, "I have no concerns over job security."
Click to expand...
I have done similar. Usually something like "If architects and contractors did their jobs at 70% or better I would be out of my job." Fortunately for me, they don't average out at 70%. Some are really good, many are ok, but the bad ones drop that percentage through the floor.
 
rktect 1 said:
I have done similar. Usually something like "If architects and contractors did their jobs at 70% or better I would be out of my job." Fortunately for me, they don't average out at 70%. Some are really good, many are ok, but the bad ones drop that percentage through the floor
Click to expand...

Ayup.

I just spent 3 days writing up a plan review on a second submittal for an office fitout in a storage warehouse building. The first plan review letter ran five pages (with a couple of boilerplate paragraphs about how if we miss something on the plans, it's still a violation and we can require correction in the field, etc.). Plans were drawn by a civil engineer who fancies himself to be a building designer, and who isn't even remotely competent at it. But he's too arrogant to ever admit that he's made a mistake.

So the second submittal came in a couple of weeks ago. I rejected it with no review because the office area has a second level, which he insists is a mezzanine and which in no way qualifies as a mezzanine. (We already had a discussion about that here.) The engineer insisted that we give him a complete, written plan review -- so we did. The second plan review letter ran seven pages.

It's scary. The fire marshal hates the guy. He's a menace to society.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top