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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
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 Motor Vehicle Storage VERSUS S-2 Enclosed Parking Garage Is the following facility an S-1 Storage or S-2 Parking Garage? 7,000 SF metal building - fully enclosed with garage doors and walk doors for access - for parking church vans (all smaller than commercial vehicles) in order to keep them safe when not in use
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
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
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
Residential service pit - The Building Code Forum How does a hole in the garage floor comply with this::: 406 3 3 Garage Floor Surfaces 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 Click to expand
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