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my contractor stated it's not specified by code - the inspector just wants it that way
Posted by: TheLex (335) on 2014-04-04 13:18:47 In Reply to: Is it specified by "Code" or is the Inspector just asking for it? posted by CTA4AVANT on 2014-04-04 10:37:11	Share \| Report

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shower curbs #$@~~!!! We had the framing inspection today and the inspector tells us - TheLex 2014-04-03 22:45:40 (402 views)
- What about something like this? - Jack 2014-04-05 23:21:22 (292 views)
  - I love that design but my wife will hate it because of the hassle of having to lift up the grates to - TheLex 2014-04-06 17:10:09 (205 views)
    - 2nd, that looks like a pain to clean - doug 2014-04-07 20:37:30 (140 views)
- Pardon my ignorance, but what does hot mopped mean? - Pelican Pete 2014-04-05 13:02:08 (161 views)
  - It's "Hot Mop" Tar.....like they do on roofs............ - CTA4AVANT 2014-04-05 18:32:07 (306 views)
- Any way you can use ADA guideline for a "roll-in" shower to argue it is for accessibility? - Donuts 2014-04-05 05:10:54 (168 views)
- 1/4" per foot is a minimum. Just slope it the extra half inch, no one will notice. - irish21 2014-04-04 13:19:30 (187 views)
- can you do the linear drain and just drop it a 1/2 inch below the shower floor? - doug 2014-04-04 13:11:46 (186 views)
  - I think this is what we're going to do - TheLex 2014-04-04 13:19:36 (159 views)
- Is it specified by "Code" or is the Inspector just asking for it? - CTA4AVANT 2014-04-04 10:37:11 (199 views)
  - my contractor stated it's not specified by code - the inspector just wants it that way - TheLex 2014-04-04 13:18:47 (171 views)
    - What building code does your local jurisdiction reference? - thinset 2014-04-04 15:14:23 (194 views)
      - oh no, it's not that we want a no slope shower. What we want is a curbless shower entry  -  TheLex  2014-04-04 21:41:32 (179 views)
        
        you're not following me...you don't need a curb if you provide the 2" difference between the...  -  thinset  2014-04-06 16:39:30 (159 views)
        
        yes, I understand that. I think the bottom line is the contractor framed not low enough. So now  -  TheLex  2014-04-06 17:11:39 (162 views)
    - That's the worst. - gription 2014-04-04 14:21:19 (213 views)
- So have your contractor build something that will pass code and then can be removed - Dave Doolittle 2014-04-04 06:54:20 (230 views)
  - That sounds sneaky and underhanded - totally unprofessional. - gription 2014-04-05 08:19:27 (199 views)
  - I've done that more than a few times myself. - ICONCLS 2014-04-04 08:50:14 (178 views)
- Sounds odd - how would someone confined to a - Grapeking 2014-04-04 06:28:38 (216 views)
- umm is this on a second floor or on the first? - MARK(nmtt)RS5 2014-04-04 02:34:22 (213 views)
  - it's a single story home post on pier foundation - like you I can't understand why an - TheLex 2014-04-04 04:50:43 (206 views)
- which code are you violating with the shower? can inspectors do anything they want? - Scruffy 'The Janitor' 2014-04-03 23:53:24 (205 views)
  - I'm not a contractor so I have no idea which code per se, but I was told that "code requires - TheLex 2014-04-04 00:29:07 (226 views)
    - maybe not argue, but tell him what you are trying to accomnplish, and that you want - Rick601 2014-04-04 08:33:52 (216 views)
      - this was at the framing inspection - plumber is not involved yet. He was looking at the - TheLex 2014-04-04 13:16:30 (195 views)

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