فحص المباني الجاهزة مطور
فحص المباني الجاهزة مطور
فحص المباني الجاهزة مطور
Inspection Book
VERSION 2021
Existing Quality Program
Inspection Book 2021
Content
1.0 Introduction
Inspections at existing buildings will enable the house-owner or buyer to conduct a building quality concept. This is of imminent
need and basis to acknowledge defects on site, especially to identify indications of quality issues up to structural damages with
potential for consequential loss. The inspections as a quality check are part of an ongoing building quality program to improve
the building quality significantly.
2.0 Scope
The scope of the inspection program is the inspection of:
1) Villas (detached one family dwelling).
2) Duplexes (detached two family dwelling)
3) Townhouses: adjacent dwellings that are connected from two sides.
which meet the following:
1) Maximum number of stories above ground plane: three stories.
2) Maximum number of stories below ground plane: one story.
3) Every dwelling has a separate means of egress.
The Saudi Building Code for Construction (SBC 302) provides the
requirements for the design and safety of formwork, construction
requirements for structural concrete, and requirements for agencies
engaged in inspection and testing of materials.
The inspector decides only according to the valid permits, standards and contracts given. No owner wishes or contractor
meanings will be considered in the result of the inspection.
The inspector has no obligation to sign any documents on the construction site, but has the full responsibility for transparent and
correct defect assessment.
The inspector is looking at the overall status of the building and beyond its holdpoint inspection list always to identify other
potential defects that might be not visible at a later state anymore.
The inspector documents the status and the identified defects with pictures and written statements regarding the deviations. The
detailed standards related to the defects can be integrated later at desk in case.
The inspector prepares the inspections according to th 5+5 steps (desk and on-site) of inspection preparation as follows:
- Receiving call for inspection by the Sustainable Building Program (through the building owner or principle)
- Double check building status regarding to the holdpoint number
- Prepare checklists and review available documents (materials, drawings, contract, permits, latest report)
- Read inspection book details for crafts to be inspected during the holdpoint inspection
- Take potentially needed technical inspection instruments (meter stick etc.)
- On-site: Introduce working procedure to owner and/or contractor to participate within the inspection
- On-site: Having an overview of the overall building status/ condition
- On-site: Start inspection according to the respective „checklist“
- On-site: Compare as build status with the permit/contract and detail by inspection book, if needed
- On-site: Take sufficient number of pictures of any status and findings and write report immediately
(in case of needed clarification as soon as possible)
A single inspection covering the three crafts of civil, mechanical and electrical should be carried out before any ownership
transfer of a building.
The visual inspection for existing building gives the as-is result including all identified defects and will not present any further
assessment or root cause evaluation of defect sources. This evaluation needs to be done separately if major defects have
been identified during the inspection.
When inspecting several buildings or a unit of homogenous buildings the amount of inspections could be organized by adequate
random samples.
The minimum number of existing buildings to be inspected for each holdpoint and to achieve a representative result can be
defined according to ISO 2859. A practical approach can be achieved using the root-function (n=√𝑁) of the building number
and random selection.
Checkpoint 2 - Second Step of inspection: Organize floor. List rooms to check and name rooms unique.
To make sure not to forget some, go clockwise (or counterclockwise) from the outer entrance along the wall until you pass a
door. If there is another door, pass it the same way, too with the intention to begin with the "last room".
Example:
Example:
Start with checking the marked door. Go on with checking wall 1, 2, 3 and so on. Each the same way. If needed subdivide
walls into separate areas e.g. “left/ right shell”.
If there are built in components, e.g. windows, number them again clockwise. Beginning always with 1. To distinguish, name
elements additional with words like “left”, “right”, “upper”, “lower”, “middle” or add a height like “30 cm above bottom”. This could
be necessary as soon as there are crowds of elements.
e.g.
Wall 2, Window 2
Wall 2, Window 4, upper glass
Wall 2, Socket 1 / Wall 2, Socket below Window 1 / Wall 2, socket 30 cm above bottom
Wall 2, Socket 2 / Wall 2, Socket right beside Windows
Proceed with checking ceiling. If needed subdivide into separate areas like “lower/upper level” or area with ceiling tiles.
Proceed with checking the floor. If needed subdivide into separate areas like “tiled/wooden/carpeted” or “higher level”, “lower
level”.
Proceed with checking the terrace, balconies or open rooftops on each floor.
If there is a garden or patio included: Check surfaces the same way like inside, Mark as additional check.
If there is a pool or a jacuzzi included, check surfaces the same way again. Mark as additional check.
The following checklist table shows in detail the building units / crafts including usual installations to be inspected:
Ceilings:
Doors:
Bathroom installations:
4.0 Documentation
Each inspection leads into a final inspection report to be issued:
- By the inspector(s)
- Approved by a third party inspection agency
There is a total number of 1 report for each individual building. A final inspection report can be written manually and/or via the
electronic portal usage of MOH.
- Building Owner
- Buidling or construction number
- Inspectors data
- Date and time of the inspection
- Participants during the inspections
- Date of final inspection report
A report template will be provided by the National Housing Service Company electronically as well as interactive via portal
access.
Technical Craft
Masonry work
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Purpose
This chapter provides the requirements for the
design and construction of wall systems that are
capable of supporting the minimum:
1) design vertical loads (dead and live
loads).
2) lateral loads (wind or seismic loads).
Lintels:
Masonry wall openings require a structural • Are all masonry wall openings
member designed to support the masonry supported by structural member?
above. • Is wood lintel used to support a
masonry wall opening?
Masonry over openings shall be supported by:
• Steel lintels,
• Reinforced concrete or masonry lintels
or
• Masonry arches
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designed to support load imposed.
Note:
Wood is not permitted for a lintel supporting a
masonry wall.
Minimum room Minimum area: • Are all habitable rooms have a floor Habitable rooms in a dwelling unit are family rooms and
areas and height Habitable rooms shall have: area of not less than 6.5 m2? bedrooms used for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking. (bedrooms,
1. A floor area of not less than 6.5 m2. • Are all habitable rooms have not less living rooms, kitchen…)
2. Not less than 2100 mm in any than 2100 mm in any horizontal
SBC-1101 horizontal dimension dimension?
SECTION 304 Exception: • Are all habitable space, hallways and
SECTION 305 Kitchens. portions of basements containing
habitable space and hallways have a
Room with a sloping ceiling: ceiling height of not less than 2100
If the height of: mm?
1. Portions of a room with a sloping • Are the requirements of rooms with a
ceiling measuring less than 1500 sloping ceiling satisfied?
mm. • Are bathrooms, toilet rooms, portions of
2. or a furred ceiling measuring less basements that do not contain
than 2100 mm habitable space or hallways, and
from the finished floor to the finished ceiling laundry rooms have a ceiling height of
shall not be considered as contributing to the not less than 2000 mm?
minimum required habitable area for that
room.
(Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 206)
Minimum celling height:
1. Habitable space, hallways and
portions of basements containing
habitable space and hallways shall
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have a ceiling height of not less than
2100 mm.
2. Bathrooms, toilet rooms and laundry
rooms shall have a ceiling height of
not less than 2000 mm.
3. Portions of basements that do not
contain habitable space or hallways
shall have a ceiling height of not less
than 2000 mm.
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Shear cracks:
Axially inclined. May develop from bending
cracks.
Collecting cracks:
Few cracks penetrate to the neutral axis. They
occur in strongly reinforced perimeter areas
as a result of bending, or in elements with Shear & Tension Cracks
high thickness as a result of centric tension
stress.
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Surface cracking:
May occur on the surface of flat elements,
following the pattern of the reinforcement or
crisscrossing. Crack depth is generally low.
Lightning
protection/foundation earth
electrodes
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Reinforced concrete work Special features / additional tests and Chamfered edge
Columns/walls inspections:
Columns / walls
Load-bearing structure for carrying - Check whether triangular fillets (chamfer
loads of point / strip loads strips) are required and have been installed
to chamfer the edges?
Gravel pockets
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Reinforced concrete work Special features / additional tests and
Beams/upstand beams inspections:
Beams/upstand beams Structure for supporting strip loads, - Check whether the concrete reaches into all
Cavities
e.g. from floors/ceilings or corners and between the reinforcement,
cantilevered members whether it is adequately compacted and
whether air bubbles and gravel pockets and
segregation of the concrete are avoided. The
reinforcement is generally laid very close
together in the support area.
- Here it may be necessary to lay individual
reinforcement bars closer together and secure
their position with wedges, and to get into the
resulting spaces with the concrete compacting
equipment.
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Roof / SBC 1101 With new-builds (flat roofs made from - Roof testing, flat roofs (waterproof layers,
waterproofing work Section 905.11 reinforced concrete): connection points, drainage)
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Flat roof / waterproofing work SBC 1101 Hence:
Section 905.11 - The planned use for the roof surfaces
must be known. The different quality
levels for the design can be derived from
this. For example:
- Quality level I:
Minor requirements, as only thermal
insulation and roof sealing. Roof use only
for maintenance purposes. Anchorage
system may be required for this.
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Flat roof / waterproofing work SBC 1101 - Connections / laying / bonding / - Processing carried out in compliance
Section 905.11 flashing with manufacturer guidelines?
Bitumen sheeting / vapour - Vapour barriers continued upwards
barriers / flashing Protective goal: against rising structure?
The raised edge / sealing must not slip - Coving adequately secured?
off and must be securely and - Required joint overlaps complied with?
permanently held in place. - Joint overlaps directly bonded, needle
sampling implemented?
- Connections to roof drainage
established?
- Penetrations sealed?
Coving secured
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Flat roof / waterproofing work SBC 1101 - Laying / fastening - Roof sealing continued upwards against
Section 905.11 rising structure?
Surface sealing Protective goal: - Coving adequately secured?
Sealing of the roof surface - Joint overlaps directly bonded?
- Connections to roof drainage
established?
- Penetrations sealed?
- Emergency spillways present?
- Sealing established at connections,
possibly with liquid plastic?
Coving secured
UV protected sealing
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Flat roof / waterproofing work SBC 1101 - Sealing of connections and rising - Connection heights adequate? (≥ 15 cm)
Section 905.11 structural elements - Boots/sleeves used at penetrations?
- Leak testing / water testing carried out?
Roof sealing / connections
Protective goal:
All connections and penetrations must
be sealed and permanently waterproof.
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Flat roof / waterproofing work SBC 1101 - Fastening / superimposed load - Protection against wind suction
Section 905 established, e.g. through superimposed
load? (Here, for example, with gravel)
Protection against wind suction Protective goal:
Roof sealing must be secured against
being lifted off by wind suction.
UV compatibility
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Suitability for further SBC 1101 - Material characteristics - Building protection matting under
superimposed loads / roof Section 905 installations on roof laid?
installations
Protective goal:
- Protect roof sealing from mechanical
damage through superimposed loads
Drainage / emergency spillways SBC 1101 - Roof drainage - Adequate number of drainage facilities
Section 905 present? / adequately dimensioned if
Protective goal: applicable?
- Drainage of water - Adequate number of emergency
spillways present and adequately
dimensioned?
- Drainage of the plot possible?
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Anchoring systems Safety measures - Adequate numbers of anchors present,
appropriate to the size of the roof
surfaces?
Protective goal:
- Anchor points securely fastened /
- Protection of persons on the roof
anchored in?
surfaces
- Penetrations sealed in a watertight
manner?
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Waterproofing work on Protective goals: If applicable...
building bases - Sealing must be protected from
mechanical damage - Coving adequately secured?
Here: Building base in - Sealant height adequate? (≥ 15 cm in
contact with soil – no cellar finished condition / after completion of the
built exterior installations)
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Protective goal(s):
- Has the structure sealing been fed ≥ 15
- The structure sealing must cm over the top edge of the coating?
permanently protect the building base
from moisture ingress into the Water-bearing layer = Top edge of coating or
building. protective layer or covering material
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- Is the raised edge of the sealing
- The raised edge / sealing must not adequately mechanically protected?
slip off and must be securely and
permanently held in place.
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Waterproofing work on Variant 2 If applicable:
building bases The connection height of 15 cm is
exceeded, the exit is almost threshold- - Sealing continued upwards against rising
Here: Building base at free. structure?
ground level - Sealing fed behind shutter guide rails,
Terraces and roof terraces insofar as shutters are present? (Only in
water-splash areas)
Protective goal(s):
- The structure sealing must
permanently protect the building base
from moisture ingress into the
building.
- No moisture shall penetrate the
connection joints.
(Liquid plastic is well suited for this).
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Water drainage channels on SBC 1101 Protective goal: - Tread/tilt-safe drainage channel
terraces Section 905 - Drainage of rainwater installation?
- Do the channels lead to the roof drains?
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Roof drainage:
Roof drainage
Roof drainage: • Are the roof drains installed at the low
SBC 1101 Unless roofs are sloped to drain over roof points of the roof?
Section 903 edges, roof drains shall be installed at each low • Is the roof sloped of not less than 2-
Section 905 point of the roof. percent slope for drainage?
• Are secondary emergency overflow roof
Slope: drains or scuppers installed?
Modified bitumen membrane roofs shall have a • Are the overflow drains size the same
design slope of not less than one-fourth unit as the roof drains?
vertical in 12 units horizontal (2-percent slope) • Are the overflow drains installed with
for drainage. the inlet flow line located 50 mm above
the low point of the roof?
Secondary (emergency overflow) drains or • Are the overflow drains connected to
scuppers: roof drain lines?
Where roof drains are required, secondary
emergency overflow roof drains or scuppers
shall be provided where the roof perimeter
construction extends above the roof in such a
manner that water will be entrapped if the
primary drains allow buildup for any reason.
