2015-08-10 09:10:42 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6724 |
| [email protected] |
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| FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION 2014 |
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT TEST REPORTS ARE REQUIRED - |
| MANUFACTURER SPEC SHEETS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE DUE TO |
| DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN SPEC SHEETS/BROCHURES AND TEST |
| REPORTS FOR SOME MANUFACTURERS (NOT NECESSARILY THE |
| MANUFACTURER SELECTED; THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT) |
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| SAM 3 90 SPEC SHEETS, STC & IIC TEST REPORTS PROVIDED |
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| NOTE - THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED VIA EMAIL |
| (CONTRACTOR CC'D) ABOUT POSSIBLE USE OF SUPERSAM 125. |
| TEST REPORTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR THIS PRODUCT BUT A |
| LETTER ON LETTERHEAD IS REQUIRED FOR THE IIC (ASTM E |
| 492) STATING THAT THE ASSEMBLY TESTED (QUARRY TILE, |
| MORTAR BED, OVER 6" SLAB) IS EQUIVALENT TO AN 8.25" (OR |
| THINNER) SLAB, CERAMIC TILE. IF PROVIDED, THIS LETTER |
| WILL BE PUT ON FILE. |
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| 1. FBC 1207.2, FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR AIR |
| BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 90. |
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| THE TEST REPORT PROVIDED INCLUDES A DROPPED INSULATED |
| GYPSUM BOARD CEILING ASSEMBLY, CASTELE TRAVERTINE TILE |
| IN A MORTAR BED. THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE |
| PROPOSED INSTALLATION. |
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| 2. FBC 1207.3, FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN |
| DWELLING UNITS OR BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC |
| OR SERVICE AREA WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN |
| IMPACT INSULATION CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN |
| 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| ASTM E 492. |
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| THE TEST REPORT PROVIDED INCLUDES A DROPPED INSULATED |
| GYPSUM BOARD CEILING ASSEMBLY, CASTELE TRAVERTINE TILE |
| IN A MORTAR BED. THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE |
| PROPOSED INSTALLATION. |
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| 3. FBC 603.1, ALLOWABLE MATERIALS IN NON COMBUSTIBLE |
| BUILDINGS, SEE ITEM 2, EXCEPTION 2, ACOUSTICAL |
| INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
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| SEE 803.1.1, PROVIDE TEST DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM |
| E 84 OR UL 723. |
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| 4. TO AVOID MULTIPLE PLAN REVIEWS, A PRELIMINARY REVIEW |
| WILL BE DONE VIA EMAIL UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
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| QUALIFIER IS TO REVIEW THE COMMENT LIST AND DOCUMENTS |
| PROPOSED. FOR THE ACOUSTICAL (STC & IIC) TESTS, |
| QUALIFIER TO HIGHLIGHT THE ASSEMBLY (SPECIFICALLY WHERE |
| NO DROPPED CEILING WAS USED IN THE TEST) AS WELL AS THE |
| TEST RESULT. |
| FOR THE FLAME SPREAD, QUALIFIER IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE |
| TEST STANDARD (SHOULD BE EITHER ASTM E 84 OR UL 723) |
| AND TEST RESULT. |
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| DUE TO CURRENT WORK LOAD AND LACK OF TIME TO MAINTAIN |
| TARGET TURNAROUND TIMES, IF APPLICANT IS UNABLE TO |
| COMPLY WITH ITEM 4, THE COURTESY REVIEW VIA EMAIL WILL |
| NOT BE DONE. PLEASE RESUBMIT AT THE BUILDING DIVISION |
| COUNTER. |
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