On by inspectapedia. Karne, A bathroom window can be accepted by your local code inspector the final legal authority provided the window is operable and gives enough sq. Dean Read, I think we need to add detail here about theatre seating but from just the four words in your brief question we may be missing what's needed for your case. From all of this my suggestion is to identify your building code jurisdiction so that one might focus on the specific codes that you'd have to meet.
But I'll be glad to take a look to see what I can find and I will post it here. James, Most likely yes, James but of course it is your LOCAL building code compliance official who has the final, legal, say over permits and construction. Depending on conditions at your home, some inspectors will not require a permit for minor repairs but might want a permit for a total replacement. To cover a existing bad egress into a Model Home in a 55 Older park.
Dangerous concrete Platform, stairs, and handrail falling apart from water erosion from bad water shed. Cover it with a a treated wood platform, stairs and handrail. Edward maytum, I'll see what I can find and add. It will be helpful if you can State your country and city is codes very by Authority. Female I think you'll find that a deck built to existing deck codes will also be hose for swimming pool decks.
On by mod - El Cajon CA building reinforcement for seismic? Beth Probably though not to current standards Beth. In California the Field Act, barring un-reinforced masonry construction in California, was passed very quickly following the 10 March Longbeach California earthquake that caused extensive damage including to many school buildings. Nevertheless, even when I was inspecting earthquake damage in L. Looking at an El Cajon CA building, 8 units, masonry construction.
Would it be reinforced if built in the 's? Sorry I don't understand the question; don't know what's meant by a "raised tile deck" - perhaps more description of the design can clarify the question. In all events, you probably won't find building code citations in the model codes for your country, state or province that include venting details for decks.
THat doesn't mean that proper construction and design are not needed; start by identifying the manufacturer of your raised deck system so that we can see what they specify. Should a square foot raised tile deck, surrounded by structural concrete, have been vented in ? What distance is required between a building and the owners property line?
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View the most recent inspection results for your public pool. View a pool chlorine safety video - YouTube, opens in new window. As of October 1, , changes to Florida Statutes and require that an application for an operating permit must be submitted to the Department of Health before the Building Department can issue a construction or modification permit for a public pool.
The new application form DH and the Permitting Sequence is found in the next section below. The Building Department also cannot issue a Certificate of Completion or Occupancy until the Department of Health issues the operating permit. We recommend you contact the Department at least a week before the planned opening. An individual who services a public pool by maintaining the cleanliness, water quality and chemical balance of public pools shall be certified. To be certified an individual must demonstrate knowledge of public pools.
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These forms are available for download in a "fill-in" rich text format rtf. Section All new pools and spas are required to use a gravity drainage system that uses a collector tank. The law provides the owner or operator of a public pool or spa several options for pools and spas built before January 1, To protect the public health and safety, the Florida Department of Health is responsible for safety and water quality at public swimming pools. In Section Additionally, a Detailed criteria for public pool construction design, equipment requirements, pool operation, and water quality may be found in the Florida Building Code under Section Swimming Pools And Bathing Places , The Department has, statewide, approved specific criteria and requirements, through the code variance process allowed by law, for Epsom Salt float tank manufacturers and specific site installations.
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Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. Email us. NSF International opens in new window. Water Quality Association opens in new window. On - by mod - new code for tying down the skirting on mobile homes. In regard to Florida mobile homes. I have been told there is a new code for tying down the skirting. Does anyone have information on this? On by inspectapedia. Cierna, Sorry if I was not clear before when I addressed this; you will not find electrical code that addresses every possible mistake an installer might commit in electrical wiring.
So, for example, the code won't say "don't put an electrical box under a water heater" nor will it say "don't put an electical box where it might get wet" Instead it might say that when wiring is run or boxes placed in damp or wet locations, the appropriate water-resistant materials must be used.
From your text we still have no idea what sort of "electrical box" was placed under your heater; a fuse box, breaker box, switch, receptacle, junction boc or what. Receptacles of 15 and 20 amperes, and volts installed in a wet location shall have an enclosure that is weatherproof whether or not the attachment plug cap is inserted.
If you know which section of code regarding electrical issues covers this it would really help me…. Cierna, I may still be missing something but basically if you have an electrical junction box or fuse box or circuit breaker box that is stopped off, that is it's got power to it but it is not delivering power to anything and there is not a shred of a reason why you wouldn't simply remove it and take that circuit back to an earlier junction box where is why Richard terminated with twist on connectors or otherwise removed completely.
It does seem like a common sense type of thing, but the insurance company, who has already paid out quite a bit for the repairs, is insisting on having the actual code before even considering additional payment…. Cierna, More on electric water heater wiring: The California electrical code is of course modeled on the U. If an appliance is supplied by more than one branch circuit or feeder, these disconnecting means shall be grouped and identified as being the multiple disconnecting means for the appliance.
