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2020-10-16 14:31:43 | PETER E VALENTI |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| [email protected] |
| 561-805-6673 |
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| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION (2017) |
| FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| FBC R = FBC RESIDENTIAL |
| FBC M = FBC MECHANICAL |
| FBC FG = FBC FUEL GAS |
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| BUILDING REVIEW DENIED: |
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| 1) FBC B 109.3, THE VALUATION OF THE PROJECT APPEARS TO |
| BE LOW. PROVIDE A BREAK DOWN OF THE VALUATION INCLUDING |
| ALL MATERIAL, LABOR & SERVICES INVOLVED. |
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| 2) FBC B 107, PROVIDE A REPORT FROM AN ACCEPTABLE |
| LICENSED COMPANY SHOWING THE LOCATION OF POST TENSION |
| CABLES (X-RAYED OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE METHOD). THIS IS TO |
| AVOID DAMAGE TO CABLES DURING PENETRATION OF SLAB. |
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| 3) FBC B 714.4.1.2, FBC B TABLE 601, PROVIDE |
| INFORMATION OF MATERIAL TO BE USED TO SEAL THE FLOOR |
| PENETRATIONS (2HR RATING REQUIRED). |
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| 4) FBC B 2509.2, PROVIDE INFORMATION AS TO THE TYPE OF |
| WATER RESISTANT WALL BOARD THAT WILL BE USED IN THE WET |
| AREAS OF THE EXTENDED SHOWER SPACE. |
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| 5) FBC B 1207.2, 1207.2 & 603.1, THE FOLLOWING TESTS |
| ARE REQUIRED AT THE NEW FLOORING AREAS (EXISTING BATH |
| TUB AREA). |
| 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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| A. 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. |
| THE TEST REPORT CANNOT INCLUDE A DROPPED GYPSUM |
| CEILING. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TEST REPORT. |
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| B. 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. THE TEST REPORT CANNOT INCLUDE A DROPPED |
| GYPSUM CEILING. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TEST REPORT. |
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| C. 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. SEE |
| 803.1.1, PROVIDE TEST DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 |
| OR UL 723. |
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| NOTE: PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE UNSURE |
| ABOUT AN ACCEPTABLE FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT. |
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