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Interior plastering work General information on interior plastering
Walls and ceilings SBC 1101 Interior plastering requirements: - Visual inspection of the plaster surface
Section 8A - Making the airtight building - Visual inspection of full surface closure
envelopes on the inside;
Construction documents
- Substrate for subsequent
wallpapering and / or painting work
or for laying tiles or natural stone;
- Movements from structural members
must be absorbed, cracks are to be
avoided through appropriate
measures;
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Exterior plastering General information on exterior plastering
work/rendering
SBC 1101 Exterior plaster requirements:
Section 8A - Making the outside
watertight;
Construction
- Appearance, representative
documents
function of the building from
the outside
- Movements from structural
members must be absorbed,
cracks are to be avoided
through appropriate
measures;
5.5 Screed works, flooring works, natural and concrete stone works, tile works, parquet flooring
Technical Craft
Screed Works
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Screed Preparation
Floating screed
SBC 1101 Prevention of sound bridges Perimeter strips
- Durability
Section 905 - Laid all-round in rising areas
- Compressive strength
Construction Prevention of thermal bridges d>5mm?
- Flexural tensile strength
✓✓
documents - Tightly jointed in corners (no
- Uniform thickness
“round” corners)
- Surface smoothness/ Prevention of cracking
evenness
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Screed SBC 1101 Errors / defects / damage
Floating screed Section 905
Defect Effect
Perimeter strip too low / missing - Sound bridges between the set
screed layer and the walls
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Screed Defect Effect
Floating screed Perimeter strips not laid tightly in the corner - Discontinuity / void during
subsequent laying of the flooring
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Joints are not planned or created - Random cracking (non-linear) in the
screed
Screed
Floating screed
cracking in the screed
Defect Effect
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cracking in the screed
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Air draughts after laying the screed due to - Deformation / lifting of the edge of
windows and doors that are not closed the set screed layer " due to
stresses in the screed
- Fine reticular (net-shaped) cracking
in the upper area of the screed due
to drying out too fast / loss of
strength
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Technical Craft
Flooring Works
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Flooring works Flooring work preparation
Textile floorings SBC 201 - Ensuring durability Material selection if applicable:
PVC floorings Section 804 - Visual appearance - Does the flooring (carpet, PVC flooring)
- Surface Manufacturer's instructions correspond to the contractual
smoothness/evenness agreements?
- Durability Construction documents
- Does the flooring to be laid (carpet,
- Visual appearance Contract documents PVC flooring) correspond to the
- Fire performance approved sample?
- Is the flooring (carpet, PVC flooring)
suitable, according to the
manufacturer’s information, for the
planned use (loading - moderate /
heavy / very intensive use?)
- Must properties such as anti-static or
dissipative be taken into consideration?
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SBC 1101 - Visual appearance Material selection
Manufacturer's instructions - Is the flooring (carpet, PVC flooring) to
Construction documents be laid patterned?
- Does the flooring (carpet, PVC flooring)
Contract documents
have a pattern repeat (pattern offset)?
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Irregular creases
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Formation of blisters/bubbles
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Technical Craft
Tiling Works
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Tiling work General information on tiling work
Indoor area SBC 1101 - Floors in toilet rooms and bathroom - Check the laying tolerances on site
Walls and floors Section 905.3 floors must have a smooth, hard, non- (construction site check)
absorbent surface, with at least 15 cm
high base tile all around on the walls;
- Walls within a radius of 60 cm of urinals
and water closets must have a smooth,
hard, non-absorbent surface up to a
height of 1.2 metres above the floor,
materials moisture resistant,
Exceptions:
1. Residential units and sleeping units
(bedrooms),
2. Toilet rooms, which are not accessible
to the public and have no other fixtures
than a water closet;
- Tiles glazed or unglazed;
- Note joint widths depending on the tile
formats;
- Joints in corners and at ends/joints
approx. 5 mm wide;
- Tile laying tolerances:
Joints widths need to be in line with tile format
Sum of the allowable tolerance from
trade laying tolerance (1 mm) and
material-related dimensional tolerance
(depending on the tile format);
Indoor tiling work
SBC 1101 Tile requirements: - Check manufacturer’s certificate /
Section 905.3 delivery notes;
- Hard, water repellent surface
- Comparison with American National
Standard Specifications
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5.5 Screed works, flooring works, natural and concrete stone works, tile works, parquet flooring
Technical Craft
Natural and Concrete Stone Works
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Natural stone work / General information on natural stone work
manufactured stone work
SBC 1101 - Floors in toilet rooms and bathroom
Floors/stairs Section 905.3 floors must have a smooth, hard, non-
Balconies absorbent surface, with at least 15 cm
high base tile all around on the walls;
- Note joint widths depending on the tile
sizes. The standard width is 3 mm.
Fluctuations in tile/slab sizes are to be
compensated for by the joints and as a
result the joints can be 2-4 mm wide;
- Joints in corners and at ends/joints
approx. 5 mm wide;
Natural stone work in the indoor area
General joints information:
- Type of joint:
Bay limiting joint – see screed, mostly with
beads; perimeter joint (floor-wall), mostly
elastic joints; - Which joint is used – execution and joint material?
- connecting joints, mostly elastic joints; - Installation of backing cord required?
- Note weathering when applying silicone
Elastic joints requirements:
- All joints must be sealed, especially
joints between different construction
materials, for example, wall corners, at
floor-wall joint, at plumbing installations,
etc.;
- Elastic joints fulfil aesthetic and hygienic
tasks;
- Structural member movements must be
absorbed; Execution of the joints
- Are not seals in the true meaning of the
word;
- As sealants, generally silicone;
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Manufactured stone work in outdoor area
SBC 1101 - Substrates in Saudi Arabia are generally
Section 905.3 concrete or cement screed;
- Note joint widths depending on the tile
sizes. The standard width is 3 mm.
Fluctuations in tile/slab sizes are to be
compensated for by the joints and as a
result the joints can be 2-4 mm wide;
- Joints in corners and at ends/joints
approx. 5 mm wide;
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Technical Craft
Parquet flooring works
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Flooring Preparation
Laying of parquet flooring SBC 1101 - Ensuring durability If applicable:
- Surface Section 905.3 - Visual appearance Material selection
smoothness/evenness
Manufacturer's - Does the parquet correspond to the
- Durability
- Visual appearance instructions contractual agreements?
Construction - Does the parquet to be laid correspond
- Fire performance
documents to the approved samples?
- Is the parquet flooring suitable for the
Contract documents
planned use (surface strength in
accordance with the existing loading -
moderate / heavy / very intensive use?)
Material selection
Adhesive bonding
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Is sealing necessary?
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Gap formation
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SBC 1101 Glazing in windows: • Is window glazing installed in If the glazing is intalled in hazardous location, then the glazing must be
Section 308 Glazing in an individual fixed or operable panel hazardous location, a saftey glass? Saftey Glass.
that meets all of the following conditions shall • Is window glazing a decorative glazing?
be considered to be a • Is a horizontal rail is installed on the What is a Saftey Glass?
hazardous location: accessible side(s) of the window glazing Is glazing that can pass "Impact test" where glazing shall be tested in
1) The exposed area of an individual 850 to 950 mm above the walking accordance with:
pane is larger than 0.85 m2, surface? 1) CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or
2) The bottom edge of the glazing is less • Is the safety glass tested in accordance 2) ANSI Z97.1
than 450 mm above the floor, with CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or ANSI
3) The top edge of the glazing is more Z97.1? NOTE:
than 900 mm above the floor; and Glazing in doors or enclosures for hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas, steam
• Is the manufacturer's designation and
4) One or more walking surfaces are rooms, bathtubs and showers shall not be permitted to be tested in
identification of glazing provided on
within 900 mm, measured horizontally accordance with ANSI Z97.1
and in a straight line, of the glazing. each pane of glazing?
Identification:
Each pane of glazing installed in hazardous locations as defined below
Exceptions: shall be provided with:
1) Decorative glazing. • a manufacturer's designation
2) Where a horizontal rail is installed on • specifying who applied the designation,
the accessible side(s) of the glazing • designating the type of glass and
850 to 950 mm above the walking
• the safety glazing standard with which it complies, which is
surface. The rail shall be capable of
visible in the final installation.
withstanding a horizontal load of 730
N/m without contacting the glass
and have a cross-sectional height of The designation shall be:
not less than 38 mm. • acid etched,
3) Outboard panes in insulating glass
• sand-blasted,
units and other multiple glazed panels
where the bottom edge of the glass is • ceramic-fired,
7500 mm or more above grade, a roof, • laser etched,
walking surfaces or other horizontal • embossed, or
[within 45 degrees of horizontal] • be of a type that once applied cannot be removed without being
surface adjacent to the glass exterior. destroyed.
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Waterproofing in General information on waterproofing in bathrooms
residential bathrooms
(bonded damp-proofing) SBC 1102 General requirements for the waterproofing
Walls and floors Section 2710 - Leak-tightness: Waterproofing must
protect wall, floor and ceiling
Section 2713
constructions from domestic water and
Section 2720 cleaning water
Manufacturer's instructions - The waterproofing shall be protected
from mechanical influences (generally
due to tiles)
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Quality level 3 (waterproofing in accordance with generally accepted codes of practice – Walls and floors)
Specifications for implementing the - Is waterproofing required?
waterproofing: - Substrate moisture-sensitive?
- Estimate the anticipated water ingress
Domestic water will be retained by the and stipulations per table in classes W0-I
screed layer and the walls, damage to the to W3-I
screed and wall would not arise with correct - Can waterproofing be omitted?
implementation.
- Water ingress class:
W0-I: Low
W1-I: Moderate
W2-I: High
W3-I: Very high
- Waterproofing required with:
W2-I and W3-I in general
W1-I: On floor areas
W1-I: On walls, if substrate is moisture-
sensitive
- No waterproofing required if:
W1-I: On walls if substrate is not
moisture-sensitive, which guarantees
adequate moisture protection, and where
domestic water cannot reach moisture-
sensitive substrate
W0-I: With water-repellent surfaces
with adequate protection
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see above for implementation and
information (quality level 1).
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R3-B: With cracks up to 1.0 mm and a
crack offset up to 0.5 mm
Stipulations for the location:
S1-B: Free-standing, outside
S2-B: Outside erection, adjoining
buildings and inside
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Plumbing work Plumbing work – areas of activity
- Durability SBC 1101 - Durability Roof drainage in the form of gutter systems
- Fitness for purpose - Fitness for purpose is covered in SBC 1102.
- Visual appearance Section 3C15
Roof drainage These photos and research showed that
roof drainage in the form of gutter systems
widely used in Europe are not used in Saudi
Arabia. Here flat roof constructions with
internal drainage are formed. These come
under sanitary installations.
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Plumbing work Manufacturer's instructions - Aluminium cladding 0.5 mm
- Durability - Cold-rolled copper sheet 0.6 mm
- Fitness for purpose - Copper shingles 0.4 mm
- Visual appearance - Load-coated copper 0.6 mm
(Lead-coated copper)
- High-strength lead-coated copper 0.4 mm
(Lead-coated high-yield copper)
Tested materials, which are verified as
being suitable by testing to SBC 1102, can
have different material thicknesses.
⇨ Check / examine manufacturer’s
documents
Material selection Aluminium sheet must comply with the
AAMA 1402 requirements.
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Protection from external effects - weather Flashings / caps / drip edges / drip plates
protection The installation of flashings / drip plates or
SBC 1101 edges / caps is recommended wherever
Section 8A3 water can penetrate the external wall or
where water is to be drained to the outside.
⇨ Details of this given by way of example in
SBC 1102
Plumbing work
- Durability
- Fitness for purpose
- Visual appearance External cladding
External cladding
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Structural execution Exposed / water-exposed connections /
SBC 1101 edges / ends / penetrations must be sealed
with permanent / ageing-resistant sealant
Section 8A3
material.
⇨ Are all ends / penetrations covered /
sealed with a suitable sealing material?
Plumbing work
- Durability
- Fitness for purpose
- Visual appearance
Conductive connections
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Plumbing work – roofings / spandrel covers (roof parapets)
Roof and assemblies and rooftop structures
Structural execution Metal covers/roofings are to be fixed onto
Plumbing work the load-bearing structure using fixings
- Durability tested by the manufacturer. If no
- Fitness for purpose information is available from the
- Visual appearance manufacturer, the following requirements
must be complied with:
- Roofings made of zinc sheet must be
fixed using galvanised connectors
- Fixings made of stainless steel are
approved for all metal coverings/roofings
- Roofings made of copper sheet must be
fixed using fixings made of Series 300
stainless steel
Drip edges
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Plumbing work Sanitation installation
- Sanitation Sanitary drainage system, plumbing fixtures etc.
