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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
HVAC in a garage - The Building Code Forum The leakage around a garage door and the cubic volume of a double car garage should provide an adquate supply of combustion air to any "B" vented unit We have encouraged CO detectors in homes with attached garages for years especially if a HVAC unit is installed in the garage
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
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):
2024 Portal Frames - The Building Code Forum By code, one could use a portal frame to support a 20’ wide garage door, but not this case with a much smaller opening If the three windows were replaced with a triple, mulled unit, I would assume it would be acceptable, which seems somewhat ridiculous Portal frames are not just used for garage doors (except for the PFG)
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
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
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
Habitable Space Exiting into a Garage | The Building Code Forum The garage currently has habitable space (not sleeping rooms) only accessible through the garage This is the way it was permitted with no direct egress to the exterior, only through the garage This is under 2018 IRC R311 1 Means of egress Is there somewhere else in the code that allows for habitable space to be only accessed through the garage?
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