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All of the bracing details were prescriptively set out on drawings by the state.  I have 15 details produced by the Florida Retrofit Guidelines that apply to the regulation. I will be posting them all up for downloading at myfloridacode.com this afternoon. I will repost with the address.

 

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From: codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com [mailto:codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com] On Behalf Of Cbreezewalker at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:01 AM
To: codetalk at myfloridacode.com
Subject: [Florida Code Talk] Wind Mitigation Inspections

 

Folks, 

 

It seems that the Florida insurance industry has determined that a very high percentage of the wind mitigation inspection reports (principally done by state contractors, with state dollars, under a state program) contain errors that result in insured's receiving excessive credits against otherwise applicable premium costs.  

 

Of course the insurance industry is upset and is undertaking a program of re-inspection on their nickel (or in the case of Citizens…our nickel again - probably $60 million of 'em) in the belief that getting the inspections correct will eventually offset the costs of re-inspections.  And they're probably correct! 

 

As a small licensed contractor, I’ve been called on several times to conduct wind mitigation inspections and believe that I have completed them without error.  However, I have reviewed my work and now realize that I actually can't say – as regards gable end bracing – what meets the minimum requirements of the 2004 FBC.  And worse yet, I can’t find the specs in the FBC.

 

Can a building official – or anybody else – point me to the section of code that will educate me on that point, or better yet, just tell me in plain English, what is required?   

 

David Walker

David Walker Building Contractor, LLC

RB0067161
    

 

 

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