Each disconnecting means shall simultaneously disconnect all ungrounded conductors that it controls. B Appliances Rated Over Volt-Amperes For permanently connected appliances rated over volt-amperes, the branch-circuit switch or circuit breaker shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means where the switch or circuit breaker is within sight from the appliance or is lockable in accordance with Informational Note: For appliances employing unit switches, see Informational Note: For branch-circuit rating, see Cierna, This is a troubling problem Cierna, in that the model or adopted building codes can not anticipate every crazy thing that an installer or electrician, or plumber, or DIY-homeowner might do with water heaters and electrical wiring.
So the codes will be more-general and the local building code compliance inspector is expected to interpret and judge what she encounters in the real world. The local code compliance official's word is the final legal authority. Your installation, placing the heater's electrical fuse or breaker box underneath the floor below the heater is not likely to be able to meet that requirement.
Other sources of authority on water heater electrical wiring for strange wiring errors: So easiest would be a letter from your local inspector citing the electrical box location as a violation that must be corrected.
A helpful letter would point out that it's not only unsafe but is a fire risk should water from a failing heater leak into and short the wiring. Second-easiest is a copy of the manufacturer's installation instructions that describe wiring and wiring placement, as building codes also require that appliances be installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Failing to do so is also a "code" violation. In making the repairs, it was discovered that an electrical box had been installed directly under the water heater in the subfloor.
I was told this was not up to code and paid for the box to be relocated. Can anyone tell me this? Thanks for your help! On by Richard kennedy - Live Oak mobile home vinyl siding sheathing question?
Cheryl, Yes the homeowner is responsible for all of the electrical components from the point at which the electrical power is brought to the home into the electrical panel and of course the electrical panel itself. And yes outdoor electrical components are intended to be weather resistant. I can't tell from your text if the situation in your case is that the wrong type of equipment was installed or if it is simply the effect of weather exposure and normal wear and tear. Watch out: the most important thing for you to recognize first is that water or rust and corrosion in electrical box cyst is dangerous.
The risks are of electric shock, or if circuit breakers are in that location in the event of an overcurrent a rusted corroded circuit breaker may fail to trip off when it should. The result is a risk of a building fire. So you need to have an electrician look at this installation and to tell you what work and what Replacements are needed.
I appreciate your comment that you can't afford to replace the electrical parts. However the cost of a building fire, injury, or death would be much much greater. Also depending on where you live it's possible that there may be a financial aid society and help you. In any case don't avoid this situation as it is dangerous. Our outside metal box for our power is on a post. The bottom has rusted out. Our power company holds us responsible for replacing. Was it to be waterproof. Are we responsible for power connections.
We cannot afford to replace. On by mod - mobile home fire takes daugyer's life - unsafe conditions ignored? Maggie, I am so sorry that your daughter lost her life. It's both sad and maddening, moreso because from your very brief description there was a prior fire and, as you put it, many electrical problems, so everybody involved had to have known that there were unsafe conditions in the home.
Did she have working smoke detectors, alarms, CO detectors? Were the home's fire exits in good working order? I would need to know quite a bit more to have a useful opinion about this tragic case; you might start however by finding out who told your daughter what, and who was responsible for maintenance and repairs of her home.
For example if she bought it, she's responsible. She should have had an inspection of the whole property by an independent home inspector one with no conflicting interests before the purchase was completed.
A normal result of that inspection is a home inspection report that notes safety hazards such as aluminum electrical wiring or other unsafe conditions and also notes the important or expensive repairs that are needed.
If your daughter was renting, the landlord, in most cases, is responsible for property inspection and maintenance. OPINION: it is far too easy for a landlord to say "it was inspected and found to be safe" without actually having a shred of actual inspection nor even information.
But you can bet that once there is a fire much less a loss of life, everybody concerned is going to be ducking for cover.
OPINON: in general, there is NO building code requirement for periodic or "Move-in" safety or electrical inspections of an existing home, mobile home or otherwise. When there is new work that requires a building permit, and some repair work that may require a permit such as extensive remodeling then permits and inspections and approvals by local building officials are often required. But mobile homes often fall through the cracks in that procedure, largely because the local building officials figure that the home's manufacturer, building the home under controlled conditions, puts it together specifically to comply with the codes where the home will be sold.
On an older mobile home where there may have been many modifications to it over its life, many of those if not all may have been done without permits nor inspections. Maggie, adding: For a case like this surely there has been a fire investigation. If you can send us any of that data I would much like to review it. If you prefer tp lee[ tjat [rovate. On by Maggie - Who is in charge of inspecting a mobile home and making sure if it safe for habitation? Who is in charge of inspecting a mobile home and making sure if it safe for habitation?
