Building Code Questions- Page 30 of 68
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What is the code requirement for ICF vertical reinforcing for one story?
Vertical and horizontal reinforcing for ICF walls?
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Air barrier requirements dealing with inspectors and builder
I am in the process of building a new home and have had some serious questions about some of the things being done.I have a floor that is cantilevered over…
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Does a door that leads to the basement require a vent, according to fire code in Omaha, Nebraska?
The door to the basement currently has no vent -- is this a fire code violation in Nebraska
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What are some accessibility features you think should be more standard in home design?
Hi guys,I visited a friend recently and got to meet her grandmother, who not too long before hurt herself slipping on her steep, wet, unlit, uneven, un-handrailed, stacked-boulders-for-stairs to her…
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Interpreting R317.1 of the 2015 IRC – pressure treated bottom plates
Hello Everyone -Quick context here is we used non-pressure treated lumber for all of our interior partition bottom plates, which caught the attention of a contractor friend. It’s a very…
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Rigid foam for finished basement
HelloI have a relatively new built house (less than 1.5 years) and I installed a capillary break between the footing and concrete wall, then the contractor sealed the wall and…
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Fire retardant paint on closed cell foam
I plan to insulate my basement walls to R-21 with CCF as well as air seal the rim joists. I'd like to do this prior to framing so they can…
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FPSF with hydronic floor heating in garage and house
So .....I plan to build a new home in Zone 6A area of Minnesota.The home is a box, 50x40, single story, with a 500 sq ft garage within the box.I…
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Closed-cell spray polyurethane foam on 2×8 vaulted ceiling
Long time reader, first time poster... I am renovating my 1970s house located in upstate NY (Zone 5). The family room has a vaulted ceiling that is framed with 4x8…
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Open cell foam in vented roof cavities
Hi, I'm trying to come up with a definitive answer on whether or not open cell spray foam in a vented, cathedral ceiling would require a vapor retarder. The building…