Residential
Date 11/03/2010 Recorder and minutes prepared by: Danny Wooten/Lon McSwain
Staff present : On File
Public present : David R. Schwieman (D.R. Schwieman, Inc.); Wayne Carter (Lifestyle
Homes); Terry Cleary (Meeting Street Homes); Charles Sofinowski (M/I
Homes); Matthew ?
(L&M Homes); Greg Slone (Ryland Homes); Daniel McBride
(Cunnare Group); Dave Reynolds (BFS); Jason Whitner (Southern Traditional
Homes); Bob McKee (Ryan Homes); Allan McGee, Doc McGee (McGee
Brick); Kenneth Rampersad (Soto Construction); Rob Merrill ;(Griffin Masonry) Todd
Phillips (Phillips Construction)
Topics/Subject Decisions/Conclusions/Actions
None
Energy Star
Inspections
Section
311.5.6.2
New Deck
Code
Townhouse
Insulation
Headers for direct vent fireplaces must be in place at the time of the sheathing inspection for energy star. All windows must also be installed and the house in the dry.
Deck handrails must meet the requirements of Section 311.5.6.2 and terminate at a newel post or be returned.
There will be a class on the new Deck Code on January 21, 2011 and open to the public.
Closed Crawl
409.2
Foam
Insulation
Sheathing
Section
R502.10
Each unit shall be treated as a standalone unit meeting its own chapter
11 energy requirements, double wall systems such as area separation walls between units shall be insulated from both sides to the requirements for exterior walls.
. There are two options for the ground water vapor retarder. 6 mill poly over 100% of the crawl floor or a liner system with taped joints and extended up the walls. Both are not required together.
Dow foam insulation sheathing meets the requirements of section
R703.2 for water resistive barrier if all the joints are taped per their ESR report from ICC
New language, if a header is located more than 3’-0” from a trimmer joist bearing the trimmer joists must be doubled even when the header may be a single member.
Smoke
Detectors R
313.2.1
When a building permit is required for interior work then the smoke detectors must be brought into compliance with section R 313.2.1. Only have to hard wire when sheetrock is removed on ceilings and walls per recent code changes.
Attic Access An attic access (20 X 30) is required only when there is an attic space with 60” head room for an area exceeding 100 SF.
Approved By ___Lon Mcswain_________ Date _______9/31/2010_______________