June 1, 2006
BIANEW MINUTES
President
Phil Borchardt called the morning session of the Inspection tour to order at
9:30am with 57 members in attendance.
Maps were distributed to members and six construction sites were ready
for inspection. Code consults were
available at the various inspection sites and included Leroy Stublaski, Don
Oremus, Ray Weber, and representatives from the Energy Star Program.
The
afternoon session of the inspection tour was called to order at 1:30 p.m. A discussion took place regarding violations
that were found at the various inspection sites. Mr. Stublaski requested that association members send an e-mail
to Tom Kasper stating our opinion of the on site inspection training. Management at the State level does not feel
that this training opportunity is a beneficial learning experience. They are also not pleased with having so
many of the State Inspectors out of the office at the same time.
A
discussion took place regarding changing the inspection tour for next
year. It was discussed that not every
member has all of the credentials and we may be able to split the tour into two
sessions during the year. One would
focus on building and heating and the other one on plumbing, electric, or commercial
building.
Leroy
stated that the SW chapter is requesting that the state provide training
sessions throughout the year instead of all at one time. Don Oremus stated that he will be providing
another 3 hrs of education credits at our Inspection Meeting in November.
Ray
Weber stated that the number one complaint to the state is that inspectors are
not citing the code sections when issuing orders. He stated that we should bring our codebooks to training classes
and practice looking up the specific code references.
The
following violations were found during the inspection tour and were discussed:
1)
The
requirement for drainage plane. Leroy
stated that section 21.24 states that all exterior walls shall be covered with
a permanent weather resistant finish.
Vinyl siding does not provide the required continuous moisture resistant
covering therefor building wrap or paper is required on all exterior surfaces
including gable ends and garage walls.
Make sure that the drainage plane is applied in shingle fashion to drain
the water away from the dwelling.
2)
Weep
holes are required per section 21.26(5)(c).
It states that flashing is required and shall be installed at the bottom
of the cavity and weep holes of 3/8” minimum shall be provided directly above
the flashing at a horizontal spacing not exceeding 3 feet. The weep holes also have to be above grade.
3)
Erosion
Control as required under section 21.125.
Silt fence is required in addition to the #2-#3 stone for the tracking
pads.
4)
Air
barriers as required under section 22.04.
It was discussed that air barriers are required on the cold side of the
insulation in the cathedral areas of the house where the insulation will be
exposed to the cold attic air.
5)
Kraft
faced insulation is required to be covered with a minimum of a 15 min thermal
barrier. Leroy stated that the
manufacturers have this requirement printed on every piece.
6)
Hurricane
ties need to be tied to both plates unless the sheathing extends to the topmost
plate and is securely fastened to both exterior plates.
7)
End
nails can not be used for floor joists.
The 6’ limit for not having to use ties only applies to rafters and
their attachment to the top plates.
8)
Make
sure that Rim Joists are approved for use as headers. The only one with approval is the 1 ¼”.
9)
Rim
joists can be used as stringers provided the bottom edge has a 2x4 attached as
re-enforcement for the full length of the span per the manufacturer.
10)
Water
calcs should be submitted when pex piping is installed so that the inspector
can verify that it is sized correctly.
11)
Verify
that the manufacturer of any beam installed allows lag bolts drilled into the
bottom of the beam for the post to beam connection.
A
special “Thank You” to Dennis Jensen and everyone from the City of DePere!!!!
Our organization thanks you for all your effort, time, and support in this
training opportunity.
Meeting
adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Nicole
Krahn
Secretary,
NEWBIA
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July No Meeting
August 11th @
10:00 a.m. Little Chute -
Doyle Park –
Environmental studies (Map)
September 7th @
9:30 a.m. Shawano - Best
Western-
"Top 10 Framing Errors"- APA
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