Building Consistency Meeting
Residential
Date: 7/6/2005
Recorder: Danny Wooten, minutes prepared by: Jeff Griffin
Staff present: Jeff Griffin; Gene Morton; Danny Wooten; Ron Dishman; Harold
Sinclair; Jacki Templeton; Steve Kellen; David Morton; George Rogers.
Public present: Frank Burke (Grimmer-Kempf & Assoc); David Schwiemon (Public);
Hans Kasak (Ryland Homes); Daniel Mcbridge (The Cunnane Group); Bob Mckee
(Ryan Homes); Evan Weiss/Terry Cleary (Meeting Street); Chad Nelson (Shea
Homes); Tony Smith (Hobart Smith); Wayne Carter (Mulvaney Homes); Shawn
Polakiewicz (Saussy Burbank); Chris Huzar (DR Horton); Scott Karriker/Robert
Gordon (Superior Walls); Charlie Mitchell (P.E.); Dave Reynolds/Toby Brundage
(Builder 1st Source).
Topics/Subject
Decisions/Conclusions/Actions
Old
Business
Insulation
vapor barrier
The NC Building Code Council has approved and
New
Business
New Asst.
Chief
Introduced new Asst. Chief Building Code Administrator George
Rogers. County has 2 asst. chief’s who can be reached at numbers
below:
George Rogers -704/336-3504 cell#634-0287
Jeff Griffin -704/432-2383 cell#634-8847
Code update
Introduce a few new items that are in the works for change (not in
effect until 2006 printed addition adoption date). Please note that due
to delays in the review of the 2003 IRC the Building Code Council
doesn’t expect to meet the Jan 1st Code Change and is schedule to
implement on June 1st, 2006 at this time. With this the change in
Solar Heat Gain requirements for windows will go into effect. This
gives almost a year from now to get the word out that Low E glass
will be required for windows with the 2006 Code.
Code
Compliance
Task Force
Superior wall
systems
Due to a rise over the last several years in the overall industry failure
rate the Code Compliance Task force has been put back together to look
at ways to reduce these rates, through training, notification to a contact
person within an organization of their overall ranking/performance;
delayed re-inspection or other measures. There were many initiatives
that came out of this task force when started up several years ago, one
of which was the present day CO program. As this task force works to
develop programs or new initiatives we will keep the industry notified
as well through the Code Consistency Task Force of any changes that
will affect the industry and inspection requirements.
Superior walls representative and engineer presented information in
regards to their precast foundation walls systems. This wall system is
not specifically listed in the Code and is an engineered product. Some
information was discussed related to the installation of this system. The
building inspector should expect to receive on site at a foundation
inspection a foundation plan and the complete installation book. It is
very important that this installation guide book be followed when using
this system and will be required to on site at both the foundation and
frame check.
Smoke
detector
location
CO detectors
Cementitious
siding
Laundry room
gas appliances
(make up air)
As discussed in previously. The electrical inspectors are no longer
looking at location of smoke detectors since no longer a requirement
under the NEC. Building has requirements as listed in section R317.
With this the building inspectors are looking at placement and recent
issue that came up and was discussed was a ceiling installation. When a
house has a room that is wired or setup for a ceiling fan, but not
installed, there should be some consideration as to the permanent
placement of these detectors as if the fans had been installed. Example
given was that detector was required by installation instructions to be 3’
from a ceiling fan. Largest ceiling fan usually installed might have a 52”
blade; this means that from the box without a fan installed, the smoke
detector should be about 6’ away. Installation instructions on a specific
tested detector must be followed.
Carbon monoxide detectors are required to be in every home according
to the County’s Health Department ordinance. Building inspectors
should still be leaving stickers as to the requirement but this is a
notification service only-Health Department enforces ordinance.
Questions continue to be asked related to 2 areas and the use of this
type siding product. Felt paper or housewrap is required behind siding
and aluminum flashing cannot be in contact with this type of siding
product. Flashing code reference R703.8.
Question asked about make up air for Laundry room areas where dryer
& gas water heaters are located. This would be covered by the
Mechanical code only issue related to building would be if outside air
was brought into this space then this area would need to have thermal
separation. Separation requirement would be to insulate these interior
walls, a door with weatherstrip and if located on the second floor then
the floor system between levels under this area would need to be
insulated.
Next meeting is on August 3rd Woods room 1st floor at 8:00am, 700 N. Tryon St.