Code Questions Archives - Page 13 of 16

Sheathing Nails-Maine
August 27, 2020

Greetings, new framer here. just a question regarding sheathing with regards to 8d and the newer shank dimensions. Shopping in a big box yesterday I find 15 degree 2- 1/2”…
Roof Framing For Screened Porch
August 24, 2020

Building a 20x20 screened porch attached to existing house. There is a chimney centered on outside wall so I can't attached a ridge beam for the roof of the porch.…
BEAM AND POST
August 4, 2020

I have an existing deck 19’x13’ the ledger board is 19’ and is bolted 16”OC with 5” lag bolts into lead anchors. This deck is on the second story of…
Fireblocking in basement with metal studs
August 3, 2020

If metal studs are used to build walls in a basement in front of the concrete walls, does horizontal fireblocking (material run vertically from floor to ceiling every 10 feet…
residential gasline
August 1, 2020

A gas line went off house meter underground 18" to garage entering building alongside foundation and then through wall. Later a slab was poured over the gas line for a…
New Meter Base with Circuits: Does this make my old main panel a subpanel according to code?
July 30, 2020

I am having a new meter base installed as part of a project to put our power supply underground. Electrician came and looked at the job today and told me…
Question on LVL beam position fixing it
July 5, 2020

We have a short wall in our kitchen perpendicular to an exterior wall. Our original plan with the builder specified the wall should be no longer than 30" in order…
Water Heater TPRV
June 25, 2020

In the Jan 2020 Issue 288 "Know the Code-Top Ten Water Heater Violations", the article states the TPRV must discharge in the same room. My water heater is in the…
Drain Pipe above Electric Panel
June 17, 2020

It's been asked, and I'm pretty sure it is not within code. But I'd like to post again for confirmation (see attachment). Looks like the drain from the dishwasher in…
Is it against code to drill through a foundation wall.
May 26, 2020

There is a new foundation wall that is part of a few new additions to the house. But this wall is 8" thick 5' tall with 3' above ground. Its…

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