We've got an all metal carport next to a 2 story R-2 apartment building. The carport fascia is 8'-0" from the apartment wall. We have taken the area increase for fire sprinklers and the building fits into the Type V-B allowable area, including...
Our firm is currently working on four multi-family projects under the current CBC and we're receiving conflicting information about whether or not our permits, when issued in 2014 will have today's building code requirements grandfathered, or will be...
Can two different door rough openings use the same king stud? The pocket door header would be 2 x 10s butted up to top cap. I would be able to either use very long nails to go through the upper cripple stud of the left door through king...
We have a long corridor and I check in NFPA 101, the travel distance to exit from corridor shall be 30 mtrs also there is a chance of the movement of Fire & Smoke. We have given additional exit door to come up with the problem with the travel distace. But, to limit the smoke or Fire movement we have to provide the Doors in the corridor. I cannot find the in NFPA the Fire Rating of the door. I check NFPA 101 and 80. does any one have any suggestion its for Control Room and...
Can Artifical turf be used for path of travel between a football field and locker room? Thanks, lino
Does anyone know if the bathroom fan can be used for the fresh air ventilation for small 2 bedroom apartments (600-800 SF)? We would like to use recirculating range hoods and omit the kitchen exhaust fan.
We have a single story shop building constructed in the 1920's of wood frame. The building actually straddles a property line down the middle. One side was turned into a restaurant in 1999, but the city missed the opportunity to bolster the separation...
I'm working on an R-4 occupancy project, a half-way house. The second floor has 6 bedrooms (1228 s.f.), so 6 occupants. If I look at building code sections 1021.1 and 1021.2 there seems to be no exception to an R-4 occupancy needing 2...
The California Plumbing Code 16A allows graywater disposal but it must have a dual discharge available to switch between graywater and sewer. We have an outbuilding that is far and downhill from the house and don't want to put in a new septic...
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