When Does a Building Need to be Brought up to Current Code?
When Does a Building Need to be Brought up to Current Code?
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I have been working on an addition to a warehouse. The existing building is a rigid frame with z-purlins. Today, the client informed me that they were removing the roof from the existing building and replacing it. Does this mean I need to bring the roof framing up to current code? Under what conditions must an existing building be upgraded?
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RE: When Does a Building Need to be Brought up to Current Code?
RE: When Does a Building Need to be Brought up to Current Code?
RE: When Does a Building Need to be Brought up to Current Code?
Section 3403.2 states "Where repairs are made to structural elements of an existing building, and uncovered structural elements are found to be unsound or otherwise structurally deficient, such elements shall be made to conform to the requrements for new structures."
What is the definition of "structurally deficient"? I believe that this building conformed to the code that applied at the time it was built, but calculations show that the purlins and the rigid frame do not meet the current code. Does this make them "structurally deficient"?
RE: When Does a Building Need to be Brought up to Current Code?
I have worked with some people that put blinders on when they enter a building they are doing an addition on. They head straight to thier area of design, inspect it, and walk out without seeing anything else. If they don't see it, it isn't deficient.
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Lutfi