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- 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
- 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
- Commercial Repair Garages - The Building Code Forum
I have plans for a "new" auto dealership with 2 separate bldgs One bldg is the Sales Showroom bldg and the other is the repair shop garage What occupant load would I use for the Shop Areas ( referring to Table 1004 1 1 in the 2006 IBC )? The Gross Area of the Shop is 4,200 sq ft
- 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
- fire separation in garages - The Building Code Forum
When constructing split entry's, we alway's framed around the steel I-beam and post in the garage, installed gyp and taped the seams Same on the fur-down (duct covering)and ceiling gyp, just tape unless spray texure was being installed, alway's thought that was the code are we requiring something different now?
- 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
- Natural vs. Mechanical Ventilation in Auto Repair Shop
Interesting post! I have the same issue and in fact and architect is arguing that the building repair garage complies because the garage doors are open all the time and thus meets the 4% natural ventilation> Code section 402 IMC 2006 My feeling is that mechanical ventilation is needed under 403 3
- Elevation of ignition source | The Building Code Forum
Commercial building with underground parking, with the boiler room separated from the garage by a single door The design of the boilers is such that all sources of ignition are at least 18" above the floor The circulation pumps (12 of them) are all on housekeeping pads, but the motors, etc
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