Building Consistency Meeting
Residential
Date01/05/2011 Recorder and minutes prepared by: Danny Wooten/Lon McSwain
Staff present: On File
Public present: Mike Kissel, Jack Glunt, Darrell Fribs, (Standard Pacific Homes);
Wayne Carter (J&B Development); Terry Cleary (Meeting Street Homes); Charles
Sofinowski (M/I Homes); Matthew Klaphcke (L & M Homes);Daniel Blackwelder
(Barefoot & Company);A. Wynn Yates( Yates/Stranes Engineering); Jason
Whitner(Southern Traditional Homes);Bob McKee (Ryan Homes); Allan McGee, Doc
McGee (McGee Brick); Rob Merrill (Griffin Masonry);John Meeks(Appleblossom
Energy);
Topics/Subject
Decisions/Conclusions/Actions
Old
Business
Soil Reports
Footing inspections that fail due to “need subgrade verification form” will have to
produce that form at the next requested inspection. If the next inspection is a poured
concrete wall or slab (concrete work) and the letter is not available this inspection will
be failed as “previous list not complete” but inspection will be performed. If the only
reason to fail that slab or foundation wall is because footers (subgrade form) have not
passed then inspectors will note “pending footer/subgrade letter only, pour at own
risk”. This failure will count against the GC or permit holder and will affect their
defect rate.
New
Business
Code Changes
Effective
01/01/2011
See attached for new Code requirements effective Jan. 1, 2011
R602.6
Load bearing studs cannot be notched in the top or bottom 6” nor can
they be drilled within 6” of another hole or notch. Putting another stud
adjacent and attached in an “L” formation to the notched or drilled stud
would be an acceptable fix.
Mechanical rooms that are supplied with outside air must be insulated
so that they are outside the buildings thermal envelope. Make sure that
if they are located above conditioned space that the floor/ceiling space
below is insulated also.
Doors that swing out (other than an exterior storm or screen) cannot
swing over steps or stairs, there must be a landing provided.
The 2012 Residential code passed with the option of sprinklers in
townhouses to reduce the 2 hr. wall to 1 hr. Chapter 11 passed with a
total reduction of energy use of 15% not the 30% as submitted. Trade
offs for the energy requirements will be heard at the March meeting.
See attached guide for cold weather protection.
Chapter 11
Section
R311.4.3
December
NCBCC
Meeting.
Cold Weather
Concrete.
Approved By ___Lon Mcswain_________ Date _______01/28/2011_______________
Residential code Changes effective Jan 1st, 2011