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2022-06-22 10:24:03 | PLAN REVIEW BUILDING |
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| CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O., CFM |
| PLANS EXAMINER II PX3169/SFP306 |
| BU1635 BN4338 |
| ASFPM CFM US-21-11935 |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| (561) 805-6726 |
| [email protected] |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
| 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
| NFPA 70 2017 EDITION NEC 2017 |
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| 2ND REVIEW |
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| RESULTS: DENIED |
| ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| SOW: PER NOTE ON PAGE A-1 FLOOR PLAN: "INSTALL NEW |
| ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING" |
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| NOTICE: |
| PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED OR REMOVED. |
| PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED |
| SATISFACTORILY MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN |
| PARENTHESES. ANY NEW COMMENT WILL BE LISTED AFTER |
| PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| 1. FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR |
| TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL (LYT/ LYP), LAMINATE |
| FLOORING AND WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE |
| SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE |
| FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED |
| UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR |
| ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| 1A) FBC-B 2020 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| 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. |
| (TEST SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW IS FOR TILE. PROVIDE TEST |
| FOR ENGINEERED WOOD/UNDERLAYMENT ASSEMBLY). |
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| 1B) FBC-B 2020 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| PARTITIONS AND 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. |
| (TEST SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW IS FOR TILE. PROVIDE TEST |
| FOR ENGINEERED WOOD/UNDERLAYMENT ASSEMBLY). |
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| 1C) FLAME SPREAD- (ASTM E-84 WAS TESTED USING PROFLEX |
| SUPER SIM-90. THIS TEST IS ACCEPTABLE IF THE SAME |
| UNDERLAYMENT IS USED FOR ASTM E-492 AND E-90. |
| IF ANOTHER UNDERLAYMENT IS USED FOR THE TWO SOUND |
| TEST'S, PROVIDE A COPY OF THE E-84 FOR THAT |
| UNDERLAYMENT). |
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| NEW COMMENTS: |
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| I HAVE RESEARCHED THE CITY'S LIBRARY OF ASTM TEST |
| REPORTS AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FOR ENGINEERED WOOD |
| FLOORING. REQUEST THESE REPORTS FROM YOUR SUPPLIER AND |
| SUBMIT FOR REVIEW. |
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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