604.5.1 Fixed Side Wall Grab Bars. Fixed side-wall grab bars shall be 42 inches minimum in length, located 12 inches maximum from the rear wall and extending 54 inches minimum from the rear wall. In addition, a vertical grab bar 18 inches minimum in length shall be mounted with the bottom of the bar located 39 inches minimum and 41 inches maximum above the floor, and with the center line of the bar located 39 inches minimum and 41 inches maximum from the rear wall.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Damp proofing
Damp
proofing is required for all foundations enclosing basements below finished
grade. IRC 406.1 and Damp
proofing is required for all foundations enclosing areas below finished grade. IBC
1805 are required by the Minimum Codes, How are the Contractors doing this in your areas ?
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Trusses
Truss design
drawings, the written, graphic and pictorial depiction of each individual truss
shall be provided to the building official and approved prior to installation. IBC
2303.4.1.2
Have the
engineer record review the truss specs for any loading, uplift or point loads that may
be required. Also provide the hangers that are needed for truss to girder
connections.
Ice Barriers
In areas where there has been a history of ice forming along
the eaves causing a backup of water, an ice barrier that consists of at least
two layers of underlayment cemented together or of a self-adhering polymer
modified bitumen sheet shall be used in lieu of normal underlayment and extend
from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point at least 24 inches inside
the exterior wall line of the building. IBC 1507.2.8.2
Commercial Vapor Barriers
A 6-mil
polyethylene vapor retarder with joints lapped not less than 6 inches shall be
placed between the base course or subgrade and the concrete floor slab, or
other approved equivalent methods or materials shall be used to retard vapor
transmission through the floor slab. IBC 1907.1
Vapor retarder
A 6-mil polyethylene or
approved vapor retarder with joints lapped not less than 6 inches shall be
placed between the concrete floor slab and the base course or the prepared
subgrade where no base course exists. IRC R506.2.3
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