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    walker.t replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    You mean here? There’s an exit stair at the end of the 44’ dead end corridor dimension, I’m scaling a little over 96’ from the farthest...
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  • BN4537
    BN4537 replied to the thread Inspection certificate Q..
    Good help is not hard to find, it's hard to pay.
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B replied to the thread Inspection certificate Q..
    They laugh at the pay.
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B reacted to Blazer's post in the thread Horizontal Exit with Like Like.
    Just because an occupant lives in Building B doesn't mean they cant use the means of egress provided in Building A. Separation of...
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B reacted to steveray's post in the thread Horizontal Exit with Like Like.
    Thats bad when you are splitting atoms....
  • Blazer
    Blazer replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    Just because an occupant lives in Building B doesn't mean they cant use the means of egress provided in Building A. Separation of...
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    Yikes replied to the thread Clearance for Commercial Kitchen Hood.
    In CaliforniaBuilding Code, a common use circulation path to employee workstations must be an accessible route. So if there are two+...
  • steveray
    steveray reacted to mp25's post in the thread Clearance for Commercial Kitchen Hood with Like Like.
    I second Steveray's thoughts on this - it is from chapter 10, and applicable regardless of accessibility requirements.
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    tmurray replied to the thread Red Tuck Tape.
    CCMC 11955-R deals with both red and blue (see product descriptions) and is only for sheathing. Alternatively, CCMC 14018-R is for the...
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    Thats bad when you are splitting atoms....
  • mtlogcabin
    mtlogcabin replied to the thread Unprotected shed adjacent to a type III (A or B) Building.
    How big is the shed? What is the occupancy of the Type III building?
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    Tim Mailloux replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    are you sure you don't have a common path of travel issue with the most remote units in the south east corner of your plan?
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    ElArch replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    Yes, I separated it to two buildings because of the area limitation. But it says: "For the purposes of determining area limitations...
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    mp25 replied to the thread Rafter ties again.
    Resurrecting old thread because I have run into this issue recently. IBC wood chapter, under conventional wood framing, Table 2308.7.3.1...
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    mp25 reacted to RLGA's post in the thread Fire Stopping Needed? with Like Like.
    With the exception of horizontal assemblies, the fire-resistance ratings per Table 601 and those of assemblies per Chapter 7 are not the...
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