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What is a garage? - The Building Code Forum The thing is, I can't find a definition of what a garage is either in the local code, state law, or the IRC (2015 is applicable for my town) For the sake of avoiding asking my CEO too many questions, does anyone know where I can find the definition of a garage? This would be a one-story detached garage more than 20 ft away from the home
Equipment Bollard in a Residential Garage - The Building Code Forum Re: Equipment Bollard in a Residential Garage I could be mistaken but I believe NFPA 54 addresses it as sufficient clearance shall be maintained to permit cleaning, service etc with no dimensional criteria Edit: Strike cleaning service was winging without an available racket and forgot garage in OP Thanks Haz Mueller
fire separation in garages | The Building Code Forum Hello all, I have been looking into the rules for mudding and taping sheetrock in attached garages The IRC states that attached garages should be sheetrock with 1 2" on wall ceiling and 5 8" on ceiling if living space is above There is no requirement from what I can see on taping and mudding
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 flat without any slope to drain or towards door
NC Garage Legal Finish Requirement | The Building Code Forum The garage and or carport shall be separated as required by Table R302 6 Openings in garage walls shall comply with Section R302 5 Attachment of gypsum board shall comply with Table R702 3 5 The wall separation provisions of TableR302 6 shall not apply to garage walls that are perpendicular to the adjacent dwelling unit wall
Commercial Repair Garages - The Building Code Forum One exit door of minimum width of 32", in a nonsprinklered bldg would provide egress for 160 person For the square footage provided that's 22 9375 sq ft per person Since the hazard is the vehicle with the gasoline or other fuel, I personally would use the parking garage (200 sq ft person gross) number if there were any questions
Vehicle storage - The Building Code Forum 1 Buildings having two or more stories above grade plane, including basements, with a fire area containing a repair garage exceeding 10,000 square feet (929 m2) 2 Buildings not more than one story above grade plane, with a fire area containing a repair garage exceeding 12,000 square feet (1115 m2) 3
Repair Garage Ventilation - The Building Code Forum What section in the 2009 IMC allows for CO detection to be the sole method to activate the required ventilation system in a 12,000 sf repair garage? Does 404 1 apply? This is not a parking garage, it is a repair garage Is the system only required to run when CO detectors are activated? What standard determines the ppm level that activates the
Minimum Floor Slope for Drainage | The Building Code Forum 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):
Vehicle Repair Facility - Use Group Occupancy? 5248 s f motor vehicle repair maintenance garage a maintenance bay: 2569 s f b storage room: 852 s f (incidental to maintenance bays?) c employee accomodations (employee break room, toilet shower locker rooms): 1827 sf (break room = 721 sf) 1 applicable building code: 2011 ohio building code 2 primary occupancy: s-1 3 construction type