- Water
- Wastewater
SBC 1102 Sanitary systems
Section 2602
Section 2603
Section 2902
Physical principles (independent of the SBC standard, only continuous function due – protection objective consideration)
Ability to inspect and unobstructed access
to the central components
No unreasonable noise impact due to
operation of the systems, inside and
outside of the building
Execution of inherently safe supply
discharge fittings (faucets), to prevent
backflow into the non-potable or drinking
water system
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Lateral inlets into collecting pipes must be
connected with 15° angle from above to
protect against backflows and the formation
of deposits
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Wastewater pipes
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Main Plumbing fixtures
Water Closets Wall-hung (concealed (in-wall) flush tank) Check and document whether the correct
a la franca (European) / a la and floorstanding (top-mounted cistern) flushing and discharge function exists
turca (squatting WC pan) In general, with water connection for
manual anal cleaning and floor waste outlet
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Bathtubs Standard in the main bathroom Check and document whether the system
connections are leaktight. Check and
document, whether the bath tub drains
Protection objective:
completely, noise-free, within 6 minutes
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Showers In general walk-in (no-step) showers, Check and document whether the system
shower tray (liner) made on site joints have been made leaktight
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Lavatories (Washbasins) Standard in all sanitary rooms Check and document whether the system
joints have been made leaktight
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Sinks Mostly located in the separate utility room Check and document whether the sink has
been adequately fixed
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
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Inspections, tests
Function test Simultaneous use of the discharge points Check and document whether all discharge
points of an apartment/house
simultaneously and noise-free
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Operating instructions For pumps, odour traps, waste outlets Check and document whether appropriate
operating instructions, suitably worded for
ordinary persons, are available
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Servicing, care and Notes on preventive flushing Check and document whether appropriate
maintenance instructions notes, suitably worded for ordinary
persons, are available
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Visual inspection Connection to the electrical earthing - Check and document, whether metal
system/equipotential bonding is present system parts are connected to the
Protection objective: earthing system
Protection against current/surge damage
and electric shock Assessment of the quality should be carried
out by the electrical engineering trade
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Leak test SBC 1102 Water supply system test. Upon completion - Check and document, whether the
Section 2720 of a section of or the entire water supply required system leaktightness exists
system, the system, or portion completed,
shall be tested and proved tight under a
water pressure not less than the working
pressure of the system; or, for piping
systems other than plastic, by an air test of
not less than 350 kPa. The water utilized
for tests shall be obtained from a potable
source of supply. The required tests shall
be performed in accordance with this
section and the Saudi Building Code
Leak test
Regulations.
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently leaktight
execution
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Metal structure works SBC 1101 This part will deal with the planning, Metal (or steel) is primarily used in two
(in residential construction) Section 308 creation and erection of buildings with steel areas in the construction of multi-story
Section 310 framework. With this, the SBC is oriented residential buildings. In general, it is
Section 312 more towards civil engineering and necessary to use steel on the one hand for
industrial construction rather than static/construction reasons (e.g. as beams,
conventional residential construction. supports or stiffening – either covered or
exposed when installed) and on the other
hand steel (or metal) can be used for
SBC 1101 deals with the subject of permanent safety measures, such as
"Stairways and Handrails", for example, handrails and guardrails, for example.
metal is not specifically mentioned or Reinforcing steel will deliberately not be
highlighted as a construction material. For dealt with here.
example, it is only stipulated here that the
stairways and handrails must be safe and In general, metal (construction steel) is a
securely erected. Because metal is also very strong construction material. As a
used for the construction of handrails in result it is used in areas where stability and
residential construction, protective goals strength are required, also in conjunction
such as strength and durability must also with other construction materials.
be complied with as a minimum. Visual
requirements are also important. Differentiation is made between the
following areas of application:
1. Static/construction areas
2. Area of safety measures (with visual
requirements)
3. Miscellaneous areas of application
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Metal structure works SBC 1101 See above Questions to 1 (static/construction areas):
(in residential construction) Section 308
Section 310 - Is there is a design feature to assure
Section 312 correct positioning?
- Is the load bearing capacity assured?
- Are the support points / footplates and
head-plates connected in a force-locked
manner, e.g. by means of underlaid metal
plates or with expanding cement?
- Has corresponding corrosion protection
been established (zinc plating / corrosion-
protection coating)?
- Are there requirements for the processing
of weld seams in visible areas?
- Are shape changes possible due to
changes in temperature / expansion
joints?
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Metal structure works Questions to 2 (area of safety measures
(in residential construction) See above (with visual requirements))
Use in stairwells
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Metal structure works See above - Are there requirements for the processing
(in residential construction) of weld seams in visible areas?
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Metal structure works SBC 1101 See above Questions to 2 (area of safety measures
(in residential construction) Section 308 (with visual requirements))
Section 310
Section 312 Use in stairwells
Metal structure works SBC 1101 See above Miscellaneous areas of application
(in residential construction) Section 308
Section 310 Miscellaneous areas of application for
Section 312 metal construction
in residential construction – could include:
- Coverings, grates
- Sheets
- Metal façades/cladding
- Grills
- Ladders
- Profiles
- Sub-structure
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GUARDS
GUARDS AND
WINDOW FALL The guard provisions address the issue of • Are guards located along all open-sided
PROTECTION protecting occupants from falling from any type walking surfaces that are located mor
of elevated walking surface. than 750 mm measured vertically to the
SBC 1101 floor or grade below?
SECTION 312 Stairs, ramps, and landings as examples of open- • Is Insect screening used as a guard?
SECTION 308 sided walking surfaces, but this is not an all-
inclusive list of locations where guards are • Is the guard height less than 900 mm as
required. measured vertically above the adjacent
walking surface?
Guards: • Are the top of the guard serves as a (Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 222)
Guards shall be located along: handrail less than 850 mm and not more
• open-sided walking surfaces, including: than 950 mm as measured vertically
o stairs, from a line connecting the leading edges
o porches, of the treads?
o balconies • Are the guard openings allow passage
o ramps, of a sphere 100 mm/110 mm in
o landings and diameter?
o swimming pools
• that are located mor than 750 mm • Are the triangular openings at the open
measured vertically to the floor or side of stair allow passage of a sphere
grade below. 150 mm in diameter?
• at any point within 900 mm • Is plastic composite exterior guards
horizontally to the edge of the open comply with ASTM D7032?
side. • Is glazing in guards above a walking
surface a safety glass?
Insect screening shall not be considered as a • Is the safety glass tested in accordance
guard. with CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or ANSI
Z97.1?
Required guards Height: • Is the manufacturer's designation and
Required guards shall be not less than 900 mm
identification of glazing provided on each
in height as measured vertically above the
pane of glazing?
adjacent walking surface or the line connecting
the leading edges of the treads.
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Where the top of the guard serves as a
handrail on the open sides of stairs, the top of the
guard shall be not less than 850 mm and not
more than 950 mm as measured vertically from a
line connecting the leading edges of the treads.
Opening limitations:
Guards must be constructed so that they prohibit
smaller occupants, such as children,
from falling through them.
(Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 222)
• Required guards shall not have
openings from the walking surface to
the required guard height that allow
passage of a sphere 100 mm in
diameter. (for guards on the open side
of stairs a sphere 110 mm in
diameter).
• The triangular openings at the open
side of stair, formed by the riser, tread
and bottom rail of a guard, shall not
allow passage of a sphere 150 mm in
diameter.
Glazing in guards:
• Glazing in guards above a walking surface
shall be Considered to be a hazardous
location.
• Glazing shall be tested in accordance with
CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or ANSI Z97.1
• Glazing shall be provided with:
• a manufacturer's designation
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• specifying who applied the designation,
• designating the type of glass and
• The safety glazing standard with which
it complies, which is visible in the final
installation
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Handrails:
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Glazing adjacent to stairs and ramps: • Is glazing adjacent to stairs and ramps a If the glazing is intalled in hazardous location, then the
Glazing where the bottom exposed edge of the safety glass? glazing must be Saftey Glass.
glazing is less than 900 mm above the plane of • Is glazing adjacent to the landing at the
the adjacent walking surface of stairways, landings bottom of a stairway a safety glass? What is a Saftey Glass?
between flights of stairs and ramps shall be • Is the safety glass tested in accordance Is glazing that can pass "Impact test" where glazing shall be
considered to be a hazardous location. with CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or ANSI tested in accordance with:
Z97.1? 3) CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or
Exceptions: • Is the manufacturer's designation and 4) ANSI Z97.1
1) Where a rail is installed on the accessible identification of glazing provided on each
side(s) of the glazing 850 to 950 mm above pane of glazing?
the walking surface. The rail shall be capable NOTE:
of withstanding a horizontal load of 730 N/m Glazing in doors or enclosures for hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas,
without contacting the glass and have a steam rooms, bathtubs and showers shall not be permitted to
cross-sectional height of not less than 38 mm. be tested in accordance with ANSI Z97.1
2) Glazing 900 mm or more measured
horizontally from the walking surface. Identification:
Each pane of glazing installed in hazardous locations as
defined below shall be provided with:
• a manufacturer's designation
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Glazing adjacent to the bottom stair Landing: • specifying who applied the designation,
Glazing adjacent to the landing at the bottom of a • designating the type of glass and
stairway where the glazing is less than 900 mm • the safety glazing standard with which it complies,
above the landing and within a 1500 mm which is visible in the final installation.
horizontal arc less than 180 degrees from the
bottom tread nosing shall be considered to be a
hazardous location. The designation shall be:
• acid etched,
Exception: • sand-blasted,
The glazing is protected by a guard complying with
• ceramic-fired,
SECTION 312 of SBC 1101 and the plane of the
glass is more than 450 mm from the guard. • laser etched,
• embossed, or
• be of a type that once applied cannot be removed
without being destroyed.
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device that is clearly identified and that operates
without the need for:
• a key,
• tool or
• special knowledge.
These operation criteria match the language in
the provisions for emergency escape and rescue
openings.
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reduce the net clear opening area of the
window unit to less than the area required by
Emergency and escape rescue openings
(Section 310.2.1 of SBC 1101). The area required by Emergency and escape rescue
openings: (Section 310.2.1 of SBC 1101):
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Painting works General information pertaining to painting work
Walls and ceilings SBC 201 Requirements for the painting work:
Section 803 - Creation of a visually appealing surface
Manufacturer's instructions - Creation of an exterior that is watertight
against driving rain
- Rust protection for steel components
- Protection of wooden components against
rotting and damage
- The painting work shall be determined on
the basis of durability and service life
Trade Basis Technical function / quality On-site checking
Wallpapering work Preparations for
- Surface evenness wallpapering work
- Visual appearance SBC 201 - Visual appearance Material selection
- Fire behaviour
Section 803 - Is the wall/ceiling covering (wallpaper,
Manufacturer's instructions non-woven) to be laid with a pattern?
Contractual documents - Does the wall/ceiling covering
(wallpaper, non-woven) have a repeating
pattern (pattern offset)?
Installation Wall/ceiling
covering (wallpaper, non-
woven, paint)
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Suitability for use - Assurance of durability Material selection
- Visual appearance - Should elastic connection joints be
implemented with suitable joint material
!
(that can be painted over)?
- Silicone cannot be painted over, use
acrylic / painters' acrylic
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Substrate too absorbent - Adhesive dries out too quickly and does
not achieve its strength / bonding force
- Wall/ceiling covering (wallpaper, non-
woven, paint) not bonded to the
substrate
- Obvious gaps in joints between
wall/ceiling covering (wallpaper, non-
woven) strips
!
Obvious gaps in joints between wall/ceiling
covering
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Inadequate bonding - Hollows between wall/ceiling covering
(wallpaper, non-woven) and the
substrate
Application mistakes - Have the wall covering strips been
Visual impairment of pattern / strips applied with tight and discrete joints?
- Too wide / yawning joints between
neighbouring wall/ceiling covering
(wallpaper, non-woven) strips obvious
from a 2 m viewing distance?
- Strips overlapping at joints
Has the pattern been preserved
!
(repeating pattern)?
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Application mistakes - Have the strips been applied in such a
Application direction way as to preserve the pattern?
- Have coverings been applied in the
direction of (parallel with) the incidence
of daylight insofar as this is possible?
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Landscaping works / SBC 1101 The Saudi Building Code 303 - “Soil and In general, towards the end of construction
external areas Section 309 Foundations” essentially relates to projects for the erection of residential areas
earthworks and foundation works. It and new developments, the outdoor areas
Section 3D5
therefore concentrates on civil engineering, are built alongside the landscaping works.
but no landscape and outdoor works and is Ideally, the outdoor areas and the pending
therefore only conditionally applicable. landscape works are designed. Landscape
works and outdoor areas almost always
As outdoor areas are created and extend up to the buildings.
landscape works are carried out in classic
housing construction in Saudi Arabia, Road construction is deliberately not
protection objectives must at least be covered here.
defined and complied with. Visual
standards for the execution are also Essentially, earth movements are carried
important. out first or they are required.
The most important materials for this area
of the construction are mainly mineral in
nature or of mineral origin (e.g. sand,
crushed rock with various grading ranges,
cement, natural stone, manufactured stone,
etc. and water for their use).
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Landscaping works / see above For the inspector on site the question
external areas arises as to what is planned or designed
and, based on this, what loads have to be
Protection objectives: supported.
SBC 1101
Section 309 - Durability General road construction questions:
- Strength
Section 3D5
- Traction - Does a detailed design exist for the
- Evenness landscape work and for the outdoor
- Accessibility areas?
- Can dimensions, materials, ground
modelling, levels, installations such
as street lighting, etc. be read from
the drawings and compared with the
execution?
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Landscaping works /
external areas
see above
SBC 1101
Protection objectives: Questions on manhole covers and inlets:
Section 309
Section 3D5 - Durability - Are the paving blocks at the level of the
- Strength manhole covers?
- Traction - Have the paving blocks been laid directly
- Evenness up to the manhole covers?
see above
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Landscaping works /
external areas
see above
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Landscaping works / SBC 1101 see above General road construction questions:
external areas Section 309
Protection objectives: The previously asked questions apply.
Section 3D5
- Durability And additionally:
- Strength
- Traction - Are road gullies installed?
- Evenness - Have channel / swale blocks been laid?
- Accessibility - Are the blocks laid with a slope?
- Have flush curbs been laid?
- Are there tripping edges between
swale/channel and paving blocks?
Are the blocks laid with a slope?
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toward- the main vehicle entry • Do carports open on not less than
doorway. two sides?
