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AIR BARRIER AND INSULATION INSPECTION COMPONENT CRITERIA
Project Name, GREEN ADDITION Builder Name:
Street 109 MAIN STREET Permit Office:
City, State, Zip., FT. PIERCE, FL, PerrM Number.
Owner Jurisdiction:
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Design Location. FL, Fort Pierce
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COMPONENT
AIR BARRIER CRITERIA
INSULATION INSTALLATION ; CRITERIA
General
A continuous air barrier shall be installed In the building envelope.
Air"aneatife insulation shall
requirements
The exterior thermal envelope contains a continuous air barrier.
not be used as a sealing material.
Breaks or joints in the air barrier shall be sealed,
Ceffing/attla
The air barrier in any dropped ceiling/soffit-shall be aligned with
*gaps
The insulation In any dropped ceifing/soffit.
the Insulation and any in the air barrier shall be sealed.
shall be aligned with the barrier.
air
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 comers and headers of flame walls
The junction of the top plate and the top of exterior walls shall be
shall be insulated by completely filling the cavity
seated.
With a material having a thermal resistance of 11-3
Knee walls shall be sealed.
per inch minimum.
Exterior thermal envelope insulation for flamed
walls shall be installed in substantial contact and
continuous alignment with the air barrier.
Windows, skylights
The space between wi ndoW/doarjambs and framing, and
and doors
skylights and framing shall be sealed.
Pim joists
Rim joists shall include the air barrier.
Rim joists shall be insulated.
Floors.
The air, barrier shall be installed at any exposed.edgO of
Floor -framing cavity insulation shalt bal-installed .t.o
(including
insulitibn.',�
6ialntaln permanent contact with the undersid 6 of
above -garage
subilloor decking, or floor framing cavity Insulation
and cantilevered
shall he permitted to be in contact WM the1op. sidle
floors)
of sheathing, or continuous Insufatto n Installed on
the underside of floor framing and extends from the
bottom to the top of all perimeter floor ffilimirij
members.
Crawl space walls
Exposed earth in unvented crawl spaces shall be covered with
Whom provided instead of floor insulation, Insulation
a Class 1, vapor retarder with overlapping joints taped;
shall be permanently attached to the crawlspace
Shafts, penetrations
Duct shafts, utility penetrations, and flue shaft opening to
exterior or unconditioned space.shall be seated.
Batts in narrow cavities shall be cut to fit, or narrow
Narrow cavities
cavities shall be rifled by insulation that on
installation readily conforms to the avalfable.caft
spaces.
Garage separation
Air sealing shall be. provided between the garage and conditioned spa c
Bs.
.Recessed lighting
Recessed light fixtures installed in the building thermal erivelope
Recessed light ftures, Installed in.the the building,
shall be sealed to the drywall.
thermal envelope shall be air tight and 10 rated.
Plumbing and wiring
Batt InsWation shall be cut neatly to fit around Wiring
and plumbing In exterior walls, or insulation that an
installation readily conforms to available space shall
extend bahind alging and wiring.
Showeritub
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.
Electricallphone 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 register boots that penetrate building thermal envelope shall
be seated to the sub -floor or drywall,
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. callinas.
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