Plan check comments are written for whoever drew the plans, not for the homeowner. We go through each one: what it's asking for, whether it applies to your project, and who fixes it.
Travis Smith, ICC-Certified Residential Plans Examiner. The same certification your building department's plan reviewer holds - working for you.
A homeowner in Virginia was adding a heated office over an existing slab. The correction letter had three energy comments: ceiling insulation, slab edge insulation, and a vapor retarder requirement that cited a section number that doesn't exist in the state code.
The answer was in the state's existing building code: for this work, only the new assemblies have to meet the insulation table. The response back to the reviewer cited the sections for each comment.
Phone or video. Best when you want to talk it through and ask follow-up questions. A REScheck ordered within 30 days of the call is half price.
Request a call →Written answers with sheet references, in 2 business days. Best when you need something to hand your designer or send back to the reviewer.
Request Tier 1 →Energy comments on a REScheck? See REScheck rejected. Manual J sent back? See Manual J rejected. Not sure what the letter means by revise and resubmit? See what revise and resubmit means.
Failed an inspection instead? See failed inspection and contractor problems.