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
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
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
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):
What is a garage? - The Building Code Forum 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 my CEO too many questions, does anyone know where I can find the definition of a garage? This would be a one-story detached garage more than 20 ft away from the home
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
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
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
Is asphalt noncombustible? - The Building Code Forum The 2015 IRC section R309 1 says "Garage floor surfaces shall be of approved noncombustible material " It is therefore the obligation of the applicant to provide evidence of that approval (normally in the form of an ICC Evaluation Services Report) for the proposed material