Do you know if the fire inspector exam is more difficult to pass than some of the other ones like plumbing electrical mechanical? The job I am pursuing requires an IRC and one other certification Fire, electrical, plumbing mechanical, I'm leaning towards Fire. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks for a great video.

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Great content what happens if the inspector gets it wrong and signs it off...thx

Where are you? As in who's building code applies here?

Hey I just found your channel. Great info! The vibe and practically of this is great. I’m planning on building a house over this next year so all this info is great. I hope you keep posting videos. Good luck with everything.

Thank you, I've been working for a builder for years and I need to break away and do my own projects mostly additions. I'm all about the owner getting exactly what they want. And researching the steps I need to take working beside the owners.

I have a question .. What classes/ courses would someone need to take ? And I should be able to take these in a community college?

I’m currently looking into it and this and the other videos you had are really helpful

If there is a clerestory window above a door, would it have to be tempered?

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Why can’t I build a home *in my own property* Isn’t this land of the free??

Thank you for what you do. This was a great video. Thank you for taking the time to do this for all of us who were looking for this video! - I live Albuquerque NM.

Good series of videos. My glass supplier sales guy couldn't give me nearly the same level of explanation as to WHY tempered glass is required in specific locations. I had thought it was more to do with slamming doors breaking adjacent glass, but no. It's one thing to read the code but understanding the rationale for the code is just as important. I hope it's worth your while to keep making these because they are helpful.

I live in zone 5 and I really enjoyed tearing out ALL the panels and sheet rock and repairing the sills on the first floor of my house due to plastic vapor barrier. Hot humid air from outside condensed on the back side of the plastic in the summer. The water collected and ruined my sills not to mention the mold. Everything got repaired at a huge cost and then I sold the house in good conscience. Now the house I bought, is beginning to have the same problem. Some of my sheet rock is water stained in several places. So, I'm rethinking this plastic vapor barrier deal. Might be perfect for some, but I am not seeing it.

great video! this is great stuff for those who are learning. have u done or thought about making videos about blueprint reading for inspectors? I would love to see that for those of us who are learning and trying to become inspectors. thanks!!

Finally, a quick guide to installing an air gap without a garbage disposable! Thanks!

I work for a city n just saw posting seems very interesting

Been a GC for 16 yrs, and involved in the bld trades for over 30 yrs now. Applied for a few positions in Florida last Spring because I needed a change., I just vacationed in Florida where one of my interviews was scheduled and just signed a Conditional contract of employment with the St Petersburg area Building Inspections while I was here. Will be moving from Virginia next month to start my new career. Thanks for your video of encouragement. I can't wait!

Thank you for explaining this; It's hard to find explanations for someone who is doing a self-build. We definitely went over code, and probably will continue to over build. Been in "to code" houses and they aren't as solid.

Useful. Thank you!

My ceiling joists are 1x6, yes you heard that right. Purlins help hold the rafters up. The joists simply hold the lath and plaster ceiling.

i thought run was to center and span was twice that or wall to wall? thanks for any clarification

Thank you for the information. I worked in Construction for 15 years , I got injured so I can't perform the duties required. Being an inspector will keep me in the field just not breaking my back .

What study guide should I get for ICC b1 ?

Great video!! Thanks very much for this information.

I’m remodeling my moms house down to the studs but I’m doing all the work myself. Are there any consequences and if so What are the consequences for not pulling permits or building to up to date code ?

Just took a building inspector job with the County, are the tests super hard? I'm not so much book smart. Been in the plumbing trade for 10 years and have a pretty good amount of knowledge

thank you, this video made it feel less overwhelming. one step at time!!!

Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, No. 22-1074 You don’t have to buy a building permit! Supreme Court just made that illegal!

I stay in Texas you need all 4 dude 😂almost 300 dollars later I was able to put a bathroom together

Sorry about that Paul. Anchor bolts are 6ft oc and within 12” of the plate breaks.

You keep SAYING 6 INCHES on center, but your written blerb in the upper left corner says 6 FEET on center! Which is it???

As a Master of Special Inspection (ICC-MSI mostly commercial). This is a very solid breakdown of how the industry works.

Do you think Fire plans examiner is a good job? Also is it easy to learn?

If you add exterior insulation to a given UL assembly is it still a rated assembly?

