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    VLADIMIR LEVIN reacted to RLGA's post in the thread Means of egress exit components with Like Like.
    No, the exit passageway is an exit. The exit access ends at the entry to the exit passageway; thus, as you stated, the exit access...
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    Orlando replied to the thread OCCUPANCY LOAD FOR DANCE SCHOOL.
    here is the code, I am sorry I can't rotate it
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  • arwat23
    arwat23 replied to the thread And So It Begins.
    This is the only way any one of us can actually verify what they're saying. If I worked in Florida or had any projects in Florida, I'd...
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Means of egress exit components.
    What is the small room that opens into the exit passageway? If you don't have a travel distance issue, you don't need the protected...
  • arwat23
    arwat23 reacted to jar546's post in the thread And So It Begins with Like Like.
    I see that Wesley is using AI to respond to comments, so we are already losing the human aspect of conversation. You guys should sign...
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    Orlando replied to the thread OCCUPANCY LOAD FOR DANCE SCHOOL.
    so to clarify a few things. The Florida Building Code would allow this at occupancy class B, 50sf per person. The Fire code which is a...
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    walker.t replied to the thread Means of egress exit components.
    The concept is code compliant but I think you’re using the wrong terminology for one point. The door into the exit passageway is not...
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    wwhitney replied to the thread Junction box accessibility.
    I hope we can agree that a Chapter 3 wiring method may be abandoned by disconnecting it at both ends and left in place. There is no...
  • RLGA
    RLGA replied to the thread Means of egress exit components.
    No, the exit passageway is an exit. The exit access ends at the entry to the exit passageway; thus, as you stated, the exit access...
  • arwat23
    arwat23 reacted to Yikes's post in the thread Unpermitted home with Like Like.
    How long has the building existed there? It sounds like you have 2 separate issues: 1. If the house was built without permits, call...
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    Yikes replied to the thread Unpermitted home.
    How long has the building existed there? It sounds like you have 2 separate issues: 1. If the house was built without permits, call...
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  • jar546
    jar546 posted the thread Chief Architect Software in Architectural & Engineering Topics.
    Does anyone have any experience with Chief Architect, the software, and how good it is for submitting permit sets of drawings?
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    Yikes replied to the thread And So It Begins.
    It’s sounds like Wesley’s program will be really helpful for catching that. Most of those sound like somebody starting with a...
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Junction box accessibility.
    This was my comment: It makes a statement, then asks a question. The code was referenced several times, but we don't know if you read...
  • jar546
    jar546 reacted to e hilton's post in the thread Junction box accessibility with Like Like.
    You remind me of myself, in many situations. I have a pebble of a preconceived answer in my grey matter, and i can’t let go of it...
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