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Old 07-14-2007, 08:08 AM
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Re: Self closing hinge on garage service door
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Originally Posted by Fritz Kelly View Post
Interresting dillema for all you code gurus, do you go by code or common sense?

Not much of a dilemma actually. If there is a set of self-closing hinges present and they are not functioning and providing their originally intended service, then write that up as a problem.

If there are no self-closing hinges present and none are required (by code or otherwise) then there is no problem and nothing to be written up.

The key as a generalist inspector is to look and see what is there and determine if its working or not. If its there and does not work as intended, you write it up as inoperative and move on irrespective of what the current code might say about its necessity.
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