Very helpful! Thank you Sir!

So if you are using double 1.75in LVLs to for a head and have a total width of 3.5 in how are you supposed to build it out for the width of 2x6 walls in order to add the strap to the back side of the header?

I wish all inspectors were as helpful! I’m in a tricky situation, on the ground floor of a 2 storey 1920 addition attached to an 2 storey 1880 barn, where the exterior kitchen wall attached to a barn was already cut for a tight stove placement. I am trying to enlarge that opening, and put a back door into the house portion. Whew! Each corner has a true 4x6 post. There are studs inside the barn wall, and more studs inside the kitchen portion. The enclosure sides and ceiling don’t attach to the barn. I want to cut 2 studs on the barn wall for a total 7’ span. I have a 30” door to install on the perpendicular wall to the back yard, but that damn post! It’s on the left, and if I go right, I lose almost all my cabinets and counter. But there is currently no way to access the backyard! I’m so confused. Anyone with advice?TIA

Im a 57 year old drafter designer. Your information is great! Thank you!

After 6 years supervising maintenance for apartment complexes, I’m interesting in transitioning into an inspector role for homes our buildings in the state of Washington, I just don’t know where to start. Would you have any advice?

Why the requirement for the 60 inches?

Thanks for the vid - You helped clear up + refine my questions for our village since they came back asking for fireproofing one of our walls on the detached garage due to it being less than 5ft from the property line (navigating the permit processes as a homeowner). Appreciate the content!

All right so then how do we go about getting everyone involved in the creation of these laws and enforcement of them fired or thrown in jail?

I see your video in my KZbin suggestions. Thank you for sharing. I have just learned about House Inspectors. So, now I have just learned something new with your clarification of the various Property Inspector professions. 27may24

Hey man quick question. I'm currently working on a full gut remodel/flip in Texas. If I need an answer to say something related to plumbing. Should I reference the International Residential Code or will I need to reference the International Plumbing Code? Will the answer/code I'm looking for be in both code books? What's frustrating is if there's a plumbing code, why include plumbing codes in the IRC? Why not remove the redundancy/confusion if you have a specific code for that area. Just my two cents but what's the general rule there?

Thanks for the info. Can you tell me what state your're in?

Good information on safety glazing requirements. A bit of tempered glass trivia.....The picture of broken tempered glass on the far left shown at 5 minutes into the video is an example of tempered glass that "spontaneously" broke due to nickel sulfide inclusion. The two large hexagons that were circled for a moment in the video are formed specifically breakage due to nickel sulfide inclusion occurs. This type of tempered breakage is more common in shower doors, oven doors, refrigerator shelves, or even tempered glass balcony railings because much of this glass is imported from places where nickel contamination can be a problem. While North American glass manufacturers don't use nickel in either the batch process or in the molten glass furnace so that nickel sulfide specific breakage doesn't occur in North American made glass, some window companies do import raw glass from either Europe or China and then tempering and using the imported glass in residential or architectural windows can introduce an increased risk of "spontaneous" breakage for no apparent reason to those windows. A couple comments on the example labels also at 5 mins in.....The etched label for Safeguard Solid Tempered is an automotive and not residential logo and if etched on a residential window would not meet the labeling requirements of ANSI Z97.1 "For Safety Glazing Materials Used In Buildings" or either IBC or IRC. AS2 in that logo means that the glass meets the requirements for side or back windows of an automobile but not the front windshield. DoT 18 is the registered Department of Transportation manufacturer designation. Nothing in that logo pertains to residential or architectural safety glazing label requirements, however the information etched into the window to the left of the automotive logo does contain required info. Tempered glass cannot be "barely broke". If tempered glass breaks then it either looks a lot like the first picture (with or without the two hexagons), when it hasn't fallen out of the frame yet, or else it has collapsed into a pile of tiny cubes all over the floor. Tempered glass is an all or nothing proposition when it comes breakage, there is no "partial" option.

Great tips. Aren't code requirements made on a state by state level? I don't know what state you are speaking from. Can you clarify that?

What you are calling “jack studs” are commonly referred to as TRIMMERS by professional framers.

Did you just say “tool bags”…?? It’s a tool belt you f*cking Momo-you’ll be a great insptector !