Discussion Forum
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Searching for logic in shower curb UPC requirement
UPC requires that a shower have a minimum 2 inch curb. This requirement apparently applies to all sizes of showers; whether you're dealing with a 30x30 or a huge walk-in…
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Spiral Stair Code Question
I am finally getting around to building and installing the spiral staircase for my long-suffering shop project. This staircase accesses a 300 sq ft office space. It must be code…
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Cable Fill and Pigtails in boxes
Maybe a dumb question.....but do the wires for pigtails need to be counted as extra cables when calculating box fill, or are they considered merely an extension of the conductors…
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Best Practice on tying grounds together
I'm roughing in the wiring to my new shop. I have several 4-position boxes (PVC) which will have a number of 3-way circuits in each. I can count up at…
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Breaker panel and water heater spacing
Are there any restrictions (code or practical) on the spacing of water heaters from the breaker box? The spacing of the utility room in my shop will require that I…
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Level top plate prior to installing TJI?
I'm starting to install the BCI (TJI) 11 7/8 joists for the 2nd floor (the office) in my shop. The top plate of the bearing wall isn't perfectly level. At one…
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Sheathing and roofing a 12/12 pitch
In a couple of weeks I'll be ready to start sheathing and then roofing the 12/12 front roof of my new shop. A 12/12 didn't sound too bad before I…
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Curing a radiant heat slab
On Monday I poured 28 yards of concrete for my shop. It has 8 loops of pex for radiant heat. After sawing in the greencuts on Tuesday, I was pressure-checking…
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2005 OSB Prices
I'm planning on breaking ground on a 1800 sf shop this spring. OSB prices here in Boise, Idaho are $11.79 right now (up about .80 from a recent low of…
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Location of pex and rebar / mesh in slab
I'm in the (hopefully final) design stages of my new 30x50 shop. It will be heated by radiant in-floor pex. I'm mulling over a 6 inch slab vs. a 4…