Carports:
• Carports shall be open on not less
than two sides.
• Carport floor surfaces shall be of
approved noncombustible material.
Asphalt surfaces shall be permitted
at ground level in carports
• The area of floor used for parking of
automobiles or other vehicles shall
be sloped to facilitate the movement
of liquids to a drain or toward the
main vehicle entry doorway.
• Carports do not open on two or
more sides shall be considered to be
a garage and shall comply with
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Sections 302.5, 302.6, and 309.1 of
SBC 1101
SUBSURFACE Materials, design, construction and installation • Does the subsurface landscape
LANDSCAPE of subsurface landscape irrigation systems irrigation systems connected to
IRRIGATION connected to nonpotable water from on-site nonpotable water from on-site water
SYSTEMS water reuse systems shall comply with Section reuse systems comply with Section
3009 of SBC 1102. 3009 of SBC 1102?
SBC 1102
SECTION 3009
5.12 HVAC-systems
Technical Craft
HVAC -Systems
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Air Ventilation Systems (in new residential buildings to be built)
System limits (Not the subject of this document)
Smoke control and SBC 1102 Smoke hoods, smoke and heat exhaust
pressurisation systems Section 1505 ventilation systems, smoke control
pressurisation systems, safety pressure
Section 1506
ventilation systems, elevator smoke
Section 1507 extraction
Exhaust opening
Smoke hoods
Process ventilation systems Commercial and industrial applications
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Basic principles
SBC 1102
Section 1505
Section 1506 For pipe connection and switching device
Section 1507 requirements Storm drainage systems
For washroom and toilet room ventilation
requirements
Ventlation systems
Physical principles (independent of the SBC standard, only continuous function due – protection objective consideration)
Ability to inspect an unobstructed access to
the central components
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Safe disconnection of the power supply of
the electrically operated components (fans,
heaters, pumps, etc.), for example, by
means of repair switch
Repair switch
Working basis Descriptions System and function descriptions, material Check and document the completeness of
definitions, bill of quantities the documents
Focal areas of the inspections
Space ventilation SBC 1102 When required. Ventilation shall be
Necessity Section 1505 provided during the periods that the room
or space is occupied.
Section 1506
Section 1507
Protection objective:
Space ventilation during use
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Minimum ventilation area for SBC 1102 Ventilation area required. The minimum
natural ventilation Section 1505 openable area to the outdoors shall be 4
percent of the floor area being ventilated.
Section 1506
Section 1507
Protection objective:
Adequate natural space ventilation
Minimum ventilation area for SBC 1101 Adjoining spaces. Where rooms and
natural ventilation for Section 303 spaces without openings to the outdoors
adjacent rooms are ventilated through an adjoining room,
the opening to the adjoining rooms shall be
unobstructed and shall have an area not
less than 8 percent of the floor area of the
interior room or space, but not less than 2.3
square meters. The minimum openable
area to the outdoors shall be based on the
total floor area being ventilated.
Protection objective:
Adequate natural space ventilation
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Minimum outdoor air supply SBC 1101 Required Outdoor Ventilation Air The required ventilation can be verified by
Section 303 • checking the manufacturers data
Private dwellings, single and multiple sheet
Living areas • ingesting label of identification
plate on the ventilator.
Based upon number of bedrooms. first • inspecting if ventilation works by
bedroom: 2; each additional bedroom:1; switching on/off
0.35 air changes per houra or 8 liter/sec.
per person whichever is greater
Kitchens
48 liter/sec. intermittent or 12 liter/sec.
continuous
Toilet rooms and bathrooms Building ventlation system
mechanical exhaust capacity of 24 liter/sec.
intermittent or 10 liter/sec.continuous
Garages, separate for each dwelling
48 liter/sec. per car
Garages, common for multiple units
8 liter/sec. per m2
Protection objective:
Adequate ventilation with outdoor air
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Space ventilation and SBC 1102 General. Mechanical ventilation systems Check by way of example and document,
air conditioning systems shall be provided with manual or automatic whether equipment (for example: room
Section 1505
control controls that will operate such systems thermostats, switch or control units, etc.) is
Section 1506 executed for operation of the space
whenever the spaces are occupied.
Section 1507 Airconditioning systems that supply ventilation or air conditioning system.
required ventilation air shall be provided
with controls designed to automatically
maintain the required outdoor air supply
rate during occupancy.
Protection objective:
Change in space air states by the user.
Non-metal air ducts SBC 1102 Nonmetallic ducts. Nonmetallic ducts Check by way of example and document,
shall be constructed with Class 0 or Class 1 whether non-metal air ducts are
Qualities Section 1601
duct material in accordance with UL 181. implemented in accordance with the quality
Fibrous duct construction shall conform to requirements.
the (SMACNA Fibrous Glass Duct
Construction Standards) or (NAIMA Fibrous
Glass Duct Construction Standards). The
maximum air temperature within
nonmetallic ducts shall not exceed 120 °C.
Protection objective:
Quality assurance of non-metal air ducts. Diffuser cleaning
Air ducts SBC 1102 Slope. Ducts shall slope to allow drainage Check by way of example and document,
to a point provided with access. whether air ducts laid underground are laid
Laying Section 1601
with gradient towards the drainage.
Protection objective:
Discharge of water within air ducts laid
underground
Ducts shall slope to allow drainage to a
point provided with access.
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Air ducts SBC 1102 Surface temperature. Ducts that operate Check by way of example and document,
at temperatures exceeding 49 °C shall whether the insulation of air ducts, which
Insulation Section 1601
have sufficient thermal insulation to limit the are operated with a temperature above
exposed surface temperature to 49 °C. 49 °C, is sufficient to limit the surface
temperature of the insulation to 49 °C.
Protection objective:
- Prevention of heat loss
Protection from hot surfaces
Fire dampers SBC 1102 Access and identification. Fire and smoke Check by way of example and document,
Accessibility, inspection and Section 2439 dampers shall be provided with an whether fire dampers can be inspected and
identification approved means of access, large enough maintained without obstruction or
to permit inspection and maintenance of impairment.
the damper and its operating parts. The Check by way of example and document,
access shall not affect the integrity of whether fire dampers are identified outside
fireresistance-rated assemblies. The and in the immediate vicinity with SMOKE
access openings shall not reduce the DAMPER or FIRE DAMPER with lettering
fireresistance rating of the assembly. size at least 12.5 mm.
Access points shall be permanently
identified on the exterior by a label having
letters not less than 12.5 mm in height
reading: SMOKE DAMPER or FIRE Fire and smoke dampers
DAMPER. Access doors in ducts shall be
tight fitting and suitable for the required
duct construction.
Protection objective:
Inspection and maintenance of fire
dampers.
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Minimum room temperature SBC 1101 Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be Check by way of example and document,
in apartments provided with cooling and heating facilities whether the room temperature of 20 °C in
Section 303
capable of maintaining a room temperature residential rooms, bathrooms and toilet
of 20 °C in all habitable rooms, bathrooms rooms is maintained in the summer and
and toilet rooms based on the winter at the design outdoor temperatures.
summer/winter outdoor design
temperature.
Protection objective:
Comfort due to adequate cooling or heating
of the dwelling rooms.
Air ducts SBC 1102 Sealing required. All joints, longitudinal Check and document whether the flange
and transverse seams, and connections in connections of air ducts are sealed and
Sealing and fixing Section 1601
ductwork, shall be securely fastened and adequately fixed.
sealed with welds, gaskets, mastics
(adhesives), mastic-plus-embedded-fabric
systems or tapes. Tapes and mastics used
to seal ductwork shall be listed and labeled
in accordance with (UL 181A or UL 181B).
Duct connections to flanges of air
distribution system equipment shall be
sealed and mechanically fastened. Unlisted
duct tape is not permitted as a sealant on
any metal ducts
Protection objective:
Minimum air leakage rate and permanent
fixing of air ducts.
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Ventilation systems SBC 1102 Mechanical ventilation. Each mechanical Check and document, whether easily
ventilation system (supply or exhaust, or accessible switching off devices of
Shutoff device
both) shall be equipped with a readily ventilation systems and gravity or spring
accessible switch or other means for dampers are implemented in outdoor air
shutoff, or volume reduction and shutoff, penetrations.
when ventilation is not required. Automatic
or gravity dampers that close when the
system is not operating shall be provided
for outdoor air intakes and exhausts.
Protection objective:
Operation of ventilation systems according
to requirement.
Washrooms and toilet rooms SBC 1102 Light and ventilation. Washrooms and Check and document, whether all
toilet rooms shall be illuminated and washrooms and toilet rooms are ventilated
Section 1104
ventilated in accordance with the Saudi naturally or mechanically.
Section 1507
Building Code Architectural Requirements
SBC 1102.
Protection objective:
Ventilation of all washrooms and toilet
rooms
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Controls
Systems
• At least one thermostat shall be provided for • Is one thermostat provided for each
SBC 1102 each separate heating and cooling system. separate heating and cooling system?
Section 1103 • Is the wall-mounted thermostat
Section 1413 • Wall-mounted thermostat shall be mounted installed on an inside wall?
on an inside wall. • Is the thermostat capable of being set
from 13°C to 29°C?
• Each thermostat shall be capable of: • Is adjustable dead band, provided
o being set from 13°C to 29°C and with automatic changeover system?
o Operating the system's cooling
and/or heating.
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Condensate disposal:
• Condensate from cooling coils and
evaporators shall be conveyed from the
drain pan outlet to an approved place of
disposal.
• Such piping shall maintain a minimum
horizontal slope in the direction of
discharge of not less than one-percent
slope.
• Condensate shall not discharge into a
street, alley or other areas where it would
cause a nuisance.
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• When natural ventilation alone is not
sufficient for dwellings that are tightly
sealed, the dwelling is required to be
provided with whole-house mechanical
ventilation.
Habitable rooms
Habitable rooms shall have: Habitable rooms in a dwelling unit are family rooms and bedrooms used for
• An aggregate glazing area of not less than 8 • Do all habitable rooms have an living, sleeping, eating, or cooking. (bedrooms, living rooms, kitchen…)
percent of the floor area of such rooms for aggregate glazing area of not less
natural lighting. than 8 percent of the floor area? Habitable rooms are typically occupied, and as such they are more highly
• An openable area to the outdoors of not • Do all habitable rooms have an regulated than non-Habitable rooms.
less than 4 percent of the floor area being openable area to the outdoors of not
ventilated for natural ventilation. less than 4 percent of the floor area?
• Do all sleeping rooms have at least
Natural ventilation through openings to the one operable emergency escape and
outdoor air shall be through: rescue opening?
• windows, • Do all emergency escape and rescue
• skylights, opening comply with the code
• doors, requirements?
• louvers or • In case of overriding the 8% glazing
• other approved openings. and the 4% ventilation requirements
Such openings shall be provided with: for habitable rooms, are all code
• ready access or requirements met?
• readily controllable • For interior rooms, are natural light
by the building occupants. and ventilation requirements
satisfied?
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Adjoining rooms:
Interior rooms are rooms which do not have
access to an exterior wall to satisfy natural light
and ventilation requirements, they may be
considered as part of an adjoining room if:
• they are open to an adjoining room
• where not less than one-half of the
area of the common wall is:
o open and
o unobstructed
• and provides an opening of not less
than one-tenth (10%) of the floor area
of the interior room and not less than
2.3 m2.
(Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 204)
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Bathrooms:
Bathrooms, water closet compartments and other • Are bathrooms, water closet
similar rooms shall be provided with: compartments and other similar
• Aggregate glazing area in windows rooms provided with an aggregate
• of not less than 0.3 m2, glazing area in windows of not less
• one- half of which must be openable. than 0.3 m2, one- half of which must
be openable?
• In case of overriding the glazing area
Override glazing requirements of bathrooms: requirements for bathrooms, are all
The glazed areas shall not be required where: code requirements met?
1. artificial light and • Are the minimum local exhaust rates
2. a local exhaust system for kitchens 50 l/s intermittent or 10 l/s
3. are provided. continuous?
• Are the minimum local exhaust rates
for bathrooms-toilet rooms 20 l/s
local exhaust rates: intermittent or 9 l/s continuous?
The minimum local exhaust rates shall be • Is all local exhaust air exhausted
determined in accordance with the following: directly to the outdoors?
1. Kitchens: 50 l/s intermittent or 10 l/s
continuous.
2. Bathrooms-Toilet Rooms: Mechanical
exhaust capacity of 20 l/s intermittent
or 9 l/s continuous.
Where the air infiltration rate of a dwelling unit • Is whole-house mechanical ventilation
is 5 air changes per hour (5ACH) or less were mandatory?
tested with a blower door at a pressure of 50 Pa • Does the whole-house mechanical
in accordance with ventilation run continuously or through
Section 1102.4.1.2 (SBC 1102), the dwelling unit a programmed intermittent schedule
shall be provided with whole-house to satisfy the whole-house ventilation
rate?
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mechanical ventilation in accordance with • Is a manual override switch/control
Section 1507.3 (SBC 1102). provided?
• Are mechanical and gravity outdoor
• The whole-house mechanical ventilation air intake openings located not less
system is designed to mechanically than 3000 mm from any hazardous or
exchange indoor air for outdoor air thus it noxious contaminant?
must run continuously or through a • Is exhaust air directed onto
programmed intermittent schedule to satisfy walkways?
the whole-house ventilation rate. • Are mechanical and gravity outdoor
• A manual override switch/control must be air intake opening 900 mm or greater
provided to allow the occupants an option to below the contaminant source?
override the system when they will be away.
Exceptions:
The 3000 mm separation is not' required where
the intake opening is 900 mm or greater below
the contaminant source.
