Residential
Date: 12/3/2007 Recorder and minutes prepared by: Tim Taylor/Jeff Griffin
Staff present : Walt Nash, Rob Ellis, Tim Taylor, Morton Robins, George Rogers, Steve
Kellen, Ken Turull, Dave Ries, Andy Herring, Eric Brown, TW Anthony, Jeff Vernon.
Public present : Chris Newton (Ryland Homes) , Kent Bublitz (Royce Homes) , Bob
Mckee (Ryan Homes), Wayne Carter (Evergreen Homes), Chris Branham (KB
Homes), Jason Gillispie (Shea Homes), Nick Bilunas (CP Morgan), Daniel McBride
(Cunnane Group), Darek Burns (Beazer Homes), Stu Jelenick (BRI), Scott Dellinger
(Drafting & Design, Inc), Jason Whitener (Dienst Homes), Daniel Blackwelder
(Barefoot and Company), Darren Price/Michael Skinner (M/I Homes), Rob Merrell
(Griffin Masonry), Dave Patterson (Providence Partners), Dave Reynolds (BFS), Chad
Ritter, PE/ Mike Gervais (Intelligent Design Eng), Shawn Polakiewicz (Saussy
Burbank), Steve Smith (Calloway Homes).
Topics/Subject Decisions/Conclusions/Actions
Low E glass
New code books
Reminder on single family dwelling sites this requirement for low E glass to meet the SHGC will be mandatory on January 1 st
, 2008
(permit issuance date, on windows only not doors).
2006 NC Residential Code Books are in stock at ICC ( www.iccsafe.org
) and the Department of Insurance ( www.ncbuildingcodes.com
). This code will be mandatory on January 1 st
2008 permit date.
Residential sprinkler system
Double doors used for egress
Question asked about new proposals requiring sprinkler systems on all new homes. There is a proposal for consideration again by ICC to place in the 2009 IRC Code a requirement for residential sprinkler systems this is proposal RB62-RB70 (there are several proposals that include ways to help with the increased cost by not requiring egress windows and smoke detectors in sleeping areas-several other options are listed).
There is some discussion at the State level about residential sprinklers, we will continue to monitor and notify of any meetings or discussions we know about, this issue is however up for a vote in February of 2008 at the ICC level.
Issue has come again about a double door system both in an exterior application and an interior habitable space. The exterior door must be a
3/0 door and a double 5’ door would not allow for the active leaf to meet the requirements of the single door exit. If hardware is installed that opens both the active door and stationary panel with 1 operation this would be allowed but the typical head and foot bolt installed on the stationary leaflet would not meet the requirements for type of lock or latch as listed in R311.2 requiring special knowledge or effort. In addition the 2006 will have a minimum interior egress door size of
2/6x6/8 from habitable spaces and can be a similar issue for those builders who are installing a 4/0 double master bedroom door. Active leaf must be 2/6x6/8.

Expired permits
27” wide stairways
Requirement for felt paper over blackboard?
Education opportunities
Full residential plan review date
Question asked about expired permits. Currently the Department is sending out reminder notices when permits are about to expire. After the permit expires a builder will have to get another permit issued and has
120 days to get a partial refund on permit fees. It’s up to a builder to make sure he gets an inspection to keep permit active. Builder should discuss with field inspector but if progress can be verified the
Department will conduct a field inspection and if not ready can fail the inspection with a non-penalty task code to keep the permit active without a failure fee. Rules to follow are: must be before the expiration date of the permit, must be for verification of progress on required scope of work and must notify field inspector directly to prevent a chargeable failure such as “work not ready”.
There was an allowance in the NC 2002 residential code that allowed a non-required stairway (such as a 2 nd
flight of stairs) to be reduced down to 27”. It was an exception under R314.1 item #1. The NC 2006 residential Code will not have that exception and all stairways must have a minimum 36” clear width (sheetrock to sheetrock).
Felt paper or other approved weather resistant barrier is required over blackboard behind brick veneer and fiber cement siding however in the
2006 code it will not be required behind vinyl siding as long as the horizontal joints are treated (flashed) per Table R703.4 footnote M.
There are several residential training opportunities coming up, currently the 6 hour residential Code (changes only) class is being offered the 2 nd
Thursday of every month at CPCC and information about enrollment can be found at www1.cpcc.edu/construction/ (this class can also be conducted at a builders main office-minimum attendance is 20), class is
COD 8000-04 for January. This 6 hour class is good for Code official’s required CE State requirements. In addition there is a 13 week in depth
Residential Code training class that is offered 2-3 times a year with one th starting on January 16 . These classes run every Wednesday afternoon from 1-4pm with an actual field frame training class at the end. This class will be based upon the 2006 NC residential Code and is one of the most comprehensive training courses offered on the Residential Code.
This class is # CNT 7011-12 and you can contact Tanya Richards at
704/330-4791. Also available to builders, as time allows, the
Department will conduct an on site field training class for any builder who request one, you can contact Jeff Griffin at 432-2383 or George
Rogers at 704/336-3504 if interested.
Discussed with the group when residential was going to full plan review on all new houses. This is scheduled to go into effect on March 3 of 2008. See attached information for change in review requirements.