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Panel placement mistake I keep seeing at new builds
Was out at a new subdivision in Raleigh last week and noticed three houses in a row had the alarm panel installed behind a door that swings inward... right where it hits you in the face when you walk in. I called the lead guy on site and he said "the homeowner wanted it there" but c'mon, that's a code violation waiting to happen. Has anyone else run into builders pushing for bad placements like this?
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murphy.aaron15d ago
Is it really a code violation though, or just an annoyance?
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laura_schmidt8215d ago
Three houses with the same thing makes me wonder if the builder just had a standard plan that never got adjusted.
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Yeah that's definitely more than just an annoyance. Code says alarm panels need to be easily accessible in an emergency, not hidden behind a swinging door. Sloppy work on the builder's part for sure.
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