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Exhaust openings:
Exhaust air shall not be directed onto walkways.
Exhaust systems:
The primary intent of this section is to avoid • Is air removed by every mechanical
exhausting contaminants into areas that may be exhaust system discharged to the
occupied by people or into concealed spaces. outdoors?
• Is air removed by every mechanical
Outdoor discharge: exhaust system discharged into an
• The air removed by every mechanical attic, soffit, ridge vent or crawl space?
exhaust system shall be discharged to • Is the dryer exhaust system
the outdoors. independent of all other systems?
• Air shall not be exhausted into an attic,
soffit, ridge vent or crawl space. • Is the dryer exhaust system
exhausted in accordance with the
Exception: manufacturer's instructions and
Whole-house ventilation-type attic: convey the moisture to the outdoors?
Fans that discharge into the attic space of • Is the dryer a ductless clothes dryer?
dwelling units having private attics shall be • Are range hoods discharge to the
permitted. outdoor through a duct?
• Is the duct serving the hood
constructed of galvanized steel,
Clothes dryers exhaust systems: stainless steel or copper?
A clothes dryer will vent about a gallon of water • Is the exhaust duct serving the hood
for each load of laundry. If the dryer vent independent of all other exhaust
discharges into a crawlspace, attic, or other systems?
building cavity, the potential for moisture-related
damage is significant. Clothes dryers must vent
directly to the outside.
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• Does the duct serving the hood
• Clothes dryers shall be exhausted in terminate in an attic or crawl space or
accordance with the manufacturer's areas inside the building?
instructions. • Are the ductless range hoods
installed in accordance with the
• Dryer exhaust systems shall be independent manufacturer's instructions?
of all other systems and shall convey the • Is mechanical or natural ventilation
moisture to the outdoors. provided for spaces equipped with
ductless range hoods?
Exception: (Ductless) clothes dryers. • Are the minimum domestic kitchen
This section shall not apply to list cooking appliances fans rates 50 l/s
and labeled condensing (ductless) clothes intermittent or 10 l/s continuous?
dryers. • Is the Installation of a microwave
oven over a cooking appliance
comply with the code requirements?
Clothes dryers duct termination:
• Exhaust ducts shall terminate on the
outside of the building.
• Exhaust duct terminations shall be in
accordance with the dryer manufacturer's
installation instructions.
• If the manufacturer's instructions do not
specify a termination location, the exhaust
duct shall terminate not less than 900 mm
in any direction from openings into buildings.
• Exhaust duct terminations shall be equipped
with a backdraft damper.
• Screens shall not be installed at the duct
termination.
RANGE HOODS:
Range hoods shall discharge to the outdoor
through a duct. The duct serving
the hood shall:
• be constructed of galvanized steel,
stainless steel or copper.
• have a smooth interior surface,
• be airtight,
• be equipped with a back- draft damper
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• be independent of all other exhaust
systems.
• not terminate in an attic or crawl space
or areas inside the building
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Central water heating Hot water supply systems
systems (in the building)
System limits (Not the subject of this document)
Space-heating Dwelling heating (is regionally hardly ever
achieved with hot water in smaller
housing)
Swimming pool heating Special installations / systems
Water heater
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Physical principles (independent of the SBC standard, only continuous function due – protection objective consideration)
Leaktightness of the pipe network
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Corrosion protection / limescale deposits at
high hot water temperature (from around
60 °C), currently not a major problem in the
region
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Plant operation may not generate any
unacceptable noise
Working basis
Descriptions System and function descriptions, Check and document the completeness of
material definitions, bill of quantities the documents
Proofs/verifications Manufacturers’ proofs of suitability, leak Check and document the completeness of
test records of the hot water pipes, if the documents
applicable, commissioning record for a
solar system
Water heaters
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Special installations /
systems
Oil/gas-fired boiler for water SBC 1102 Less important in housing with up to 10
heating Section 2435 dwelling units
Inspections, tests
Leak test SBC 1102 Water supply system test. Upon Check and document, whether the required
Section 2417 completion of a section of or the entire system leaktightness exists
water supply system, the system, or
portion completed, shall be tested and
proved tight under a water pressure not
less than the working pressure of the
system; or, for piping systems other than
plastic, by an air test of not less than 350
kPa. The water utilized for tests shall be
obtained from a potable source of supply.
The required tests shall be performed in
accordance with this section and the Leak test
Saudi Building Code Regulations.
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently leaktight
execution
System flushing before Protection objective: Check and document whether the system
putting into service Cleaning of the system and protection of and its pipes were sufficiently flushed before
system components, e.g. valves. against putting into service
damage due to coarse dirt input
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Function test Use of different hot water supply outlet Check and document, whether at all supply
points. outlet points in an apartment sufficient (both
Protection objective: discharge quantity and temperature) and low-
noise hot water is discharged within an
Establishing permanently safe to use and
acceptable discharge time
reliable function
Check and document central hot water
temperatures
Visual inspection Connection to the electrical earthing Check and document, whether metal system
system/equipotential bonding is present parts are connected to the earthing system
Protection objective:
Assessment of the quality should be carried
Protection against current/surge damage
out by the electrical engineering trade
and electric shock
Documentation
Operating instructions For the central storage system/solar Check and document, whether appropriate
collectors, if applicable circulation pumps, operating instructions, suitably worded for
and circulation control valves ordinary persons, are available
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
As-built plan As-built-drawing with dimensions and Check and document, whether the complete
details of the flow rates documents of the as-built situation are
available in full
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Servicing, care and Notes on preventive flushing Check and document, whether appropriate
maintenance instructions notes, suitably worded for ordinary persons,
are available
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
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Central water heater room
Water Heaters
Central water heater shall be accessible for: • Is the central water heater accessible?
• inspection, • Is the working space in front of the
SBC 1102 • service, control side to service the central water
Section 1305 • repair and heater adequate?
Section 2801 • replacement
without removing permanent construction,
other appliances, or any other piping or ducts
not connected to the appliance
being inspected, serviced, repaired or replaced.
Seismic Design
Water heater seismic bracing: • Does the Water heater require seismic
1) In Seismic Design Categories D0, D1 bracing?
and D2 and • Is the seismic bracing as per the
2) Townhouses in Seismic Design requirements?
Category C,
water heaters shall be anchored or strapped:
• In the upper one-third and
• In the lower one-third
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of the appliance to resist a horizontal force
equal to one-third of the operating weight of the
water heater, acting in any horizontal direction,
or in accordance with the appliance
manufacturer's recommendations.
• Where multiple storage tanks are installed • Is bypass piping arrangement to each
for a solar water-heating system, each tank exist?
tank must have a bypass piping
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arrangement to bypass the tank for
maintenance and replacement.
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1. Pressure -relief valves and
2. Temperature-relief valves.
Vacuum-relief valve:
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Section 1103 switch off the system when hot water is
Demand recirculation systems are systems not required?
designed to maintain usage temperatures in • Do the pumps of demand recirculation
hot-water pipes which will reduce wasting too systems have controls?
much potable water waiting for hot water to • Is hot water piping system insulated?
arrive from the water heater. Thus, demand • Is the R-value of the hot water pipe
recirculation systems will provide hot water insulation being greater than R-0.53
from your taps quickly, without wasting too m2•°C/W?
much water, energy, or money. • Is the hot water pipe insulation
installed as per the requirements?
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R-0.53 m2•°C/W shall be installed to
within 5 cm of all:
• appliances,
• fixtures,
• structural members, or
• a wall where the pipe passes through
to connect to a fixture.
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Gas installation systems Gas installation systems (liquid gas systems in buildings for cooking purposes)
System limits (Not the subject of this document)
Space-heating / Hot water Residential heating and hot water
supply systems generation (hardly ever realised in small
residential constructions with gas boilers,
but rather with electrical systems)
Gas for technical processes Special systems
Basic principles
Legal foundations SBC 1102
Technical foundations Section 2447 In particular, the aeration and ventilation of
gas compartments / gas cabinets (3.2)
For noise protection requirements
For fire protection requirements
Property-specific planning foundation
Physical principles (independent of the SBC standard, only continuous function due – protection objective consideration)
Leak-tightness of the pipe network, the pipe
fittings and the central components
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Accessibility / ease of replacing or re-filling
the central components (e.g. gas bottles)
System dimensions (liquid gas bottles or
tanks) dependent on the number and type of
supply points (gas devices)
Pipework dimensioning dependent on the
number of supply points connected (primarily
gas stoves), pressure loss through pipe
friction (material, lengths, shaped parts) and
pipe fittings
Line distances as short as possible and few
shaped parts used
Corrosion protection / protection from
excessive heating of liquid gas tanks and gas
lines installed outdoors
Electrical bonding of metallic components
Fire protection devices for line routing
throughout the residence (or general
construction components with requirements
for fire resistance)
System operation shall not create undue
noise nuisance
Working basis
Descriptions System and functional descriptions (type of Check and document the completeness of
gas used), material definitions, bills of the documents
quantities
Proofs/verifications Manufacturer's verification of suitability, Check and document the completeness of
leak-tightness checking logs for the gas the documents
lines, pos. commissioning logs from
manufacturers, verification that the systems
comply with the Saudi Building Code Fuel
Gas Requirements.
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Tests
Leak-tightness testing The liquid gas tanks or bottles as well as Check and document whether the system
the piping network and the fittings meets the required leak-tightness, by means
contained within it, such as shut-off valves, of documentation/logs
must be constructed as a gas-tight unit.
Corresponding leak-tightness testing must
therefore be carried out before initial
commissioning.
Protective goal:
Creation of permanently leak-tight system
Functional test Functional test at various supply points - Check and document by means of
(generally gas stoves). example, whether the supply points of an
Protective goal: apartment are adequately supplied with gas
and that they function accordingly
Creation of permanently safe functionality
- Check and document central operating
pressures
Visual check Connection to the electrical earthing system - Check and document whether the metallic
/ equipotential bonding system present parts of the system have been connected
Protective goal: to the earthing system
- Quality assessment to be carried out by an
Protection from current/overvoltage
electrician
damage and electric shock
Documentation
Operating instructions For the central liquid gas tanks or bottles, • Check and document whether corresponding,
Maintenance, care and pos. other fittings (e.g. gas flow monitors) operating instructions formulated for a
servicing instructions Protective goal: layman are available
Creation of permanently safe functionality
Test logs, expert Test logs for leak-tightness and strength - Check and document whether test logs and
assessments/verifications testing for the gas system expert assessments/verifications are
Expert assessments/verifications for all available
parts of the system that are exposed to
pressure, in particular the liquid gas bottles
or tanks and their connection fittings
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General Requirements
Inspection and
testing Prior to acceptance and initial operation of • Are all gas piping installations An inert gas is a gas that does not undergo chemical
the gas system, all piping installations shall visually inspected, and pressure reactions under a set of given conditions.
SBC 1102 be: tested?
Section 2417 1. visually inspected, and • Is the test pressure used less than
2. pressure tested. 1.5 times the proposed maximum
working pressure?
Test medium: • Is the pressure test duration less
The test medium shall be: than 10 minutes?
a) Air, • Does the piping system withstand
b) Nitrogen, the test pressure without showing
c) Carbon dioxide or any evidence of leakage or other
d) An inert gas. defects?
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not inert but is readily available and
free.
Testing precautions.
Testing of piping systems shall be
performed in a manner that protects the
safety of employees and the public
during the test.
Why?
Compressed gases store energy in direct
proportion to the pressure. This stored
energy can be destructive and dangerous
to personnel if released quickly because of
joint, component or pipe failure or an
intentional action.
Test pressure:
The test pressure to be used shall be not
less than 1.5 times the proposed
maximum working pressure, but the test
pressure shall not exceed a value that
produces a hoop stress in the piping greater
than
50 percent of the specified minimum yield
strength of the pipe.
Test duration:
The test duration shall be not less than 10
minutes.
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The piping system shall withstand the test
pressure specified without showing any
evidence of:
• leakage or
• other defects.
Any reduction of test pressures as
indicated by pressure gauges shall be
deemed to indicate the presence of a leak
unless such reduction can be readily
attributed to some other cause.
Detection methods:
Once the pressure measuring instrument
indicates leakage, the leak or leaks must
be located for repair or replacement.
Electronic sensors and bubble fluids are
used to find leaks that are not readily found
by human senses.
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gas shall conform to ASTM
D2513. Such pipe shall be marked
"Gas" and "ASTMD2513."
2) Plastic pipe, tubing and fittings,
other than polyethylene, shall be
identified and conform to the 2008
edition of ASTM D2513. Such
pipe shall be marked "Gas" and
"ASTM D2513."
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Water installations in new residential buildings to be built
System limits (Not the subject of this document)
On-site and municipal water SBC 1102 Wells, seawater desalination plants, etc.
extraction Section 2603
Municipal water distribution Drinking water and non-potable water pipes
in the public area
Water treatment Public or commercial water treatment,
process water plants
Cleaning plants Commercial laundries, etc.
Basic principles
Legal foundations SBC 1102
Section 2603
Technical foundations For drinking water protection requirements
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Physical principles (independent of the SBC standard, only continuous function due – protection objective consideration)
Ability to inspect and unobstructed access
to the central components
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Insulation of the non-potable and drinking
water pipes to prevent condensation from
forming on the pipes and subsequent
damage
Prevention of backflow
Working basis
Descriptions System and function descriptions, material Check and document the completeness of
definitions, bill of quantities the documents
Proofs/verifications/ Pipe pressure of the public supply pipes Check and document the completeness of
documentation (non-potable and drinking water pipes), the documents
operating, servicing and maintenance
instructions of the manufacturers
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Focal areas of the inspections
Drinking water (potable SBC 1102 Protection of potable water. The potable Check and document by way of example
water) system Section 2603 water system shall be protected from whether backflow preventers are installed in
Prevention of backflow backflow in accordance with the Saudi the drinking water system.
