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  • SCBO1
    SCBO1 replied to the thread An average day.
    Someone told me a long time ago that water and electricity doesn't mix? They may have proved that wrong? :eek:
  • SCBO1
    SCBO1 reacted to e hilton's post in the thread An average day with Like Like.
    Should have used TR outlets, right?
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Wow....
    Makes sense...this is how we do it. Could be done by county if necessary...:
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  • SCBO1
    SCBO1 replied to the thread Wow....
    I agree with this, there's a lot of increased cost that goes with zoning requirements, like size of lot, building and size of house...
  • steveray
    steveray reacted to mtlogcabin's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    When I was the BO in Hendry county Fl directly west of where Jar is the wind loads divided the county so we amended the wind zone to the...
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Wow....
    We do have a Statewide building code....Even though we are not much of a State.....Zero setbacks are also in the code (FSD/ fire walls/...
  • SCBO1
    SCBO1 reacted to arwat23's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    What does this solve? They aren't freezing code like they originally planned (yay). Are local amendment really that detrimental to the...
  • T
    tmurray replied to the thread Wow....
    There is a way to do that without opening the doors to amending all of the code though. This is how our code does it: 1.1.3.1. Climatic...
  • mtlogcabin
    mtlogcabin replied to the thread Wow....
    When I was the BO in Hendry county Fl directly west of where Jar is the wind loads divided the county so we amended the wind zone to the...
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  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread IECC Vestibule Requirement and 3000 SF Exception.
    The funny thing is they don't define it or put any performance requirements on it....Soooo.....Open ceiling and as many "holes" in it as...
  • M
    MKALLAY replied to the thread IECC Vestibule Requirement and 3000 SF Exception.
    That is the direction the designer took. That said - 3000 sq. ft. is a pretty big lobby space!!
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Wow....
    Mandatory comprehensive plans, development requirements, limitations, fire districts vs no fire districts, zero-setback areas, but here...
  • steveray
    steveray reacted to tmurray's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    I would agree on the administrative components of the code, but would disagree on the technical code provision side. Canada is more...
  • T
    tmurray replied to the thread Wow....
    I would agree on the administrative components of the code, but would disagree on the technical code provision side. Canada is more...
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Unvented Attic, Vented Soffit?.
    And that is mostly based on permeable insulation.....
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