I am asking because my daughter was told by the park that her trailer was inspected and deemed safe. She had two fires in it and TONS of electrical problems. The second fire took her life. On by mod - Inspector wants to see the doublewide marriage wall.
Jay, I think you are asking about the marriage wall which is the common walls the form an interior partition in a home when two sections are placed together. Inspector wants to look at the marriage wall to see if the sections were correctly placed, for example sufficiently close together. Sometimes there are other useful things to note that might not be obvious such as an unwanted draft up through the center of the home or missing fire blocking.
Why does inspecter want to see marriage [wall]. On by mod - Is it legal for a landlord to rent a double wide home that is not properly assembled? Kersonya Padgett, As I'm not an authority, "Legal? Let's distinguish between a cosmetic problem - that can include ugly or sloppy assembly of a doublewide, from a functional problem that could also lead to a safety concern: If the building is settling, leaning, moving about, then it's likely that there will be ongoing damage and that might be dangerous - for example if a gas line is broken or an electrical wire pulled loose.
Generally that requires a bit of movement more than just showing up an ugly seam. Separate from the safety and code question, there will be a construction quality standard for your home, written in the form of instructions from the home's manufacturer. If your home is quite old, say from the early s, we will probably not find that such a standard exists. If your'e in the U. Above on this page we list nearly all of the manufactured home standards that might apply - I know it can be overwhelming.
You might want to take a look at HUD However, prior to completion of the exterior close-up, gaps that do not exceed one inch are permitted between structural elements provided: 1 The gaps are closed before completion of close-up; 2 The home sections are in contact with each other; and 3 The mating gasket is providing a proper seal.
All such gaps must be shimmed with dimensional lumber, and fastener lengths used to make connections between the structural elements must be increased to provide adequate penetration into the receiving member. On by Kersonya Padgett Is it legal for a landlord to rent a double wide home that is not together completely? Like I can feel the seam in my living room floor and the ceiling looks like they covered it with a thicker piece of wood to cover the top.
I don't know what i can do?? I don't know what to do!!!? I think that my siding covers the cracks outside!! Kersonya Padgett, If I could get a reply at kjb. Donald Edward jamieson, Your local Building Code Compliance inspector is the final legal Authority on this point except that the mobile home park may have its own rules that extend the building code and would be legal provided they don't cause the building inspector to consider that they are a violation or unsafe.
What that means in a practical sense is that if you are mobile home park will not allow you to install permanent concrete footings for the posts for your deck you will need to rely on a simple ground-level concrete pad under your posts and then adequate diagonal or cross-bracing between them to assure that your deck structure is safe. On by Donald Edward jamieson Installation of a deck to my mobile home do it need footings. The park manager said there are not allowed they have to be mobile.
On by mod - Florida single-wide renovated: trouble with building inspector. Linda, Although the Florida Statutes may be derived from the HUD rules the state statutes May impose additional restrictions, particularly on the topic of storm protection or tie-downs or winds damage resistance. One thing to keep in mind is that the local Building Code Compliance inspector is always the final legal Authority.
On by Linda Question--I am rennovating a vintage single-wide mobile home--Florida--and belueve I an running into city over-reach re: inspections re construction and trying to figure out which rules apply--HUD, Florisa statues, or local building code which I believe actually points to Fliruda statues.
Anyway, love to know if anyone has knowkedge of such. On by danjoefriedman mod - code compliance for mobile homes Gary Lipka, My opinion and it's nothing more than that it's not on a home that old you wouldn't assume that I hadn't been modified over its life and you can't assume that it's code compliant. I think more fundamentally the issue will be that for mobile homes of that age there are limitations on what HUD financing would be available to a buyer.
On 0 by Gary Lipka, placing value on a manufactured hoe Thank you. Nothing judicial. I'm a real estate appraiser completing an appraisal on this home. Looking for more information on it is all. I do like to fish though! On - by mod -. Gary Lipka, I'm embarrassed to only be able to offer a vague answer but I don't think we're going to have much success finding out what a long-gone company used their standards in The most reasonable claim would be that the company building a mobile home or manufactured home would have built to the standards that would be accepted in all of the states to which they expected to ship or sell their product.
That's why they usually use the model codes like the Boca code that you site. And code-compliance, even back in , will not have much to say about the current condition of the home and thus its value. Perhaps it would be useful for you to say something about why you are caring about compliance with a code that's so old.
