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Why does nobody talk about the code for elevator pit drainage slope?
I was doing an inspection in a new building downtown and the pit floor was flat, not sloped toward the drain like it should be. The super told me 'the water will find its way', but that's a code violation waiting for trouble. How do you guys handle it when the concrete guys pour the pit wrong?
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emma_ramirez13d ago
Ugh, that's a huge red flag. The water absolutely will not just "find its way," it'll sit and rust everything out. Code is there for a reason. You have to call it out and make them fix it before the elevator gets installed, or you're just passing the problem on. A flat pit is a failed inspection, plain and simple.
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phoenix84513d ago
My first elevator pit was flat and the inspector passed it. Ten years later we had to jackhammer the whole floor to fix the rust damage. Now I never let a flat pit slide.
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