Foundations
The minimum depth below grade for footings in NC unless frost protection is provided.
What is 12 inches? (R403.1.4)
The bracing method that uses 1×4 let-in braces at 45°.
What is Method LIB (Let-In Brace)? (R602.10.4)
The climate zone for the majority of North Carolina under the 2018 code.
What is Climate Zone 4 (except mountain counties)? (Figure R301.2(4))
The minimum diameter of a building drain.
What is 3 inches? (P3005.4.1)
The minimum number of 20-amp small-appliance branch circuits required in a kitchen.
What is Two
The two types of concrete allowed for footings without engineering.
What are plain and reinforced? (R402.2)
he minimum length of a braced wall panel using Method CS-WSP.
What is 48 inches? (Table R602.10.4)
The maximum U-factor for wood-frame walls in Climate Zone 4.
What is 0.082? (Table N1102.1.2)
32 inches for 1 inch or smaller
What is the maximum horizontal support required for PEX piping (cross Linked polyethylene)
the maximum spacing for receptacles in a habitable room along a wall
what is 12 feet
The NC amendment that requires termite protection for all wood framing within this distance of grade.
What is 18 inches? (R317.1 NC amendment)
The NC amendment requiring braced wall lines to be spaced no more than this distance in Seismic Design Category D₂.
What is 25 feet? (R602.10.1.1 NC amendment)
Climate zone for Brunswick County
What is 3 with an asterisk
The minimum size of a water-service pipe from the street to a single-family dwelling.
What is ¾ inch? (P2903.7)
This is required on all new services at residential dwellings whether it a changeout, New, substantially improved. If practical
What Is a main emergency disconnect ?
he maximum allowable soil bearing pressure presumed without a geotechnical report.
What is 1,500 psf? (Table R401.4.1)
The bracing method that requires hold-down straps rated for at least 2,000 lb.
What is Method PFH (Portal Frame with Hold-downs)? (R602.10.4.1)
The minimum R value for Wood Framed Wall in Brunswick County
What is R15
This pan shall not be less than 1.5 inches deep and sufficient shape and size to receive dripping
What is a Hot Water Heater pan.
Garage Outlets are required to be this
What is GFCI protected.
The minimum thickness of a monolithic slab-on-grade with turned-down footing in NC.
What is 3½ inches for the slab and 12 inches for the footing? (Figure R403.1(1) & NC amendment R403.1)
The total percentage of braced wall panels required on a wall line in Wind Exposure B with 8-ft wall height and no interior gypsum.
What is 16%? (Table R602.10.3(1) – interpolate for 8 ft)
The minimum and maximum design criteria used for heating and cooling loads
What is 72 degrees for heating max, and a minimum of 75 for cooling?
Purple is used as a pipe color when in a residential dwelling
what is reclaimed rainwater or gray water?
this cable cannot be installed stapled on edge, or unstrapped 8 inches from a single gang box
What is NMC, non metallic Cable?