In appraising or assessing the condition of a mobile home, IMO more important than the codes is a thorough visual inspection that would show The current physical condition of the home Any life safety concerns Any significant repairs needed to make the home safe and habitaable If it's a litigation issue I think you're fishing in a pond that has no fish.
The only information that I can locate on this home are the construction standards above. I'm trying to find out what Construction standards Guerdons built their homes to back in the day.
Was it boca code of the day or a code that predated hud code. Any information would help. Here is what HUD says about the problem of needing an IBC sticker for an older mobile home that doesn't have one: Regardless of the upgrades made to your park model, it is not possible to obtain a HUD label on any structure that was not produced and inspected as a manufactured home in accordance with HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards and Regulations during its original construction.
Does anyone have any idea how I might be able to get one from someone other than Markline? Any information will be helpful. Thank you. On by mod - realtor selling home objects to adding drip edge. Angela: Thank you for the question: is roof drip edge required by building codes? Prior to drip edge was recommended by the roofing manufacturers and so indirectly, as I'll explain below, required to comply with strict code interpretation.
Since and your home was made in the model codes require drip edge on roofing - see excerpt below from iccsafe. Even if this were an older home, the home inspector probably recognizes that in a more-careful interpretation of building codes, the phrase commonly present for most features " Where drip edge may not be strictly or explicitly required by local codes check with the local building code official as she is the final legal authority it is nevertheless a good and recommended practice found in the illustrations and instructions for installing most roofing products.
You don't give the location of the home, nor local code citations, but a model code authority shows the home inspector's absolutely-right position is the ICC model code from which I excerpt: A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and gables of shingle roofs.
Adjacent pieces of drip edge shall be overlapped a minimum of 2 inches 51 mm. Drip edges shall extend a minimum of 0. Finally and perhaps more important: why are we wasting a second arguing about such a trivial and inexpensive defect to remedy. Frankly if I were selling a home and the only stumbling block were roof shingle drip-edge I'd be doing cartwheels of joy and offering to pay for the cost out of my commission.
On by Angela Adams I am a real estate agent and currently representing the seller regarding a brand new double-wide home, which he purchased from a distributer and installed per HUD guidelines.
Potential buyers are being told by their home inspector that drip edge flashing is missing and needs to be installed per current building code. If this is current building code, why would the manufacturer not be installing it? If is it not current building code, where can I find this documentation to present back to the buyer's agent? Thank you in advance. Lacey: I'm sorry that your dad's home had to suffer such terrible water and mold damage and contamination; however a drip pan alone would not be likely to have prevented the damage you show - unless it also provided a direct drain to the exterior, which many do not.
Rather, it was the prolonged leakage of a water heater in an area that nobody inspected, perhaps because nobody knew that they should check on the heater and because the area was not readily accessible. By the way, it sounds odd to say that a brand new home was outfitted with a water heater that was already 20 years old and that the damage was not discovered for another 20 years, making the heater 40 years old.
Perhaps you can show me a sharp photo of the water heater's data tag and another of the heater itself and third of the leak point. On by Lacey Hernandez My dad happened to be out of state undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment when this happened. And due to the marriage line. After a week of drying out the home, with water supply shut off to prevent any further leaking.
Has anyone else had a problem with your manufactured home being bought brand new from the retailer, and installed on your property, but no drain pan was put underneath the 20 YEAR OLD water heater in the water closet, hidden behind 2 interior doors plus a screwed on access panel?
Because we did! And it destroyed our home after 20 years when tje bottom rusted out it was 20 years old when installed! On - by mod - What a pain, Dudley. What is the load bearing capacity of mobile home exterior walls? What is the weight increase when converting a mobile home to use a pitched roof? Someone is spending your money to reduce their risk - and a trivial risk at that, considering the point you make about relative weight- but let's get this clear: the weight of the roof on the walls of your mobile home is the sum of - whatever original roof materials were left in place - the new roof structure trusses, rafters, whatever - the new roof covering metal I agree that a metal roof is lighter than a shingle roof, but you'd want to argue that the weight of all of the roof materials is still safe for the home.
It's an ugly problem that means you'll need a design professional, like an architect or engineer who, for a fee, will look at your structure and write an "it's ok" letter - so I suspect at the very least you're looking at a fee to do that.
See if you can find an RA or structural or civil engineer nearby who's familiar with mobile home construction and who is willing to look, or ask your building department in the county if they can recommend a design professional whose opinion they'll accept.
Basic mobile home roof weight bearing data: A typical mobile home roof is built to carry a 30 pounds per square foot load, possibly varying by the snow zone where the home is sold. In an area of average ft deep snow loads, the mobile home roof will be built to carry 50 pounds per square foot.
In an area of deep snow, ft, the roof would be built to carry up to 90 pounds per square foot.
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