Virginia Administrative Code › Title 13 - HOUSING › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 63 - VIRGINIA UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE › Part I - Construction › Section 13VAC5-63-120 - Section 112 Workmanship, materials and equipment

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Section 112.1 General. It shall be the
				  duty of any person performing work covered by this code to comply with all
				  applicable provisions of this code and to perform and complete such work so as
				  to secure the results intended by the USBC. Damage to regulated building
				  components caused by violations of this code or by the use of faulty materials
				  or installations shall be considered as separate violations of this code and
				  shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 115.
B. Section 112.2 Alternative methods or
				  materials. In accordance with §
										36-99
				  of the Code of Virginia, where practical, the provisions of this code are
				  stated in terms of required level of performance so as to facilitate the prompt
				  acceptance of new building materials and methods. When generally recognized
				  standards of performance are not available, this section and other applicable
				  requirements of this code provide for acceptance of materials and methods whose
				  performance is substantially equal in safety to those specified on the basis of
				  reliable test and evaluation data presented by the proponent. In addition, as a
				  requirement of this code, the building official shall require that sufficient
				  technical data be submitted to substantiate the proposed use of any material,
				  equipment, device, assembly or method of construction. The building official
				  may consider nationally recognized guidelines in making a
				  determination.
C. Section 112.3
				  Documentation and approval. In determining whether any material, equipment,
				  device, assembly or method of construction complies with this code, the
				  building official shall approve items listed by nationally recognized testing
				  laboratories, when such items are listed for the intended use and application,
				  and in addition, may consider the recommendations of RDPs. Approval shall be
				  issued when the building official finds that the proposed design is
				  satisfactory and complies with the intent of the provisions of this code and
				  that the material, equipment, device, assembly or method of construction
				  offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that
				  prescribed by the code. Such approval is subject to all applicable requirements
				  of this code and the material, equipment, device, assembly or method of
				  construction shall be installed in accordance with the conditions of the
				  approval and their listings. In addition, the building official may revoke such
				  approval whenever it is discovered that such approval was issued in error or on
				  the basis of incorrect information, or where there are repeated violations of
				  the USBC.
D. Section 112.3.1
				  Conditions of listings. Where conflicts between this code and conditions of the
				  listing or the manufacturer's installation instructions occur, the provisions
				  of this code shall apply.
Exception: Where a code provision is less restrictive than
					 the conditions of the listing of the equipment or appliance or the
					 manufacturer's installation instructions, the conditions of the listing and the
					 manufacturer's installation instructions shall apply.
E. Section 112.4 Used material and equipment.
				  Used materials, equipment and devices may be approved provided they have been
				  reconditioned, tested or examined and found to be in good and proper working
				  condition and acceptable for use by the building official.
F. Section 112.5 Defective materials.
				  Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, where action has
				  been taken and completed by the BHCD under subsection D of §
										36-99
				  of the Code of Virginia establishing new performance standards for identified
				  defective materials, this section sets forth the new performance standards
				  addressing the prospective use of such materials and establishes remediation
				  standards for the removal of any defective materials already installed, which
				  when complied with enables the building official to certify that the building
				  is deemed to comply with the edition of the USBC under which the building was
				  originally constructed with respect to the remediation of the defective
				  materials.
G. Section 112.5.1
				  Drywall, performance standard. All newly installed gypsum wallboard shall not
				  be defective drywall as defined in Section 112.5.1.1.1.
H. Section 112.5.1.1 Remediation standards.
				  The following provisions establish remediation standards where defective
				  drywall was installed in buildings.
I. Section 112.5.1.1.1 Definition. For the
				  purposes of this section the term "defective drywall" means gypsum wallboard
				  that (i) contains elemental sulfur exceeding 10 parts per million that when
				  exposed to heat or humidity, or both, emits volatile sulfur compounds in
				  quantities that cause observable corrosion on electrical wiring, plumbing
				  pipes, fuel gas lines, or HVAC equipment, or any components of the foregoing or
				  (ii) has been designated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as a
				  product with a product defect that constitutes a substantial product hazard
				  within the meaning of § 15(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (
				  15 USC §
											2064(a)(2) ).
J. Section 112.5.1.1.2 Permit. Application
				  for a permit shall be made to the building official, and a permit shall be
				  obtained prior to the commencement of remediation work undertaken to remove
				  defective drywall from a building and for the removal, replacement, or repair
				  of corroded electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or fuel gas equipment and
				  components.
K. Section 112.5.1.1.3
				  Protocol. Where remediation of defective drywall is undertaken, the following
				  standards shall be met. The building official shall be permitted to consider
				  and approve modifications to these standards in accordance with Section
				  106.3.
L. Section 112.5.1.1.3.1
				  Drywall. Drywall in the building, whether defective or nondefective, shall be
				  removed and discarded, including fasteners that held any defective drywall to
				  prevent small pieces of drywall from remaining under fasteners.
Exceptions:
1.
				  Nondefective drywall not subject to the corrosive effects of any defective
				  drywall shall be permitted to be left in place in buildings where the defective
				  drywall is limited to a defined room or space or isolated from the rest of the
				  building and the defective drywall can be positively identified. If the room or
				  space containing the defective drywall also contains any nondefective drywall,
				  the nondefective drywall in that room or space shall also be removed.
2. In multifamily buildings where defective
				  drywall was not used in the firewalls between units and there are no affected
				  building systems behind the firewalls, the firewalls shall be permitted to be
				  left in place.