| 2019-11-14 09:02:59 | RESIDENTIAL (R2) BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | NOTE: SEC. 702.6 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. ALL NEW WORK |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MATERIALS AND METHODS |
| | REQUIREMENTS IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 1)FLOORING SOUND INSULATION: |
| | A) PROVIDE 2 COPIES OF THE FLAME SPREAD INDEX AND SMOKE |
| | DEVELOPED INDEX TEST DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 |
| | OR UL 723 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 720.1 OF FBC 6TH EDITION |
| | (2017). |
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| | B)SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC) TEST PROVIDED IS FOR |
| | AN 8 INCH CONCRETE SLAB WITH A GYPSUM BOARD SUSPENDED |
| | ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLY. THIS IS WHY THE THE SOUND |
| | TRANSMISSION RESULTS ARE SO HIGH. TYPICALLY, SUSPENDED |
| | ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT FOUND IN |
| | BUILDINGS IN THIS AREA. PROVIDE PROOF THAT EXISTING |
| | BUILDING HAS AN ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLY OR PROVIDE |
| | COPY OF TEST WITHOUT THE ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLY. |
| | ALSO, PROVIDE TWO COPIES. ONLY ONE WAS SUBMITTED. |
| | NOTE: TEST SAMPLE TO MATCH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. |
| | SEC. 1207.2 OF FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
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| | C) IMPACT INSULATION CLASS (IIC) TEST PROVIDED IS FOR |
| | AN 8 INCH CONCRETE SLAB WITH A GYPSUM BOARD SUSPENDED |
| | ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLY. THIS IS WHY THE THE SOUND |
| | TRANSMISSION RESULTS ARE SO HIGH. TYPICALLY, SUSPENDED |
| | ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT FOUND IN |
| | BUILDINGS IN THIS AREA. PROVIDE PROOF THAT EXISTING |
| | BUILDING HAS AN ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLY OR PROVIDE |
| | COPY OF TEST WITHOUT THE ACOUSTICAL CEILING ASSEMBLY. |
| | ALSO, PROVIDE TWO COPIES. ONLY ONE WAS SUBMITTED. |
| | NOTE: TEST SAMPLE TO MATCH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. |
| | SEC. 1207.3 OF FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
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| | IN ORDER TO AVOID MULTIPLE SUBMITTALS, PLEASE FEEL FREE |
| | TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE |
| | COMMENTS, |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | (561)805-6712 |
| | [email protected] |
