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2008-09-18 11:14:46 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
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| FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 |
| FBC EB FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 EXISTING BUILDING |
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| FBC R FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 RESIDENTIAL |
| FBC* CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC2004 |
| FAC FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| FS FLORIDA STATUTE |
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| COMMENT FROM FIRST LIST: |
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| 1. SEE OPENING 9 AND PAGE 8 OF THE PRODUCT APPROVAL. |
| SPANS OVER 6', HOLLOW BLOCK SUBSTRATE, REQURE 9" ANCHOR |
| SPACING (12" SPECIFIED). CHECK ALL. |
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| THE CONTRACTOR RESPONDED WITH A LETTER: |
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| "OPENING #9 IS AN 8080 SGD WITH A 4+-INCH RISER. |
| DIAGRAM 1 WALL HEADER IS BEING ATTACHED TO THE FACE OF |
| THE RISER, WITH C2 CONNECTION TYPE INTO THE CONCRETE |
| FLOOR SLAB. HENCE, PAGE 8 TABLES INDICATE 12" ANCHOR |
| SPACING FOR SPANS UP TO 8'8"." |
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| SEE THE INSTALLATION SCHEDULE. FOR OPENING 9, IT STATES |
| "MASONRY/CONCRETE" AS SUBSTRATE. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO |
| MEAN THAT IT IS MASONRY ON THE TOP, CONCRETE ON THE |
| BOTTOM. |
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| I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE "DIAGRAM 1" ON THE PRODUCT |
| APPROVAL. |
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| SEE PAGE 8 OF THE PRODUCT APPROVAL. 12" IS SPECIFIED |
| FOR C2, CONCRETE SUBSTRATE, 8'8 SPAN, AND ALSO FOR |
| HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK, SPAN UP TO 6' (CIRCLED ON THE |
| PRODUCT APPROVAL). HOWEVER, BASED ON THE INFORMATION |
| PROVIDED ON THE INSTALLATION SCHEDULE, THIS IS HOLLOW |
| BLOCK, SPAN OF 8'4". THIS REQUIRES ANCHOR SPACING OF |
| 9". PLEASE CHECK ALL. |
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| ALSO PLEASE CHECK SPANS. C2 CONNECTION TYPICALLY ADDS 1 |
| 1/2" TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF OPENING WHEN THERE IS A 3" |
| EDGE DISTANCE. THEREFORE, THIS A 99" OPENING SHOULD |
| HAVE A SPAN OF A MINIMUM OF 102". THE DIFFERENCE OF 2" |
| DOES NOT AFFECT THIS OPENING, BUT PLEASE CHECK ALL |
| OPENINGS OR CLARIFY WHY A WALL MOUNT CONNECTION RESULTS |
| IN A SPAN 1" LARGER THAN THE OPENING SIZE, 3" EDGE |
| DISTANCE. |
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| IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE COMMENTS ABOVE, PLEASE CALL ME |
| TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER PRIOR TO RESUBMITTAL. |
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