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- S-1 S-2 Regarding Parking Garage - The Building Code Forum
Because this garage is over 1,000 SF it falls outside the scope of a "private garage" and is, for code purposes, a "public garage" Section 311 3 Classifies "Parking garages, open or enclosed" as a group S-2 Occupancy Because the Business Occupancy is a hazard to the S-2 occupancy, a fire barrier wall must be constructed between the two
- Equipment Bollard in a Residential Garage - The Building Code Forum
Re: Equipment Bollard in a Residential Garage We have a minimum 36 inch high 2" schedule 40 iron pipe embedded in the garage slab We also have two alternates that are wheel stops and pipes bolted to the floor for retrofits 99% of the time we see the schedule 40 pipe embedded in the concrete
- 2024 Portal Frames - The Building Code Forum
In the picture provided, I would say that is still a single portal frame opening I think the intent was to prevent two portal frames immediately adjacent to each other using a common header Example would be at the garage, where for example, multiple garage door openings are on the same wall plane and configured to use a common header over 2+ portal frames - that would be prohibited
- Landing required? | The Building Code Forum
I am inspecting what looks like a mother-in-law apartment being built above an attached garage This was an existing empty space above the garage They don't want a landing on top of the stairway that goes to this space The stairway is being built in the garage but will have a wall built
- Step from garage into House?? - The Building Code Forum
I do not see anywhere in the IRC 2015 that requires a step from the garage into the house I saw the opening penetrations R302 5 Garage section R309 Is the step still a requirement and if so is there a minimum dimension?
- Minimum Floor Slope for Drainage - The Building Code Forum
Irc The building code requires that a garage floor be sloped towards the door, but does not specify a minimum slope It is usually 1 8” to 1 4” per foot Here is the citation from the International Residential Code (IRC): R309 4: "The area of floor used for parking of automobiles or other vehicles shall be sloped to facilitate the movement of liquids to a drain or toward the main vehicle
- Elevation of ignition source - The Building Code Forum
The requirement for the 18" elevation of an ignition source in a private garage applies to any appliance capable of generating a spark, flame or glow due to heat We commonly apply this standard to only gas appliances but an electric spark from a motor or switch offers the same concern With
- Egress through a garage. | The Building Code Forum
A detached garage is not going to require egress in the same manner as a habitable space How do you egress out of a garage itself?
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