Ontario Building Code and Large Buildings

Ontario Building Code and Large Buildings.  Most home inspectors take a couple of basic Part 9 Ontario Building Code courses as part of their education. The two courses taught by Georgian College as part of their evening home inspection course covers the basics of the...

Large Buildings – Occupancy, Size and Construction Requirements

  Ontario building code regulates the type of construction, whether combustible or non-combustible, and fire resistant ratings of their assemblies and supports. This is to provide a degree of life safety and reduce chances of building collapse while building is still...

Floor Drains – Primer Lines

Floor Drain Primer Line – What is this?? Have you ever just been casually looking around in your basement, typically around your furnace area, and thought: what is this? Well the “what is this?” is infact a priming line for your floor drain. Let’s start at the...