
Garage pedestrian door size | The Building Code Forum
Nov 24, 2025 · I have a single car garage with a sectional overhead door, I have space on one stucco wall for a 24 x 75 pedestrian door. will that size be acceptable since it is not the main egress door?
S-1 & S-2 Regarding Parking Garage - The Building Code Forum
Jan 7, 2015 · 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 …
NC Garage Legal Finish Requirement | The Building Code Forum
Jan 29, 2024 · The garage is 100% residential- not a business. The first floor has lights & outlets, the second floor only has a preexisting light fixture (exterior light) from the original house and no added …
Egress Door From Garage | The Building Code Forum
Oct 16, 2009 · My attached garage has a man door, and my detached garage has a man door. On the other hand, under the IBC an overhead garage door is allowed to be used as a required exit door for …
Garage Open Air Calculations - The Building Code Forum
Dec 18, 2011 · I am designing a garage, and trying to achieve natural ventilation. I think I have achieved the required 20% open, as well as 40% perimeter open as per IBC 2006, but what if your garage is …
Equipment Bollard in a Residential Garage - The Building Code Forum
Oct 20, 2009 · 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 …
When is a portal frame not needed for a garage door?
Feb 28, 2025 · Typically when I draw a garage I just default to the portal frame since they're usually narrow in my area; not much meat on either side of the door. I have one coming up that is, for once, …
Stepped foundation wall to reduce rise from garage to house - joist on ...
Jun 14, 2025 · The house was designed with 8′ foundation walls, and had a rise from the garage floor to the subfloor of 17-1/2″: 4″ for vapors + 1-1/2″ sill+ 11-1/4″ joist + 3/4″ sublfoor. For multiple reasons …
Drywall, 1/2 or 5/8 on garage separation? - The Building Code Forum
Dec 1, 2012 · I have been under the impression the typical fire separation wall in residential construction, single family was 5/8 "firecode" on the garage side. As a matter of fact, to comply to a …
Egress through a garage. | The Building Code Forum
Aug 13, 2021 · A detached garage is not going to require egress in the same manner as a habitable space. How do you egress out of a garage itself?