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    Bathroom in two Car Garage okay?

    Did the building department allow this? Residential code does not all exiting through a garage.
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    Existing Home Garage Conversion to ADU

    I know that some jurisdictions review it as Two Family Dwelling Units. Because there are 2 families living there. Requiring 1 hour fire rated assembly separation and Noise attenuation. But according to this thread it is not needed in some jurisdictions. So yes it would be the call of the AHJ...
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    Existing Home Garage Conversion to ADU

    We have dimensional lumber. CDA: Look at section R302.3.1 Supporting Construction. This requires elements that support the 1-Hr Fire Rated Assembly to get the 1-hour rating too.
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    Existing Home Garage Conversion to ADU

    Good Idea with the Shaft Liner I was thinking along the same lines but shaft liners are for "walls". I have looked into the gypsum association listed assemblies. Again, they have a lot of approved wall assemblies but not much for floor rated assemblies.
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    Existing Home Garage Conversion to ADU

    I am a plans examiner. Just wondering what other jurisdictions have approved in the past. The problem is creating a 1-Hr fire separation at the ADU and Main Dwelling units between the 1st and 2nd floor without having to redo the second floor framing to create a listed 1-hr rated floor and...
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    Existing Home Garage Conversion to ADU

    Problem: Existing 2 story home would like to convert the existing 1st floor Garage to ADU. Code section R302.3 requires a 1-hr floor assembly between the two dwelling units, and 1-hr rating at the supporting construction. What have you seen as design solutions. People will not want to...
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