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There was a 45 degree angle between the door and the window to the right. The window was about 17 inches from the door edge. The "arc" rule below causes me to scratch my head. Note: a mentally handicapped child will be occupying the home.
Hazardous Locations: "Glazing, in an individual fixed or operable panel adjacent to a door where the nearest vertical edge is within a 24-inch (610 mm) arc of the door in a closed position and whose bottom edge is less than 60 inches (1524 mm) above the floor or walking surface."
Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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You mean a 135 degree angle I think.
Looks like any window within 24 inches that is less than 60 inches off the floor needs tempered glass. The "arc" is used to include any window within 24 inches regardless of the wall angles. B.A. King Home Inspections, LLC www.BAKingHomeInspections.com Serving Charlotte NC area and Rock Hill SC areas. CMI Certified Master Inspector and Independent 704 301-3207 |
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Please Note:
relliott is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
Looks like it is more of an issue from the deck side.
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The door does open into a screened porch.
I think the rule is intended to prevent the window from shattering if the door slams or to prevent shattering if someone is carrying something in their hands that hits the window. Where the door opens to is irrelevant I believe. Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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Depends on your orientation. If the vertical axis is the wall with the door, then the wall with the window is 45 degrees. That's how I look at it.
Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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Here's one from today. Note the window at a right angle to the door. The door would not actually strike the window. But should it be tempered? Age of home: 2000.
Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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____________________________________________ "An Education, not just an Inspection" Larry Kage Lake Ann (Traverse City), Michigan 49650 231 929 3525 Professional Inspector and Infrared Thermographer serving the Traverse City, Michigan area and beyond. ITC/FLIR CERTIFIED BUILDING SCIENCES THERMOGRAPHER ITC/FLIR CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 THERMOGRAPHER
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I don't understand the diagram and it seems to be incorrect. I don't know how you can take the swing of the door into account when the 2006 IRC states that the measurement of 2 feet from the door is with the door in a closed position.
"Glazing, in an individual fixed or operable panel adjacent to a door where the nearest vertical edge is within a 24-inch (610 mm) arc of the door in a closed position..." Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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From a previous discussion.
http://www.nachi.org/forum/f18/safet...684/#post88381 See the diagrams at the end of the PDF for some clarity "Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts." |
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Joe, I didn't verify Jerry's picture from your link but typically he has good info R308.4(5) and R308.4(6). ____________________________________________ "An Education, not just an Inspection" Larry Kage Lake Ann (Traverse City), Michigan 49650 231 929 3525 Professional Inspector and Infrared Thermographer serving the Traverse City, Michigan area and beyond. ITC/FLIR CERTIFIED BUILDING SCIENCES THERMOGRAPHER ITC/FLIR CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 THERMOGRAPHER
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Thanks, Michael. I forgot about that one. ____________________________________________ "An Education, not just an Inspection" Larry Kage Lake Ann (Traverse City), Michigan 49650 231 929 3525 Professional Inspector and Infrared Thermographer serving the Traverse City, Michigan area and beyond. ITC/FLIR CERTIFIED BUILDING SCIENCES THERMOGRAPHER ITC/FLIR CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 THERMOGRAPHER
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I like the diagrams in this on even better. Especially for near stairways.
http://henricotoday.com/bldg/pdf/Tem...sAdditions.pdf "Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts." |
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#14
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That doc says one thing in the diagram and another in the text, it don't add up.
Look at the top right of page 2. B.A. King Home Inspections, LLC www.BAKingHomeInspections.com Serving Charlotte NC area and Rock Hill SC areas. CMI Certified Master Inspector and Independent 704 301-3207 |
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Those diagrams make sense. Now I completely understand how the 24" arc works. Thanks.
Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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