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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
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
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?
Garage Open Air Calculations - The Building Code Forum I am designing a garage, and trying to achieve natural ventilation I think I have achieved the required 20% open, as well as 40% perimeter open as per IBC 2006, but what if your garage is really deep? It seems like if you have a very large garage, if you're 150' from the perimeter, air is not
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
Vehicle storage | The Building Code Forum The aggregate quantity of fuel stored in a parking garage will exceed the quantities per a control area for determining Group H, and every car has a fuel tank greater than 5 gallons, so I don’t see how fuel quantity would be a factor—I think the requirements for parking garages takes those specific hazards into consideration
Can a garage door count as an EERO? | The Building Code Forum That's what my overhead garage door has The cord hangs down maybe a couple of feet I'm 6'-1" tall and I can reach it My late wife was 5'-4" tall and for her it was a struggle There's no way I would approve that as an EERO from the garage The weight of the door is also an issue Overhead doors are equipped with springs to assist in overcoming the weight of the door when opened manually
Garage Floor Drain - The Building Code Forum Needing some info on garage floor drain Have read codes that garage floor must slope out or to a drain Have new residential construction with attached garage The builder installed what he identifies as floor drain I drained the livewell from my boat in garage floor Floor is completely
Private Garages - The Building Code Forum Is a private garage also a parking garage I can see this answer going both ways, with out the aid of definitions Or is a parking garage the same as an open garage only with walls If so, then a parking garage and private garage are the same I have tried to treat them as 3 distinct types of buildings, private garage, parking garage, open garage
Exit discharge through open, but covered, parking lot The key is that the open parking garage is well ventilated naturally, and as a result, the products of combustion dissipate rapidly and do not contribute to the spread of fire 1028 3 Exit discharge components