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Cosmetic stuff, square footage requirements, height requirements, parking requirements. Basic structural engineering, fire safety, etc. requirements of course w
by throwawayboise 5y ago
Cosmetic stuff, square footage requirements, height requirements, parking requirements. Basic structural engineering, fire safety, etc. requirements of course would stay but if local code is more stringent than national you might take a look at it (e.g. things like a local code requiring copper pipes when PVC is acceptable and much cheaper).
- sokoloff 5y ago(Straight) PVC is not acceptable for hot water supply lines.
- djbusby 5y agoWhat are those red and blue plastic lines made of?
- sokoloff 5y agoPEX (cross-linked polyethylene). Those are suitable for hot and cold supply.
- loeg 5y agoGP obviously meant PEX, which is another plastic. (For people not familiar with modern plumbing: PEX is used for supply; PVC is used for drainage to the sewer.)
- sokoloff 5y agoMaybe that’s what they meant, but PVC is also used for water distribution, cold water supply, and sprinkler piping (obviously all cold water but still pressurized supply applications), so it’s not at all clear that when they said PVC they meant PEX. CPVC is rated for domestic hot water supply, so they could have meant that as well. I’d say PEX was an underdog rather than the obvious alternative meaning.
- rswail 5y agoUnless there's a need to build to a higher standard with longer maintenance periods, so that housing stock can have a longer life. Houses exist for decades, better to build for that without needing maintenance but perhaps costing more initially. Developers will always attempt to skimp on quality to save/make more money. Even people building their own home will sometimes try to avoid compliance. That's why the regulations are there.