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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
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):
16 Garage Door Headers - The Building Code Forum Re: 16' Garage Door Headers The garage and other window and door openings are prescriptive see FIGURE R602 10 6 2 ALTERNATE BRACED WALL PANEL ADJACENT TO A DOOR OR WINDOW OPENING A minimum 3" X 11 25" net header size is required for opening from 6ft to a maximum 18 ft That would take care of the wind and seismic shear loads Correct?
Repair Garage Ventilation - The Building Code Forum What section in the 2009 IMC allows for CO detection to be the sole method to activate the required ventilation system in a 12,000 sf repair garage? Does 404 1 apply? This is not a parking garage, it is a repair garage Is the system only required to run when CO detectors are activated? What standard determines the ppm level that activates the
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)
S-1 S-2 Regarding Parking Garage - The Building Code Forum The garage in question is not accessory to the Business occupancy and will be used to store the business Owner's large RV 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
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
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 Open parking garages shall also comply with Section 406 5 Enclosed parking garages shall also
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