Doors & Windows
Light & Ventilation
Stairs
Rooms
Potpourri
100
Minimum size requirements of at least one door.
What is 32" wide by 6'-8" high.
100
The amount of natural light required to be provided in all habitable rooms.
What is 8% of the floor area.
100
The height of a guardrail.
What is not less than 42".
100
The definition of a habitable room.
What is any room used for sleeping, eating, and living.
100
Must be kept on the construction site until the work is complete
What is the building permit.
200
The net clear openable width and height of an egress window
What is 20" wide by 24" high.
200
The amount of natural ventilation required in all habitable rooms.
What is 4% of the floor area.
200
The size of a sphere which will not be permitted to pass through guardrail balusters.
What is 4".
200
The minimum area of at least one room in a dwelling.
What is 120 sf.
200
Must be completed before occupancy
What is the final inspection.
300
At an interior door in a private residence at the top of a flight of stairs as long as it does not open over the stair.
What is the location where a landing is not required at a door.
300
The clear space around a water closet.
What is 30" wide and 21" in front.
300
Headroom clearance on a stairway.
What is 6'-8".
300
The minimum dimension of at least one wall of a room.
What is 7'-0"
300
The requirements for locations of smoke detectors in a residence.
What is in each bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on each level, including the basement.
400
The finished sill height and net clear openable area of an egress window.
What is 44" and 5.7 sf
400
The number of air changes per hour required in a bathroom without windows.
What is .35 air changes
400
The handrail height in a stairway.
What is 34" to 38"
400
The minimum area of habitable rooms, other than a kitchen, provided at least one other room is 120 sf.
What is 70 sf
400
Construction of walls less than 3'-0" from the property line.
What is one hour fire restrictive with no windows.
500
Type of glazing required at all locations subject to human impact.
What is tempered, laminated, wired, or safety glass.
500
Requires a window well ladder or stair.
What is a window well that is greater than 44" in depth.
500
The maximum rise and minimum run of stairway
What is 7 3/4 max rise and 10" min run.
500
The minimum ceiling height of a habitable space, not including kitchens.
What is 7'-0"
500
The point to which footings must extend below.
What is the frost line.
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