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AIR BARRIER AND INSULATION INSPECTION COMPONENT CRITERIA
Project Name: CARUSO RESIDENCE Builder Name:
Street: 4805 WATERSONG WAY Permit Office:
City,State,Zip: FT. PIERCE, FL, Permit Number: Y
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Owner: JEAN CARUSO Jurisdiction: w
Design Location: FL, Fort Pierce U
COMPONENT AIR BARRIER CRITERIA INSULATION INSTALLATION CRITERIA
General A continuous air barrier shall be installed in the building envelope. Air-permeable insulation shall
The exterior thermal envelope contains a continuous air barrier. not be used as a sealing material.
requirements Breaks or joints in the air barrier shall be sealed.
The air barrier in any dropped ceiling/soffit shall be aligned with The insulation in any dropped ceiling/soffit
Ceiling/attic the insulation and an gaps in the air barrier shall be sealed.
Y 9 p shall be aligned with the air barrier.
Access openings,drop down stairs or knee wall doors to
unconditioned attic spaces shall be sealed.
Walls The junction of the foundation and sill plate shall be sealed. Cavities within corners and headers of frame walls
The junction of the top plate and the top of exterior walls shall be shall be insulated by completely filling the cavity
sealed. with a material having a thermal resistance of R-3
Knee walls shall be sealed. per inch minimum.
Exterior thermal envelope insulation for framed
walls shall be installed in substantial contact and
continuous alignment with the air barrier.
Windows,skylights The space between window/doorjambs and framing,and
and doors skylights and framing shall be sealed.
Rim joists Rim joists shall include the air barrier. Rim joists shall be insulated.
Floors The air barrier shall be installed at any exposed edge of Floor framing cavity insulation shall be installed to
(including insulation. maintain permanent contact with the underside of
above-garage subfloor decking,or floor framing cavity insulation
and cantilevered shall be permitted to be in contact with the top side
floors) of sheathing,or continuous insulation installed on
the underside of floor framing and extends from the
bottom to the top of all perimeter floor framing
members.
Crawl space walls Exposed earth in unvented crawl spaces shall be covered with Where provided instead of floor insulation,insulation
a Class I vapor retarder with overlapping joints taped. shall be permanently attached to the crawlspace walls.
Shafts, penetrations Duct shafts, utility penetrations,and flue shafts opening to
exterior or unconditioned space shall be sealed.
Batts in narrow cavities shall be cut to fit,or narrow
Narrow cavities cavities shall be filled by insulation that on
installation readily conforms to the available cavity
spaces.
Garage separation Air sealing shall be provided between the garage and conditioned spac s.
Recessed lighting Recessed light fixtures installed in the building thermal envelope Recessed light fixtures installed in the building
shall be sealed to the finished surface. thermal envelope shall be airtight and IC rated.
Plumbing and wiring Batt insulation shall be cut neatly to fit around wiring
and plumbing in exterior walls,or insulation that on
installation readily conforms to available space shall
extend behind p'p*na and wiring.
Shower/tub The air barrier installed at exterior walls adjacent to showers and Exterior walls adjacent to showers and tubs shall
on exterior wall tubs shall separate them from the showers and tubs. be insulated.
Electrical/phone box or The air barrier shall be installed behind electrical or communication
exterior walls boxes or air-sealed boxes shall be installed.
HVAC register boots HVAC supply and return register boots that penetrate building
thermal envelope shall be sealed to the sub-floor,wall covering or
Concealed When required to be sealed,concealed fire sprinklers shall only be
sprinklers sealed in a manner that is recommended by the manufacturer.
Caulking or other adhesive sealants shall not be used to fill voids
between fire sprinkler cover plates and walls or cellinas,
a. In addition,inspection of log walls shall be in accordance with the provisions of ICC-400.
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