Plumbing Requirements.
Protection objective:
Preventing disadvantageous impairment of
drinking water hygiene.
Wastewater - Sanitary drainage systems
(in the building) - Sanitary venting systems
System limits (Not the subject of this document)
Sanitary Sewer systems Buried drainage systems on the lot
Storm drainage systems Buried rainwater drainage on the lot
Structural drainage Only for keeping the excavations dry, not
permanent soil drainage, e.g. for keeping
the structure dry
Municipal drainage Wastewater, combined or stormwater
drainage outside of lots in the public area
Special installations / systems Vacuum drainage
Basic principles
Legal foundations SBC 1102
Technical foundations Section 2603 Sanitary drainage and vent systems
For sound insulation requirements
For fire protection requirements
Property-specific planning foundation
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Physical principles (independent of the SBC standard, only continuous function due – protection objective consideration)
Gravity drainage
All pipes must be continuously free running
(flowing)
Maximum pipe fill 50%
30 l/s air must be moved in the counterflow
for 1 l/s wastewater discharge
The pipe fill level (degree of fill) and
gradient must correspond, over-large
dimensions or excessive gradients tend to
cause blockages
Lateral inlets into collecting pipes must be
connected with 15° angle from above to
protect against backflows and the formation
of deposits
15°inlets
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Cross-section reductions in flow direction
are not allowed
Working basis
Descriptions System and function descriptions, material Check and document the completeness of
definitions, bill of quantities the documents
Proofs/verifications Manufacturers’ proofs of suitability, Check and document the completeness of
performance of the connection point to the the documents
higher-level (main) drainage
Plumbing fixtures
Water Closets Wall-hung (concealed (in-wall) flush tank) Check and document whether the correct
a la franca (European) / a and floorstanding (top-mounted cistern) flushing and discharge function exists
la turca (squatting WC pan) In general, with water connection for
manual anal cleaning and floor waste outlet
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Urinals In general, not included in standard housing
Bidets Standard in the main bathroom Check and document whether the correct
flushing and discharge function exists
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
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Bathtubs Standard in the main bathroom Check and document whether the system
connections are leaktight.
Protection objective: Check and document, whether the bathtub
drains completely, noise-free, within 6
Establishing permanently safe to use and
minutes
reliable function Bathtub
Whirlpool bathtubs Optionally in the main bathroom Check and document whether the whirlpool
bathtub drains completely, noise-free, within
6 minutes
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Whirlpool bathtub
Showers In general walk-in (no-step) showers, Check and document whether the system
shower tray (liner) made on site joints have been made leaktight
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Lavatories (Washbasins) Standard in all sanitary rooms Check and document whether the system
joints have been executed leaktight
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Sinks Mostly located in the separate utility room Check and document whether the sink has
been adequately fixed
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
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Drinking Fountains and Connection in the kitchen area Check and document whether a connection
Water Coolers with own trap exists
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Dishwashing Machines Mostly located in the separate utility room Check and document whether a connection
with own trap exists. Check and document,
whether a connection with own trap exists
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Inspections, tests
Function test Simultaneous use of the discharge points Check and document whether all discharge
points of an apartment/house
simultaneously and noise-free
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Operating instructions For pumps, odour traps, waste outlets Check and document whether appropriate
operating instructions, suitably worded for
ordinary persons, are available
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
Servicing, care and Notes on preventive flushing Check and document whether appropriate
maintenance instructions notes, suitably worded for ordinary
persons, are available
Protection objective:
Establishing permanently safe to use and
reliable function
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Materials of piping
Inspection and testing
Plastic pipe, fittings and components: • Are plastic pipe, fittings, and
Plastic pipe, fittings and components shall components third-party
SBC 1102 be third-party certified as conforming to certified as conforming to
Section 2503 NSF 14. NSF 14?
Section 2602
Section 2609 Water supply systems: • Are potable water pipes,
Section 2903 Water service pipes, water distribution fittings, control valves,
pipes and the necessary connecting faucets and appurtenances
pipes, fittings, control valves, faucets and evaluated and listed as
appurtenances used to dispense water conforming to the
intended for human ingestion (potable requirements of NSF 61?
water) shall be evaluated and listed as
conforming to the requirements of NSF 61.
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water-supply, or to an
individual water supply?
Public water supply or sewer system: • Is the sewer system
The water-distribution and drainage connected to the public
system of any building or premises where sewers, or to individual
plumbing fixtures are installed shall be (private) sewage-disposal
connected to a public water supply or system?
sewer system, respectively, if available.
Testing
Responsibility of permittee:
Test equipment, materials and labor shall
be furnished by the permittee.
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1) Insertion of a test plug at the
point of connection with the
public sewer,
2) Filling the building sewer with
water and
3) Pressurizing the sewer to not
less than 3-m head of water (35
KPa).
The test pressure shall not decrease
during a period of not less than 15
minutes.
The building sewer shall be watertight at all
points.
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Dwelling unit minimum independent living facilities
Plumbing Fixtures
Toilet facilities: • Does the dwelling unit Dwelling unit is a single unit providing:
SBC-1101 Every dwelling unit shall be provided with provide the minimum • complete independent living facilities
Section 306 a: independent living facilities? • for one or more persons,
Section 308 • water closet, • Is the kitchen area provided including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking
• lavatory, and with a sink? and sanitation.
• bathtub or shower. • Are plumbing fixtures
SBC 1102 connected to an approved
Chapter 27 Kitchen: water supply?
Each dwelling unit shall be provided with • Are plumbing fixtures
a kitchen area and every kitchen area provided with hot and cold-
shall be provided with a sink. water outlets?
• Are plumbing fixtures
Hot and cold water: connected to a sanitary
• Plumbing fixtures shall be sewer or an approved
connected to an approved water private sewage disposal
supply. system?
• The following shall be provided
with hot and cold-water outlets:
o Kitchen sinks,
o lavatories,
o bathtubs,
o showers,
o bidets,
o laundry tubs and
o washing machine.
Sewage disposal:
Plumbing fixtures shall be connected to:
• a sanitary sewer or
• an approved private sewage
disposal system.
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Plumbing fixtures strainers
Fixture tail pieces shall be not less than • Are bidets, lavatories, and Tail piece of a fixture is the drain tube immediately downstream of
30 mm in diameter for: similar fixtures tail pieces the fixture waste outlet opening and upstream of the fixture trap.
• bidets, diameter less than 30 mm?
• lavatories, and • Are sinks, dishwashers,
• similar fixtures. laundry tubs, bathtubs, and
similar fixtures tail piece
Where: diameter less than 40 mm?
• sinks, • Are shower drains outlet size
• dishwashers, of less than 40 mm in
• laundry tubs, diameter?
• bathtubs and
• similar fixtures
must have a tail piece diameter that is not
less than 40 mm.
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Plumbing Fixtures
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• There shall be a clearance, to any • Do piping, fixtures or
wall, fixture or door, of not less than equipment interfere with the
530 mm in front of a: operation of windows or
o Water closet, doors?
o Lavatory or • Are wall-hung water closets
o Bidet. rigidly supported?
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Installation of glazing in wet areas
This shall apply to single glazing and each What is a Saftey Glass?
pane in multiple glazing. Is glazing that can pass "Impact test" where glazing shall be tested in
accordance with:
5) CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or
Exception: 6) ANSI Z97.1
Glazing that is more than 1500 mm,
measured horizontally and in a straight
line, from the water's edge of: NOTE:
• A bathtub, Glazing in doors or enclosures for hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas, steam
• Hot tub, rooms, bathtubs and showers shall not be permitted to be tested in
• Spa, accordance with ANSI Z97.1
• Whirlpool or
• Swimming pool or
• from the edge of
o A shower,
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o Sauna or
o Steam room.
Identification:
Each pane of glazing installed in hazardous locations as defined
below shall be provided with:
• a manufacturer's designation
• specifying who applied the designation,
• designating the type of glass and
• the safety glazing standard with which it complies, which is
visible in the final installation.
The designation shall be:
• acid etched,
• sand-blasted,
• ceramic-fired,
• laser etched,
• embossed, or
• be of a type that once applied cannot be removed without
being destroyed.
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Standpipes
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The limitation on the maximum height of
a standpipe is so the falling wastewater
does not gain too much velocity, which
might cause the trap to self-siphon.
Waste connection:
The discharge from clothes washing
machine shall be through an air-break.
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SHOWERS
Exception:
Shower can have an interior dimension of
less than 760 mm, but not less than 635
mm as long as the area of the shower is
not less than 0.85 m2.
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▪ The finished interior dimension
▪ At a height equal to the top of the
threshold and
▪ At a point tangent to its centerline
and
▪ Shall be continued to a height of
not less than 1.8 m above the
shower drain outlet.
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BATHTUBS
Dishwasher
Floor drains.
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• Are floor drains waste
outlets equipped with
• Floor drains shall be constructed so removable strainer?
that the drain can be cleaned. • Are floor drains located
under or have their access
• Access shall be provided to the drain restricted by permanently
inlet. installed appliances?
• Are floor drains constructed
• Floor drains shall not be located so that the drain can be
under or have their access restricted cleaned?
by permanently installed appliances.
Whirlpool bathtub
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Fixture supply valves
Fixture supply valves and faucets that • Are fixture supply valves and
supply drinking water for human ingestion faucets that supply drinking
shall conform to the requirements of NSF water for human ingestion
61, Section 9. (comply with ASME conform to the requirements
A112.18.1/CSA B125.1). of NSF 61?
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accordance with section
The color purple shall be used to identify: 2912 of SBC 1102?
• Reclaimed, • Is the nonpotable reclaimed
• Rain and water in accordance with
• Gray water distribution systems. section 2913 of SBC 1102?
Lettering size:
The length of the background color field
and lettering shall comply with Table 29-1.
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provide a cross-connection between the
supply and a source of contamination.
Cross-connections between an
individual water supply and a potable
public water supply shall be prohibited.
Backflow protection:
A means of protection against backflow
shall be provided through:
1. Air gaps: the required air gap
shall be according to Table 29-3. This problem can be fixed by creating an "air gap" (25 mm Min.)
2. Atmospheric-type vacuum
breakers: Both types of vacuum
breakers:
a. Atmospheric-type
vacuum breakers.
b. Hose- connection
vacuum breakers
shall be installed with the outlet
continuously open to the
atmosphere.
3. Backflow preventer with
intermediate atmospheric vent.
The relief opening shall discharge
by air gap and shall be prevented
from being subchard.
4. Pressure vacuum breaker
assemblies: Pressure vacuum (Copy SBC 1102-CC, page 682)
breaker assemblies shall not be
installed in locations where
spillage could use damage to the Backflow is the flow of liquids in potable water
structure. distribution piping that is in reverse of its intended direction. Two
5. Reduced pressure principal types of pressure conditions cause backflow:
backflow prevention 1. Back siphonage
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assemblies. The relief opening 2. Backpressure.
shall discharge by air gap and
shall be prevented from being
subchard.
6. Double check backflow
prevention assemblies.
7. Dual check backflow preventer.
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Water Hammer
Service valves
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• Valves serving individual plumbing
fixtures, plumbing appliances, risers
and branches shall be accessible.
Drinking water treatment units shall meet • Does the drinking water
the requirements of NSF 42, NSF 44, NSF treatment units meet the
53, NSF 60 or CSA B483.1. approved standards?
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Modern drain-cleaning equipment is available with cable (or jetter
hose) length to clear blockages in horizontal drainage piping that is
30 m (or less) in developed piping length from the cleanout opening.
Horizontal drainage piping slope: • Is the horizontal drainage Pipe diameter Required slope
Horizontal drainage piping shall be piping installed in uniform not less than
installed in uniform alignment at uniform 60 mm diameter and less
alignment at uniform slopes? 2 percent slope
slopes: not less than
1. For 60 mm diameter and less: 80 mm diameter and more
1 percent slope
not less than 1/ 4-unit vertical in
12 units horizontal (2 percent The minimum desired velocity in a horizontal drainpipe is
slope). approximately 0.6 m/s. This velocity is often referred to as the
2. For diameters of 80 mm or "scouring velocity." This minimum velocity is intended to keep solids
more: not less than 1/8-unit in suspension. If velocity is too low because the pipe slope is too
vertical in 12 units horizontal (1 - shallow, the solids will tend to drop out of suspension, settling at the
percent slope) bottom of the pipe. This will ultimately lead to a drain blockage.
Basement Drainage system
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any piping within the building capable
of being discharged by gravity to the
building sewer.
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drainage system because the trap seal
prevent the system to be ventilated
from the fixture connections.
• The vent system serving each building • Is the vent system serving
drain shall have not less than one the building drain consist of
vent pipe that extends to the at least one vent pipe that
outdoors. extends to the outdoors?
• Is the vent pipe less than
• The required vent shall be a dry vent one-half the diameter of the
that connects to the building drain or drain served?
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an extension of a drain that connects • Is the vent pipes less than
to the building drain. 30 mm in diameter?
• Are open vent pipes that
• The required vent shall not less than extend through a roof
one-half the required diameter of the terminated in accordance
drain served. with the code?
• Is a vent terminal used for
• Vent pipes shall be not less than 30
any purpose other than a
mm in diameter.
vent terminal?
• Vents exceeding 12.2 m in developed
length shall be increased by one
nominal pipe size for the entire Vent pipes heights
developed length of the vent pipe.
