HomeMy WebLinkAboutEngineering RECEIV D SEP 3 0 2636 FILE
FROM: STEVENS. WOOD, P.E. SEPTEMBER 19, 2.016
FL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER No. 34398
950 SULTAN DR
PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34953
(772) 878-7324
TO: ST LUCIE COUNTY BUILDING DEPT
FORT PIERCE, FL
SUBJECT: CERTIFICATION FOR 'AS BUILT' WINDOW AND DOOR REMOVAL
AND REPLACEMENT
REFERENCE: CASE NUMBER: 86725
RESIDENTIAL TRIPLEX LOCATED Com:
3108 AVE 'S'
FORT PIERCE, FL
THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO CERTIFY THE 'AS BUILT REMOVAL AND
REPLACEMENT OF ALL (18) SINGLE HUNG WINDOWS AND ALL (6) EXTERIOR DOORS
WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MEET FLORIDA BUILDING CODE DESIGN PRESSURE
REQUIREMENTS AT THE ABOVE REFERENCED ADDRESS.
THE REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS INSTALLED HAVE THE FOLLOWING SPECS:
• WINDOWS:
o MANUFACTURER: SILVERLINE BUILDING PRODUCTS
o FL PRODUCT APPROVAL#FL14911
o RATED DESIGN PRESSURES: +50 PSF/-50 PSF
o NON-IMPACT RATED THEREFORE SHUTTERS ARE REQUIRED.
• EXTERIOR DOORS:
o MANUFACTURER: JELD-WEN
o FL PRODUCT APPROVAL# FL 13540
o RATED DESIGN PRESSURES: +55 PSF/-55 PSF
THE WIND SPEED DESIGN REQUIREMENT(VOLT)FOR THIS RESIDENTIAL LOCATION IS
160 MPH (3-SEC GUST), EXPOSURE'B'. THE TRIPLEX IS A SINGLE STORY WITH A MAX
ROOF-HEIGHT OF< 30 FT.
THE 2014 FBC MIN REQUIRED WIND DESIGN PRESSURES(DP's)FOR THE WINDOWS AND
DOORS (COMP/CLAD WALL ZONE 4&5) AT THIS LOCATION IS: +27.5/-33.5 PSF.
SINCE THE REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS HAVE RATED DESIGN PRESSURES
THAT EXCEED THE REQUIRED DESIGN PRESSURES FOR THIS LOCATION(160 MPH/EXP
B), THEY ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR USE IN THIS APPLICATION.
BASED,
THE INSPECTIONS, PHOTOS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
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OWNER/CONTRACTOR, THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS WERE MADE FOR
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,Pr,..`:_ -INSTALL',A.TION CONSTRUCTION:
"v =z THE`AS BUILT WINDOW AND DOOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WAS
". '<-FOUND TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN A MANNER THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS
THE 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WIND LOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR A
1601MPH (VULT), EXPOSURE W APPLICATION AND IS THEREFORE
. "` ACCEPTABLE AS IS.