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Aaronp18 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:28 am

BladesofSteel wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:44 pm This ridiculous speculation tax has got me furious. I have a place on Protection Island(Nanaimo district) that I may have to sell as there is no way I could rent it year round, even if I wanted to.

WTF!?!?!

They made some amendments, but I agree its a BS tax. Especially taxing British Columbians investing in BC. Da fuq

Either way, I have some ideas if the cabin is affected!!

Build a grow-op in the back bruh...problem solved.

Bring Cash

You got that shit pipe started yet?

New residential building going up in flames @41 and Fraser.


https://x.com/DailyHiveVan/status/1821036240625434998

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:40 pm New residential building going up in flames @41 and Fraser.


https://x.com/DailyHiveVan/status/1821036240625434998

41st and Dunbar

So they increased the height allowance for timber framed apartments, this was 6 story and now they are going to single staircase fire exits.

Comments from the constructors here?

Honest Nat's Department Store.

48th and Fraser.

Honest Nat's will save you more.

48th and Fraser.



Fucking jingle STILL stuck in my head.

Topper wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:01 am

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:40 pm New residential building going up in flames @41 and Fraser.


https://x.com/DailyHiveVan/status/1821036240625434998

41st and Dunbar

So they increased the height allowance for timber framed apartments, this was 6 story and now they are going to single staircase fire exits.

Comments from the constructors here?

The city is littered with multi family wood framed apartments that haven’t gone up in flames, this was a structure during the “framing phase” during a hot and dry summer spell that got torched. Something could’ve been smoldering unbeknownst to the crews when packing out today, sparks from the rebar crew for cutting steel, torch on roofers, who knows…arson? A completed apartment wouldn’t light up like this due to having fire sprinklers, completed fire blocking, fire rated drywall separation between units, demising walls between units with fire rated insulation. It was a stack of hot dry lumber during framing phase without any of the fire suppression that I mentioned. The question to ask is what were the General Contractors company safety protocols during the framing phase during a hot dry summer?

A friend of mine is a fire engineer he says the biggest challenge for them in design is figuring out the roof of the top floor, as the sprinklers below are facing down. So the troublesome area in fire suppression of the wood frame multi units is the roof assembly of “completed” apartment units.

The single staircase vs two is a hot button issue between city and developers

Topper wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:01 am

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:40 pm New residential building going up in flames @41 and Fraser.


https://x.com/DailyHiveVan/status/1821036240625434998

41st and Dunbar

So they increased the height allowance for timber framed apartments, this was 6 story and now they are going to single staircase fire exits.

Comments from the constructors here?

Right, Dunbar. Burned down real good though.

Strangelove wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:15 am Honest Nat's Department Store.

48th and Fraser.

Honest Nat's will save you more.

48th and Fraser.



Fucking jingle STILL stuck in my head.

That jingle is there to stay Doc. Believe me

Strangelove wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:15 am Honest Nat's Department Store.

48th and Fraser.

Honest Nat's will save you more.

48th and Fraser.



Fucking jingle STILL stuck in my head.

The neighbourhood my father grew up in. I spent time wandering the aisles of Honest Nat's when visiting my grandparents as a kid.

Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:39 am

Topper wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:01 am

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:40 pm New residential building going up in flames @41 and Fraser.


https://x.com/DailyHiveVan/status/1821036240625434998

41st and Dunbar

So they increased the height allowance for timber framed apartments, this was 6 story and now they are going to single staircase fire exits.

Comments from the constructors here?

The city is littered with multi family wood framed apartments that haven’t gone up in flames, this was a structure during the “framing phase” during a hot and dry summer spell that got torched. Something could’ve been smoldering unbeknownst to the crews when packing out today, sparks from the rebar crew for cutting steel, torch on roofers, who knows…arson? A completed apartment wouldn’t light up like this due to having fire sprinklers, completed fire blocking, fire rated drywall separation between units, demising walls between units with fire rated insulation. It was a stack of hot dry lumber during framing phase without any of the fire suppression that I mentioned. The question to ask is what were the General Contractors company safety protocols during the framing phase during a hot dry summer?

A friend of mine is a fire engineer he says the biggest challenge for them in design is figuring out the roof of the top floor, as the sprinklers below are facing down. So the troublesome area in fire suppression of the wood frame multi units is the roof assembly of “completed” apartment units.

The single staircase vs two is a hot button issue between city and developers

Torched on roofing or waterproofing membranes on a wood framed building is a real no-no. Most insurance companies wouldn't insure the builder with course of construction insurance, if they are using torched on roofing (such as SBS modified bituminous roofing for example) on a wood framed structure. I really like torched on SBS membranes as they have a great track record for roof performance, but they need to be installed on a non-combustible structure - either steel framed or concrete framed. These days, single ply membranes such as PVC or better yet - TPO membranes are the way to go. Cheap to install and no torching (just hot air welded seams).

If you absolutely want to make the top of the roof "non-combustible", then you can go with a protected membrane system where you have either concrete pavers or some other landscaping above the roof membrane - but this is costly and it also impacts the structure of the building as it will have to be designed to support the extra weight of whatever you place on top of the membrane roofing.