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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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Openings in Open Garages Simplified - IBC 406. 502 Educational Summary on Open Garages for Commercial Codes (IBC Section 406 5 2) Key Requirements for Natural Ventilation in Open Parking Garages: Uniformly Distributed Openings: The exterior side of the structure must have uniformly distributed openings on two or more sides These openings must