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Historic Façade Components FE-19.04
Historic Façade Components "Keep It Simple" Coping - Provide a water preventive cap to your façade wall. Upper Cornice - Maintain decorative top. If your façade feels top [...]
How Many Restrooms ML-19.08
How Many Restrooms “How Many Toilets Am I Required to Have?” Rarely do I get a request to have more toilets than are required. The good news is that [...]
Jeopardized Floor Joists UL-19.06
Jeopardized Floor Joists “Full of Surprises” This topic is full of land mines. Depending on how bad your floor is, your best bet may be to consult with a [...]
Exterior / Façade PHIPs
Historic Façade Components FE-19.04
Historic Façade Components "Keep It Simple" Coping - Provide a water preventive cap to your façade wall. Upper Cornice - Maintain decorative top. If your façade feels top [...]
Work the Local Historical System FE-19.15
Work the Local Historical System “The Way It Is Supposed to Work!” This façade project has a great deal of positive examples. We had a typical slip cover on [...]
What Is a Knox Box? FE-19.14
What Is a Knox Box? “Emergency Access Box” Check with your local fire department and ask if a Knox Box is required in your community. This simple box is [...]
Main Level PIHPs
How Many Restrooms ML-19.08
How Many Restrooms “How Many Toilets Am I Required to Have?” Rarely do I get a request to have more toilets than are required. The good news is that [...]
Steps at My Back Door? ML-19.14
Steps at My Back Door? “Do I Need ADA Compliance at All Doors?” Is your downtown built on a hillside? Many communities are developed up the side of a [...]
Separation from Upper Level(s) ML-19.13
Separation from Upper Level(s) “Apartment Above . . . Think Ahead on This One!” This topic is full of code challenges. Please discuss this topic with your local inspector [...]
Upper Level PIHPs
Jeopardized Floor Joists UL-19.06
Jeopardized Floor Joists “Full of Surprises” This topic is full of land mines. Depending on how bad your floor is, your best bet may be to consult with a [...]
Upstairs Egress Windows UL-19.12
Upstairs Egress Windows “Exit Requirements from Bedrooms” Just like your bedroom in your house, your upper level bedroom also needs a window large enough to properly crawl out of [...]
Side Façade Window UL-19.08
Side Façade Window “Can I Cut in a New Window on the Side of My Building?” Adding a new window to the side of your building can be a [...]
General Downtown PIHPs
Jeopardized Floor Joists UL-19.06
Jeopardized Floor Joists “Full of Surprises” This topic is full of land mines. Depending on how bad your floor is, your best bet may be to consult with a [...]
Upstairs Egress Windows UL-19.12
Upstairs Egress Windows “Exit Requirements from Bedrooms” Just like your bedroom in your house, your upper level bedroom also needs a window large enough to properly crawl out of [...]
Side Façade Window UL-19.08
Side Façade Window “Can I Cut in a New Window on the Side of My Building?” Adding a new window to the side of your building can be a [...]