Is A Floor Considered Structural New York

New york article 9 b condominium act section 339 d.

Is a floor considered structural new york.

It s easy to know if the floors you have are just floor coverings by process of elimination because there are only three floors the industry considers structural installations. Gische illustrates how complex these issues can be. I live on a second floor of a co op. 11 2011 decided by the new york supreme court in august 2011 hon.

Even if there is no need for structural work. Structural plans must be filed with the nyc dob including load calculations. That is the installation of carpet padding linoleum vinyl roll floor and other similar floor covering only qualifies as a capital improvement if it s performed as the initial floor covering. Construction documents shall include drawings that show the sizes sections and relative locations of structural members with floor levels column centers and offsets fully dimensioned.

No matter what you need a structural engineer on this type of project. A recent decision of note excel associates v. The design loads and other information pertinent to the structural design required by sections 1603 1 1 through 1603 1 9 shall be clearly indicated on such. The relationship between the new york city code and the international code.

If you don t have one of those floors you don t have a structural installation. New york also implements special rules in regards to floor coverings. This will require an alt 1 filing. New york city new.

In addition the board is upset that the original floor plan has been altered. Floor is 75 above the lowest level of fire department access. Participants will be able to apply the structural. Excelsior 57th corp 2011 n y.

32117 u 2011 wl 3471228 sup. The three are solid hardwood ceramic tile and stone. Esq a new york city based attorney whose practice focuses on real estate and construction law and litigation.