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2. openable window,
3. or other air intake opening of the
building.
4. or of an adjacent building.
5. Nor shall any such vent terminal
be within 3000 mm horizontally
of such an opening unless it not
less than 900 mm above the top
of such opening.
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Traps • Each fixture trap shall have a liquid • Are all fixture traps have a
seal of not less than 50 mm and not liquid seal of not less than
SBC 1102 more than 100 mm. 50 mm and not more than
Chapter 32 100 mm?
• Traps shall be set level with respect • Are traps set level with
to their water seals. respect to their water seals?
• Are trap sizes for plumbing
• Trap seals shall be protected from fixtures in accordance with
siphonage, aspiration or back Table 32-1?
pressure by an approved system of
venting.
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• Is the trap larger than the
• Trap sizes for plumbing fixtures shall drainage pipe into which the
be as indicated in Table 32-1. trap discharges?
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Electrical installations - Earthing
- Equipotential bonding
- Lightning protection, overvoltage protection
- Mains configurations, protective measures
- Distribution
- Laying systems (conduits, cable ducts, etc.)
- Cables, wires, conductors
- Lighting (basic lighting, safety lighting)
- Installations (sockets, switches, bathrooms, etc.)
- Fire alarm system
- Alarm systems
- Communication and data technology
- Emergency power system (optional)
- Tests
- Documentation
- Check the main feeder from SEC
Basic principles
Legal foundations SBC 1102
Technical foundations Section 3402 Electrical
Fire protection requirements, insofar as
applicable to the electrical systems
Working basis
Descriptions Functional descriptions, material definitions - Check and document the completeness
(cables, wires, conductors, etc.), diagrams, of the documentation
manufacturer information - Check implementation options
Verification Suitability verification from the Check and document the completeness of
manufacturer, supply verifications (electrical the documentation
supply company, telecommunications
company)
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Earthing, lightning and overvoltage protection, equipotential bonding
Earthing: Materials, cross SBC 1102 Important constituent part of the electrical Use examples to check and document that
sections Section 3602 installation for proper protective measures only approved materials have been used
(e.g. foundation earthing electrode in the
floor slab)
Protective goal:
- Use of approved, tested materials with
the required cross section
Lightning and overvoltage SBC 1102 Check the extent to which an external Check and document
protection Section 4003 lightning protection system is required and
harmonisation with the other overvoltage
protection facilities
Protective goal:
Use of approved, appropriately
dimensioned/tailored materials/products
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Main configurations, protective measures, equipotential bonding
Main configurations, SBC 1102 Verify the protective measures (protection Check using spot-checks and document
protective measures Section 3703 of systems and people) and their
implementation by means of the selected
mains configuration
Protective goal:
Creation of permanently effective protection
of systems and people
Equipotential bonding SBC 1102 Minimise/prevent the hazard of electric Check using spot-checks and document by
Section 3703 shock by properly implemented • checking sockets with mobile
equipotential bonding system (connection of test device
metal conduits, laying systems, etc.) • inspect panel board of earthing
Adequate number of connection facilities bar if visual applicable
(equipotential bonding rail) and adequately
dimensioned materials required.
Protective goal:
Overload/short-circuit protection and
protection of people (protection against
electric shock) permanently assured Panel board of earthing
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Laying systems (conduits, cable ducts, etc.), fire protection
Conduit (metal and plastic SBC 1102 Proper laying of wires with basic insulation Check using spot-checks and document
tubing) Section 3801 and also double-insulated cables (e.g. NYM whether the minimum fastening
cable) requirements have been complied with by
• prooving loose / tightness of
Protective goal: power cable ducts
Creation of permanent, suitable installation • testing branch breakers, main
conditions for permanent function but also breaker as described under
protection of people „functional test” (see further
inspection)
Cable ducts SBC 1102 Proper laying of metal cable ducts, metal Use examples to check and document
Section 3801 cable ladders, etc. for fastening double- whether the minimum requirements have
insulated cables and wires been complied with
Protective goal:
Creation of permanent, suitable installation
conditions for function but also protection of
people
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Fire protection SBC 1101 Annular spaces between sleeves and pipes Check and document whether all required
Section 302 shall be filled or tightly caulked in an fire-related wall and/or ceiling electrical
approved manner. Annular spaces between pass-throughs (conduits, cable ducts, etc.)
sleeves and pipes in fire resistance rated have been sealed.
assemblies shall be filled or tightly caulked.
Penetrations of floor/ceiling assemblies and
assemblies required to have a fire
resistance rating shall be protected.
Protective goal:
Creation of permanent, suitable installation
conditions, also with regard to preventative
fire protection
Fire wall construction
Lighting
Basic lighting SBC 1102 Assure adequate number of lighting outlets Check and document whether adequate
Section 4001 and thus minimum illuminance values lighting will be established
Protective goal:
Creation of adequate and appropriate
lighting
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Safety lighting SBC 1102 Assure requirements and, if necessary, Check and document whether the safety
Section 4004 minimum equipment / changeover to battery lighting switches to battery operation
operation quickly enough and that a minimum
illuminance value is achieved
Protective goal:
Assure minimum illuminance value via
battery lighting in the event of a mains
power failure
Safety lighting
Protective goal:
Creation of permanent, suitable electrical
equipment installations and permanently
safe functionality
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Bathroom (special area) SBC 1102 Comply with requirements for installation Check and document whether the
Section 4301 areas in damp and wet environments necessary installation requirements in the
bathroom area (bath, etc.) have been
complied with
Protective goal:
Creation of permanently safe functionality
Protective goal:
Early fire detection and personnel
protection function
Smoke detector
Alarm systems
Intruder alarm / video / SBC 1101 Access and in break-in monitoring Check whether effective and operational
access control systems Section 314 safety is complied with
Protective goal:
Assure permanent building protection
Break-in monitoring
Security system
Tests
Functional test Utilisation of the effective and operationally Check using spot-checks and document
secure function of the electrical installations whether the electrical installations are
effective and operationally secure by
Protective goal: • testing branch breakers, main
breaker
Creation of permanently safe functionality
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Documentation
Operating instructions For timers, data and communication Check and document whether
technology, regulations (bus systems), etc. corresponding, operating instructions
formulated for a layman are available
Protective goal:
Creation of permanently safe functionality
Maintenance, care and Instructions for preventative maintenance, Check and document whether
servicing instructions battery replacement, etc. corresponding, instructions formulated for
a layman are available
Protective goal:
Creation of permanently safe functionality
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The requirements stated in the code are
General intended to ensure the safety of persons,
livestock and property against dangers and
damage, which may arise in the reasonable
use of electrical installations.
Socket-outlets:
Socket-outlets:
Power supply: An IP rating stands for "Ingress Protection" (of Water and
The power supply for the electrical • Are the ratings of socket-outlets Dust) "
SBC 1102 installation of socket-outlets In 230 V/13 A? It is an international standard used to rate the effectiveness of
Section 37-6 residential, buildings shall comply with • Are socket-outlets installed in the sealants against moisture and dirt. Each IP rating has two
Section 39-1 SASO 1899 [3-phase 230 400, 60 Hz] floor IP24 protected? digits:
1) The first rates effectiveness of sealants against
• Are socket-outlets located outside solids
Operational conditions Ratings: the building IP24/IP25 protected? 2) The second against water.
Unless otherwise specified in this Electrical • Are the number of socket-outlets The higher the number, the greater the protection.
Requirements, ratings of socket-outlets for per circuit exceed 8?
household and similar general use shall be
230 V/13 A. • Is the cross-sectional area of
copper conductors less than 2.5
Socket-outlets installed in the floor shall mm2?
have a degree of protection at least IP24 • Do socket-outlets in the kitchen
and IK08. comply the code requirements?
Socket-outlets to be located outside the
buildings shall be:
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• protected against water splashing • Are socket-outlets installed so that
(IP24). no point is more than 2 m
• (IP25) in locations likely to be horizontally from a socket-outlet?
sprayed with water jet. • Are the mounting heights of
socket-outlets comply the code
requirements?
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o from the distribution
board
o using 4 mm2 copper
conductors' cable for all
live and earth conductor.
In every:
• dining room,
• sitting room,
• bedroom and
• similar rooms with general access,
excluding kitchens, bathrooms, toilets and
showers,
socket-outlets shall be installed so that no
point along the floor line of any wall is more
than 2 m horizontally from a socket-
outlet.
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• In the kitchen: socket-outlets shall
be mounted 300 mm above
worktop (workbench) level as a
minimum height.
All devices used for isolation shall be • Are all devices used for isolation
clearly identified, for example by marking, to clearly identified?
indicate the circuit which they isolate. • Are live parts of socket-outlets
accessible?
• Are socket-outlets equipped with
Protection against direct contact: shutters?
• Socket-outlets shall be so installed • Are socket-outlet mounted at a
that when they are mounted and distance less than 600 mm
wired as for normal use, live parts measured horizontally from any
are not accessible, even after tap sink, basin in any kitchen?
removal of parts which can be • Are socket-outlets liable to come
removed without the use of a tool. into physical contact with fabrics
• Socket-outlets shall be equipped or other flammable materials?
with shutters. • Are socket-outlets installed above
cooking appliances?
Additional protection: residual current • Is the horizontally measured
protective devices (RCDs): distance from a cooking appliance
The use of RCDs with a rated residual to the socket-outlet less than 600
operating current not exceeding 30 mA, is mm?
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recognized in AC systems as an additional • Are every circuit protected from
protection in the event of: overcurrent by a protection
• failure of the provision for basic device?
protection and/or
• the provision for fault protection or
• carelessness by users.
Note
the use of high sensitivity residual
protective devices provide additional
protection against direct contacts in the
event of the failure of other protective
measures.
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fabrics or other flammable
materials that may catch fire due to
transmission of heat.
Lighting equipment
Lighting
system Lighting equipment • Is the interior lighting power
Use the following steps to determine the density less than 10 watts/m2?
SBC 1102 interior lighting power allowance: • Is natural lighting provided to the
Section 1104 • The lighting power density for space?
Section 4009 residential building area types is 10
Section 4105 watts/m2.
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• Determine the gross lighted floor
area in square meter of the building
area.
• Multiply the gross lighted floor
areas of the building area times
the lighting power density.
Lighting types
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Shall comply with the requirements of
chapter 42 of SBC 1102.
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Fire safety Fire protection – classification of the building
- Safety SBC 1101 Building classification Residential building with continuous use
- Extinguishing measures
- Value retention Section 303 Building use (occupancy) R-2 with more than 2 dwelling units
SBC 201 R-3 up to 2 dwelling units
Section 310
Section 705
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Intermediate or half-story (mezzanines) Note and comply with definition and story
classification according to SBC 1101,
Section 303
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Construction materials
No requirements are set for the construction materials / construction material class with
regard to flammability for construction type V, provided the fire-resistance rating
requirements can be verified.
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Fire protection – building element requirements
SBC 1101 Building separating walls (party walls) The fire-resistance rating of
Section 303 the building separating (party)
wall, taking into consideration
SBC 201
existing distances from
Section 705 adjacent buildings and
according to the type of
construction, must comply with
the requirements in SBC 1101.
Apartment partition walls (fire barrier walls) The fire-resistance rating of an apartment partition wall, depending on use (R-2, R-3), must
comply with the requirements in SBC 1101 (fire barriers).*
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Exceptions and deviations according to the requirements in SBC 1101 can be taken into
consideration.
Exterior walls Exterior walls must comply with the
requirements according to SBC 1101
(exterior walls).
Exterior walls
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be achieved, must comply with the
requirements to SBC 1101 (fire
barriers).*
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Joint systems must be tested to ASTM
E 1966 or UL 2079.
Fire doors / fire-resistant windows / opening Fire doors must comply with the requirements in SBC 1101 (opening protectives).*
protectives
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Fire-resistant construction methods / types Fire-resistant building elements made
of masonry, concrete, steel can be built
according to SBC 1101 (calculated fire
resistance) in conjunction with SBC
1101 (prescriptive fire resistance).
Fire protection – general requirements / fire safety concept
SBC 1101 Escape routes Escape routes are to be designed and
Section 303 built according to SBC 1101 (means of
egress).
Section 319
Organisational fire safety measures Organisational fire safety measures are
SBC 201
to be defined according to SBC 1101
Section 1001 (General precautions against fire,
emergency planning and preparedness,
fire service features, building services
and systems).
Defensive fire protection measures / areas for The areas for the fire service are to be
the fire service designed in accordance with SBC 1101
(Fire apparatus access roads).
Defensive fire prevention measures / fire- The fire-fighting water supply is to be
fighting water supply designed in accordance with SBC 1101
(Fire-flow requirements for buildings)
and Appendix C (fire hydrant locations
and distribution).
Identification (marking) according to After they have been built, residential
SBC 1101 areas / residential buildings must be
Section 319 adequately identified.
The identification must be easily visible
and legible from the (public) road.
Requirements regarding the lettering
size, font and colour must be complied
with.
