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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
- HVAC in a garage - The Building Code Forum
Codes do not permit duct openings in a residential attached garage, for obvious reasons I ran across one yesterday where it appears that the contractor is placing an air handler in a garage under living space My first reaction is -not permitted- however as I thought about it I figured the
- 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
- Garage pedestrian door size | The Building Code Forum
I have a single car garage with a sectional overhead door, I have space on one stucco wall for a 24 x 75 pedestrian door will that size be acceptable since it is not the main egress door?
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- Car Ramp maximum slope - The Building Code Forum
Parking garages, other than private garages, shall be classified as public parking garages and shall comply with the provisions of Sections 406 4 2 through 406 4 8 and shall be classified as either an open parking garage or an enclosed parking garage
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