tbz
Silver Member
Ok,
A few quick questions,
This project we were called in by one of our contractors that just completed a bathroom renovation for this client.
The building department wont issue a c/o for his permit, because the last project that the client had done, never had final inspections completed (7 years ago) Old contractor (out of business) not home owners fault.
The home owner asked the current contractor if he could take care of this for them, the contractor agreed.
Called us in because the generator seen in the photo was installed back in 2003, old open permit.
The window well is for a sleeping room in the basement, so rescue opening here, the inspector has asked for a guard to be installed on top the wall with a gate, the problem is for structure we have to mount the guard pretty much center on the stone paver wall.
Thus leaving us 26" to the generator and 31" to the house wall. Normally we install a 36" wide gate, however wont swing open here.
This window well was not installed with the 36" travel distance.
Also it has a depth of 48", so I suggested that they just drop in a paver platform raising the one side up 10 inches to make a step and be only 38".
The window well does not comply, but the inspector is being cool about that since that existed when the house was first built and was not part of any of the work on the open permits.
I would ask the inspector this question but it will take a few days since he is off, so I am posing it to you all to help speed up the process.
Can the gate swing in and is there a minimum width it has to be?
You can guess why the questions since our space is limited.
Thanks in adavance
A few quick questions,
This project we were called in by one of our contractors that just completed a bathroom renovation for this client.
The building department wont issue a c/o for his permit, because the last project that the client had done, never had final inspections completed (7 years ago) Old contractor (out of business) not home owners fault.
The home owner asked the current contractor if he could take care of this for them, the contractor agreed.
Called us in because the generator seen in the photo was installed back in 2003, old open permit.
The window well is for a sleeping room in the basement, so rescue opening here, the inspector has asked for a guard to be installed on top the wall with a gate, the problem is for structure we have to mount the guard pretty much center on the stone paver wall.
Thus leaving us 26" to the generator and 31" to the house wall. Normally we install a 36" wide gate, however wont swing open here.
This window well was not installed with the 36" travel distance.
Also it has a depth of 48", so I suggested that they just drop in a paver platform raising the one side up 10 inches to make a step and be only 38".
The window well does not comply, but the inspector is being cool about that since that existed when the house was first built and was not part of any of the work on the open permits.
I would ask the inspector this question but it will take a few days since he is off, so I am posing it to you all to help speed up the process.
Can the gate swing in and is there a minimum width it has to be?
You can guess why the questions since our space is limited.
Thanks in adavance