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NC Garage Legal Finish Requirement | The Building Code Forum The garage is 100% residential- not a business The first floor has lights outlets, the second floor only has a preexisting light fixture (exterior light) from the original house and no added wiring
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
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
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?
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
Header Questions | The Building Code Forum The 10 foot garage door and 8 foot garage door will have a span of 10'3" and 8'3" The building has a span of 26' with 6 12 hip roof The walls will be 10 feet (ish) tall depending on me getting 9' 1 5" clearance for the 9' doors The overhang will be 18" Can anyone help with pointing me in the right direction on header sizes?
Stepped foundation wall to reduce rise from garage to house - joist on . . . The house was designed with 8′ foundation walls, and had a rise from the garage floor to the subfloor of 17-1 2″: 4″ for vapors + 1-1 2″ sill+ 11-1 4″ joist + 3 4″ sublfoor For multiple reasons (steps, topography, fill and grading) I would like to lower the living area and entry to have only one step up from the garage
Attached garage separation question | The Building Code Forum I understand the basic requirements for 1 2 or 5 8 gwb but 2 questions: If the dwelling and garage are fire sprinklered, is the gwb still required? I think so but not sure Any penetrations of the gwb, 2024 IRC refers to R302 11 Fireblocking and no 4 At openings around vents, pipes, ducts
Garage Step and Slope - The Building Code Forum Garage floor surfaces shall be of approved noncombustible material 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 entry doorway