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The provision also helps if there is ever a
fire or other problem by creating a clear
separation between the units. With
separate ownership and each owner having
a different insurance company, the ability
to gain access or get repairs made can be
difficult and time consuming. By having
clearly separated units, it is much easier to
determine who is responsible and to make
any needed repairs
EMERGENCY
ESCAPE At least one operable emergency escape Inspect all sleeping rooms for emergency
AND RESCUE and rescue opening shall be installed in: escape and rescue opening:
OPENINGS o Every sleeping room, o Is it operable?
o Basements and, o Is it openable?
o Habitable attics. o Is the height of the opening greater
SBC-1101 than 600 mm? (width=875 mm)
SECTION 310 Where basements contain one or more o Is the width of the opening greater than
sleeping rooms, an emergency escape and 500 mm? (height = 1000 mm)
rescue opening shall be required in each o Is the area of the opening greater than
sleeping room. 0.53 m2?
o Is the height of the windowsill less
Emergency escape and rescue openings than or equal to 1100 mm?
shall open directly into:
o Is it open directly into: a public way, or
o a public way, or
to a yard or court that opens to a
o to a yard or court that opens to a
public?
public way. (Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 223)
o Is the horizontal area of the window
well less than 0.9 m ?2
o Is the horizontal projection and width of Emergency and escape rescue openings shall have:
the window well less than 900 mm? o net clear opening of not less than 0.53 m2.
o net clear height of not less than 600 mm.
o net clear width of not less than 500 mm.
o windowsill height of not more than 1100 mm
above the floor.
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Bars, grilles, covers, screens or similar
devices are permitted to be placed over o Are window security devices
emergency escape and rescue openings (Bars, grilles, covers,
provided that: screens):
o The minimum net clear opening ▪ releasable or
size (0.53 m2,600 mm,500mm), removable from the
and inside,
o Such devices shall be releasable ▪ without the use of a
or removable from the inside
key, tool, special
without the use of a key, tool,
knowledge or
special knowledge or force greater
than that required for the normal ▪ force greater than
operation of the escape and that required for the
rescue opening. normal operation of
the escape and
rescue opening?
The horizontal area of the window well shall be not less
than 0.9 m2, with a horizontal projection and width of not
less than 900 mm. The area of the window well shall
allow the emergency escape and rescue opening to be
fully opened.
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MEANS OF Means of egress
EGRESS
Dwellings shall be provided with a means of
egress. Is the mean of egress:
SBC-1101 • exist?
SECTION 311 The means of egress shall provide a: • Vertical and horizontal egress travel
▪ continuous and from all portions of the dwelling to the
▪ unobstructed path of required egress door
▪ vertical and horizontal egress travel • Continuous path?
from all portions of the dwelling to • Unobstructed path?
the required egress door
• Without requiring travel through a
▪ without requiring travel through a
garage?
garage.
• Opens directly into a:
▪ The required egress door shall
open directly into a: o public way or
o public way or o to a yard or court that opens
o to a yard or court that to a public way.
opens to a public way.
Mean of egress
Egress door
Not less than one egress door shall be
provided for each dwelling unit. Inspect the following:
The egress door shall be: • At least one egress door exists for each
• side-hinged, and dwelling unit.
• shall provide a clear width • clear width of egress door not
of not less than 800 mm, less than 800 mm.
• with the door open 90 • clear height of egress door not
degrees. less than 1950 mm.
• The clear height of the • Egress door opens 90
door opening shall be not degrees.
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less than 2000 mm from • Egress door opens from inside
interior floor level (1950 the dwelling without the use of
mm from level measured a key or special knowledge or
from the top of threshold- effort.
50 mm of threshold). • Egress door is side-hinged.
• shall be readily openable • A landing or floor on each side
from inside the dwelling. of egress door exist.
• without the use of a key or • The width of egress door
special knowledge or landing is not less than the
effort. door served measured in the
direction of travel or Min. 900
There shall be a landing or floor on each mm.
side of each exterior door. The width of each (Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 214- Modifed)
• The slope of egress door
landing shall be not less than the door landing is 2% Max.
served or not less than 900 mm measured in
the direction of travel.
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Stairways, landings, and hallways
Handrail height:
Shall be not than 850 mm and not more than
950 mm.
Illumination:
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Stairways shall be provided with illumination
in accordance with the following:
• Interior stairways shall be provided with
an artificial light source to illuminate
the landings and treads.
• The light source shall be capable of
illuminating treads and landings to
levels of not less than 11 lux
measured at the center of treads and
landing.
• There shall be a wall switch at each
floor level to control the light source
where the stairway has six or more (Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 215)
risers.
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SBC-1101 • For two-family dwellings: is the
SECTION 313 An automatic residential fire sprinkler system automatic sprinkler system installed in
is permitted to be installed in one and two- accordance with NFPA13?
family dwellings and townhouses.
Exceptions:
1) Attics, crawl spaces and normally
unoccupied concealed spaces that do
not contain fuel-fired appliances do
not require sprinklers.
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Smoke alarms
and carbon • Smoke alarms shall comply with NFPA 72.
monoxide • Smoke alarms shall be listed in
alarms accordance with UL 217. • Are smoke alarms and carbon monoxide
• Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors listed in accordance with UL 268
SBC-1101 detectors shall be permitted to be installed and UL 2075?
SECTION 314 in fire alarm system in lieu of smoke • Are smoke alarms installed in all sleeping
SECTION 315 detectors, provided that they are listed in rooms?
accordance with UL 268 and UL 2075. • Are smoke alarms and carbon monoxide
detectors installed in corridors of sleeping
Location: rooms?
Smoke alarms shall be installed in the • Are smoke alarms installed in every story of
following locations: the dwelling, including basements and
1. In each sleeping room. habitable? (Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 225)
2. Outside each separate sleeping • Are smoke alarms within a dwelling are
area in the immediate vicinity of the interconnected?
bedrooms. • Are smoke alarms installed a Min. of 900
3. On each story of the dwelling, mm horizontally from the door or opening of
including basements and habitable. a bathroom that contains a bathtub or
4. Smoke alarms shall be installed not shower?
less than 900 mm horizontally from
the door or opening of a bathroom
that contains a bathtub or shower
unless this would prevent
placement of a smoke alarm
require by the above locations. (Copy SBC 1101-CC, page 224)
Interconnection:
• Smoke detectors within a dwelling are
required to be interconnected so that
activation of any of the smoke detectors
on any level will activate all of the
alarms in the individual dwelling and
ensure that occupants are alarmed.
• Listed wireless interconnected alarms
could substitute for wired
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interconnection of the smoke alarms in
both new and existing construction.
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Carpentry work - SBC 1101 Means of Egress, contains extensive The following structural situations generally occur
doors / metal doors / Section 311 notes, which also include the topic of in housing with regard to doors:
hardware work SBC 201 doors and related works in diverse
Section 1010 subsections. 1. Front door of a detached house (single dwelling)
2. Front door of a multiple occupancy dwelling
SBC 1101 covers doors from a detached3. Apartment door in a multiple occupancy dwelling
house (one-family dwellings) to multiple 4. General interior doors (detached house/multiple
dwelling buildings through to public occupancy dwelling)
buildings and industrial buildings. 5. Metal doors (e.g. between living space and usable
space).
The protection objectives and
requirements for doors are generally very
different due to the large scope covered.
Based on the design, the requirements and any
official constraints on the door systems must be
The housing construction aspects of known and checked:
carpentry work doors / metal doors /
hardware are covered here.
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Carpentry work - SBC 1101 See above Basic questions on the contractually due quality of
doors / metal doors / Section 311 front doors / interior doors in housing:
hardware work SBC 201
Section 1010 Questions regarding door dimensions:
Accessibility questions:
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Carpentry work - see above Building physics questions:
doors / metal doors / SBC 1101
hardware work Section 311 Sound insulation:
SBC 201 - Sound insulation requirements can exist from
Section 1010 entrance halls and stairways to apartments and
within the apartments themselves.
- Do the doors comply with the sound insulation
specifications? There are different sound
reduction indexes and thus different quality
levels.
- Do the drop sills, if installed, touch the door
linings and lower, so that the joints are sealed?
- If incident light exists, the drop sills do not move
downwards. Light, noises and odours can get
into the apartment.
- Are stop sills possibly planned and installed for
reasons of sound insulation?
- Do sills possibly collide with accessible
accesses? How high are the sills?
Climate classes:
- Different door climate class requirements can be
set from the outside to the inside and within the
Drop sills
building, and from room to room.
- Do climate class requirements exist for the
doors?
- Have the climate classes been complied with?
Ventilation:
- If damp air is extracted from domestic bathrooms
– do the interior doors have an undercut or
ventilation screens? Do dorrs have ventilation screens?
- Is the undercut / the ventilation screen
adequately dimensioned?
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Carpentry work - see above Fire protection:
doors / metal doors / - Fire protection requirements can exist for doors.
hardware work Fire and smoke control doors are installed to
prevent the spread of fire and smoke within a
building for a certain period of time.
- Have fire doors with appropriate requirements
profile been installed? There are different quality
levels.
- Has the installation been documented by a
declaration of compliance?
- Are appropriate markings and information signs
present on the doors?
- Are, for example, metal doors with fire protection
requirements installed between living areas and
garages?
- Are the metal frame joints solidly filled with
mortar?
- Do the metal doors have an overall paint finish?
Questions:
- Do requirements exist for security doors / against
break-in attempts?
- If yes, has the correct resistance class been
installed?
- Has the installation of the appropriate RC class
been documented by a declaration of
conformity?
- Have appropriate door hardware and door locks
been installed?
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Carpentry work - See above Technical / visual standards:
doors / metal doors / SBC 1101
hardware work Section 311 - Have the doors been adequately installed,
SBC 201 according to the manufacturer’s instructions /
Section 1010 fixed onto the jambs?
- Do special requirements exist for the
installation?
- Are frames, door linings and the doors
themselves installed plumb?
- Do the doors drag across the floor?
- Do the doors close automatically?
- Do door linings touch the walls?
- Are the entire doors free from damage?
- Can the doors be locked?
- Are door gaskets inserted?
- Do the doors correspond to the contractually due
quality?
- All keys available?
- Are the joints of doorframes and linings in
bathrooms filled to protect them against rising
damp from the floor?
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Door Dimensions
Door Requirements
Size of doors:
The minimum clear width of each door • Is the door dimensions less than
SBC 201 opening shall be 800 mm with the door 800 mm in clear depth, and less
Section 1010 open 90 degrees. than 2000 mm in clear height?
• Does the door open less than 90
The height of door openings shall be not degree?
less than 2000 mm.
• There shall not be projections into • Do the projections into the clear
the required clear width lower than opening width between 850 mm
850 mm above the floor or ground. and 2000 mm above the floor or
ground?
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• Projections into the clear opening • Do the projections into the clear
width between 850 mm and 2000 mm opening width exceed 100 mm?
above the floor or ground shall not
exceed 100 mm. • Do thresholds at doorways exceed
13 mm in height above the
• Exception: Door closers and finished floor or landing for sliding
doorstops shall be permitted to be doors?
2000 mm minimum above the floor.
Thresholds:
Thresholds at doorways shall not exceed
13 mm in height above the finished floor
or landing for sliding doors.
Door space arrangement between two • Does the door space arrangement
doors in a series shall be 1200 mm between two doors in a series less
minimum plus the width of a door than 1200 mm? (Measured from
swinging into the space.
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the width of a door swinging into
Doors in a series shall swing either: the space)
• In the same direction or
• Away from the space between • Does the space between doors
the doors. provides sufficient clear space for
Where doors in a series are not arranged a wheelchair?
in a straight line, the space between
doors should provide sufficient clear space
for
a wheelchair [750 mm by 1200 mm]
beyond the arc of the door swing.
Why?
To facilitate accessibility and to provide
sufficient space to enable occupants to (Copy from SBC 201-CC, page 1158)
negotiate the second door without being
encumbered by the first door's swing arc.
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Bathroom doors
Glazing in doors
Glazing in doors
Glazing in fixed and operable panels of: If the glazing is intalled in hazardous location, then the glazing
SBC 1101 • Swinging, • Is glazing in doors a safety glass? must be Saftey Glass.
Section 308 • Sliding and • Does door glazing comply with
• Bifold doors CPSC 16 CFR 1201? What is a Saftey Glass?
shall be considered to be a hazardous • Does a 75 mm diameter sphere Is glazing that can pass "Impact test" where glazing shall be tested
location. pass through the glazed openings in accordance with:
in the door? 7) CPSC 16 CFR 1201 or
• Is the door glazing a decorative 8) ANSI Z97.1
Exceptions: glazing?
1) Glazed openings of a size • Is the manufacturer's designation NOTE:
through which a 75 mm diameter and identification of glazing Glazing in doors or enclosures for hot tubs, whirlpools, saunas,
sphere is unable to pass. steam rooms, bathtubs and showers shall not be permitted to be
provided on each pane of
2) Decorative glazing. tested in accordance with ANSI Z97.1
glazing?
Identification:
The CPSC standard requires the Each pane of glazing installed in hazardous locations as defined
installation of safety glazing materials below shall be provided with:
meeting 16 CFR, Part 1201 only in storm • a manufacturer's designation
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doors, combination doors, entrance-exit • specifying who applied the designation,
doors, sliding patio doors, closet doors, • designating the type of glass and
and shower and tub doors and enclosures. • the safety glazing standard with which it complies, which
is visible in the final installation.
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Glazing adjacent to doors.
Exceptions:
1) Decorative glazing.
2) Where there is an intervening
wall or other permanent barrier
between the door and the
glazing.
3) Where access through the door is
to a closet or storage area 900
mm or less in depth.
4) Glazing that is adjacent to the
fixed panel of patio doors.
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6.0 References
The following materials were used in this book:
- The Saudi General Building Code SBC 201.
- The Saudi Building Code for Soils and Foundations SBC 303.
- The Saudi Electrical Code SBC 401.
- The Saudi Mechanical Code SBC-501.
- The Saudi Energy Conservation Code Except Residential SBC-601.
- The Saudi Energy Conservation Code for Residential Buildings SBC-602.
- The Saudi Fire Code SBC-801.
- The Saudi Residential Building Code SBC (1101-1102).