Dwelling Unit vs. Accessory structure - The Building Code Forum I guess my question is this, is it reasonable, or the intent of the code to limit a life safety requirement such as this exclusively to "dwelling units", or would it be acceptable to apply to a bunkhouse, or a living studio type use above a garage or workshop This brings up other questions about the definitions and interpetation of "dwelling
Vehicle storage | Building Code Forum: Construction Compliance 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
Garage distance separation from dwelling - Section R309 Re: Garage distance separation from dwelling - Section R309 After listening to both sides of the discussion, my opinion is that in the case of detached garages, R309 trumps R302 R302 is a general requirement, while R309 is a specific requirement intended for garages and carports To interpret it otherwise leads to scenarios that do not make sense
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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
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
Branch Circuit to Detached Garage - The Building Code Forum An electrical service disconnect is located in or on the main structure One of the panelboard has a 20A GFCI breaker that is labeled "garage " The garage is detached and the circuit described is fed via conduit from the panelboard The conduit enters the garage from the outside where the
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
4 or 5 story wood framed apt? - The Building Code Forum Where a maximum one story above grade plane Group S-2 parking garage, enclosed or open, or combination thereof, of Type I construction or open of Type IV construction, with grade entrance, is provided under a building of Group R, the number of stories to be used in determining the minimum type of construction shall be measured from the floor
Vehicle Repair and Sand Oil Separators - The Building Code Forum If the floor of the garage slopes to the entry garage door public works will require a trench across the garage entry and an oil sand separator My owner uses an off-site fluid changing service, and has written a note to that effect, Garages are always going to have chemical spills and droppings on the floor
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