HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLD2020-00225-10- PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS 04-22-22+Responses toyellow highlighted areas only Code Pro letter dated 11/24/2021
1 ) Page 3 non structural number 2 letter K –TPR valve exit location 6” above grade exterior of
the building– the location of the hot water heater was moved to the second floor INSULATED
area but in unconditioned living space in a closet –the water heater installation instruction and
applicable codes are located in the plans on page 5 lower right hand side clouded area with
code requirements– the TPR piping will be plumbed through the second floor framing then down
inside the exterior wall and vented to the outside at the slab height 6” above exterior grade rear
of building approximately 6’ from the AC condensing unit–shown on page 2 and 3 of the floor
plans and clouded
2) page 3 #2 letter N attic access -not indicated as loft access– the loft is not shown connecting
to conditioned heated space so the label loft was changed to attic to avoid confusion–this was
changed and clouded pages 2 –E 8 and E8.1
3)page 3 #4 windows above tub remain without indication of safety glazing–windows in
hazardous areas need to be tempered or safety glazed– safety gazing in the tub area indicated
and clouded page 2 floor plan– page E 2 clouded–page E-5 clouded and E5 in the window
schedule and clouded
4) page 4 this refers to the garage fire ceiling attachment–on the plans page 5 lower left hand
corner is the fire rated ceiling assembly ASTM E 119 /NFPA 251 American Wood Council item 6
says the ⅝” type x drywall ceiling will be attached to the wood I beams with 1 ⅛” drywall screws
12” on center in the field-,8” on center on the ends and ¾”on the edges–page E-4.1 wall section
top left hand shows ⅝” fire rated ceiling –E-8.1 attachment clearly printed on plans and clouded
shows 1 ⅛” screws 12” oc field–8” oc ends and ¾” edges
5) page 4 # 8–insulated piping in unheated space is not sufficient for bathroom piping or
fixtures– the term unfinished area is exactly what those terms mean– these are plans for future
bathrooms and bedrooms the walls will be framed completely– the rough in plumbing waste and
supply will be completed in the walls any supply lines will be shut off with gate valves in the
heated areas to keep from freezing–no fixtures will be installed yet– all the wall framing will be
completed– all the rough in electric and trim will be completed — the walls to the largest open
RV bay will be insulated from the floor to the bottom of the insulated roof with R-13
insulation–the floor framing system will be insulated with 12 “ f/g batt R-38 insulation and will
have a ⅝ type X fire rated ceiling – there will be no flooring -doors trim or fixtures all the interior
walls will be drywalled and finished – the wall upstairs separating the heated living space from
the unfinished area will be insulated with R-13 f/g batt insulation floor to the ceiling with an
exterior door with weather striping separating finished from unfinished.
—This information has appeared on multiple pages throughout the plans the explanations are
on pages 2-3-4-5–E4.1-E8–E8.1
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6) page 4 question #9 this question refers to the insulation and the extent of the building
envelope is not realistic– the new question is an extension of question #8
The insulation envelope is very realistic and achievable– It is really simple all the exterior walls
of the metal building will be a combination of spray foam and f/g batt insulation plans page 4
show the insulation table the walls of the metal building will be R-33 the roof will be R- 42– the
entire approximately 2400 square foot second floor system will be insulated with 12” f/g batt R-
38 insulation the wood 2 x 4 walls upstairs that are not exterior walls separating the unheated
garage area from the unfinished area upstairs the heated residential area upstairs will be
separated from the unheated area by an additional vertical wall insulated with R-13 f/g batt–so
essentially the heated living area is double insulated from the unheated areas– although as was
pointed out the attic/loft area is over unheated and heated space but the loft is already in
insulated area so it is unnecessary to insulate the attic/loft from the heated area–
The insulation pages are as above on plan pages 2-3-4-5-E8-E8.1
7) page 5 question 10 next submittal all the WSE Code–Page 4 of the plans has the complete
WSEC prescriptive code and answers are displayed on the entire page with the necessary
equipment to achieve 5 total credits which exceeds the necessary 3.5 credits– you will find the
insulation – the windows– the specific ac unit – and testing listed here
8) page 6 question 16– the typical wall detail was a drawing for all the window openings–but you
are right the window was in front of a shear wall type two as described on plan pages E3-E4
and E4.1– the window will be left in the metal building –and the necessary seismic shear wall
will remain as engineered and drawn, part of the window will be blocked out by the shear wall–
9) page 6 question # 17–the metal building sheets have been left out structural calculations
have been left out—they sheet index on page one of the plans last item Steelco metal building
and construction plans pages 1-27–these are attached pages from the manufacture printed in
an 11 x18 page format –you will find the design load format on page 1 and on page 7 of this
section R1of1 you will find the load reactions to the structural steel frame loads for wind and
seismic reactions
In conclusion everything that you have asked for has been answered by this last submission
and clouded on the prints– if there are unreadable pages I could send you a new set of prints –I
have also had two hard copies printed and bound – a thumb drive made that I could send to
you– all my copies are legible at this last printing
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