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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?
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
What is a garage? | The Building Code Forum My local code enforcement official here in Maine said that I am allowed to build a structure if it is a one-story garage 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
Exit Access Stair in Open Parking Garage - Exit Discharge Typically an exit access stair is locate inboard with the exit travel distance continuing beyond the stair to the exit door, but not in this case due to the open parking garage exception
S-1 occupancy, occupant load | The Building Code Forum 2015 IBC, table 1004 1 2, what does a s-1 storage occupancy (repair garage with ordinary hazard) fall under for the occupant load factor? im thinking industrial at 200 sf per person
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
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
Habitable Space Exiting into a Garage | The Building Code Forum The habitable space only accessed through the garage is a private hair salon, I believe this would be considered habitable space? The other rooms only accessed through the garage are a laundry room, a toilet room and a storage room, all considered non-habitable