Parking Garage Accessories

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Author Message anon (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 02:38 pm:    Any suggestions for a single spec section number that I could use for parking garage accessories like wheel stops, paint striping and graphics, column/wall bumper/protection, clearance bars, etc.? I used to use a section like this that I made up in MF95, but there is just really no obvious place for it in MF04, and I do not want to have to write several sections for these items as they are used exclusively in the parking garage and I have no other use for a section like Precast Concrete Specialties (wheel stops), Wall Protection (bumpers) Concrete Paving (striping and graphics), etc. Any suggestions welcomed... Nina Giglio (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 04:15 pm:    32 17 00 Paving Specialties Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 1538 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 04:23 pm:    Something under 10 7400 Manufactured Exterior Specialties? (includes fabrications of metal, wood, and fiberglass including accessories and appurtenances) Maybe 10 7453 Parking Garage Specialties? Steven Bruneel, AIA, CSI-CDT, LEED-AP, EDAC Senior Member Username: redseca2 Post Number: 361 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 04:32 pm:    When you are lost it is often good advice to stick together: 11 12 13 - Parking Control Equipment (MasterSpec Template Section; for pay systems) 11 12 16 - Miscellaneous Parking Accessories (My Imagination) Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 1539 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 04:46 pm:    Except the items mentioned are not equipment, Steve. Nothing really moves by itself; they're all stationary, except perhaps for the clearance bar which will move upon contact. Jeffrey Wilson CSI CCS Senior Member Username: wilsonconsulting Post Number: 75 Registered: 03-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 04:54 pm:    I concur w/ Nina. I use Section 32 1700 frequently for parking accessories, whether located in a garage or as part of grade level parking areas on site. anon (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 04:58 pm:    I went with: 10 9810 - PARKING GARAGE ACCESSORIES My reasoning being that "accessories" are found in section titles elsewhere in MF and include things like sealers and Div 10 seems to be the best place for a collection of things specific to a particular type of space and/or use. I rejected using the term "equipment" for reason previously posted. Thanks for the suggestions. Steven Bruneel, AIA, CSI-CDT, LEED-AP, EDAC Senior Member Username: redseca2 Post Number: 362 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 05:31 pm:    Lynn, You are right that DIV 10 is the best place for static parking accessories, and that is where I had it in MF1995 specs. But looking at what is in DIV 10 versus 11, the big items are clear, but there isn't always a crystal clear division based on if the item moves by itself. So I would not lose sleep calling these accessories to the parking control system and organize them adjacent to that Section. On the other hand I would never put them in DIV 11 if there wasn't a parking control system. The original poster was asking where to combine items into one Section for convenience that a purist might put into many: Wheel stops (DIV 03 precast) Paint striping and graphics (DIV 09); Column/wall bumper/protection (DIV 10); Clearance bars (DIV 05). This is the default right way to organize the spec, but it often causes problems because you risk losing track of where the little items are, and/or you end up writing a complete separate spec for a very small value item not to mention your (DIV 03) precast concrete wheel stop is suddenly made out of recycled rubber. What I really do not like is when items intended for a building interior (parking garage) get thrown into DIV 32 - Exterior Improvements because the same items are used in site work.