define bedroom

[tallguy]

How would you guys wire this buidling?:

1) I'd make darn sure that the "Bicycle and Garden Tool Receptacle" was not back-stabbed
2) The "Kitty Litter Box" would have to comply with 314.16 for box fill
3) How about 312.2 for the "Wood Cabinet Room", which appears to have a sink and dishwasher in it...

 

[celtic]

I posted this image on another thread that was similar to this one.

How would you guys wire this buidling?:

Is it a dwelling unit or a non-dwelling unit?
That has to be answered first

 

[480sparky]

1) 3) How about 312.2 for the "Wood Cabinet Room", which appears to have a sink and dishwasher in it...

It's not a sink. It's merely two stainless steel depressions in the workbench. And DW stands for Disney World.

Is it a dwelling unit or a non-dwelling unit?
That has to be answered first

That's my point. Is what I call it relevant, or what it is according to building codes? If I don't call it a bedroom, can I get away without AFCI's?

By the NEC definition, this is not a dwelling, so I could call it anything I want.

 

[tallguy]

By the NEC definition, this is not a dwelling, so I could call it anything I want.

OK... ok.... let's look at article 100 for "Dwelling Unit". Bottom line is that this will be interpreted by the AHJ/inspector, who is in turn going to be driven by the zoning/CO. It can't be zoned residential with an application for a residential CO and then say "it's not a dwelling unit because there are no mattresses here (yet)".

Your point is well taken, but it can only be stretched so far. Fortunately, there are human beings that act as a means to interface between the black and white codes and the real world.