Building Code Questions- Page 25 of 68
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Framer used wrong nails for shear panels
I have several shear panels in exterior corners and interior walls that were spec'd for 10d (3x.148") nails. Instead of 10d nails, my framing crew used a Fanaco 7C nail…
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Spacing roof sheathing
My framers used APA-stamped roof sheathing stamped "Sized for Spacing" on it (photo attached). However, they installed the sheathing butted up tight with no spacing. Will this cause problems down…
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Floor finish
Good morning, looking for some input. I ran into a stairway to an unfinished basement which had SPF lumber for the threads. There's no finish to the treads. To me…
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When is wall blocking required?
Hi, I am working on a tiny house that has 10 foot walls, 24 on center spacing. The wall sheathing is run horizontally and there is currently no blocking in the…
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Backdraft damper
I am working on a retrofit installation of an ERV. It is going to be connected to the return side of the furnace for both the return air and the…
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Is continuous insulation really required?
For climate zone 6, the "Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component" table of the 2012 IRC (and more recent versions) gives the option of either 20+5 or 13+10 cavity insulation…
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Vapor barrier
Is sherwin williams vapor barrier primer acceptable as a vapor barrier?
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J-drain on top of footer. ES Legacy Report NER-636″??
I am building a home in the Atlanta Area with an encapsulated crawlspace. The builder just finished building the crawlspace walls with CMU's on top of a ~24"x8" footer. The…
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Drain
I have a high-efficiency tankless hot water heater. new construction all plastic pipe,can I run the condensation drain into the sewer line which goes out to a concrete septic tank?
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Meeting Continuous Insulation Code Requirement with the “Bonfiglioli Wall”
I like the idea of Bonfiglioli's wall design of a 2x6 wall with 1"foam strips and 1x3 strapping on top of studs to form a 7.25" wall for rockwool r30…