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commercial kitchen

  1. R

    Restaurant and Commercial Kitchen Gross vs Net (CBC)

    Hi, Working through a code study on a restaurant remodel and was curious about gross area calculations in a commercial kitchen as required by CBC 1004.5. The kitchen itself has walls separating areas of prep and dishwash and offices. As a gross area, they would need to be calculated as per...
  2. eyan50495

    Egress through Intervening Spaces

    Hi, I have a commercial kitchen (F-1) in a basement. The kitchen appears to satisfy the exit remoteness, CPET and required # of exits. However I am a bit confused on NYS IBC 1016.2.2 This small office within the kitchen (for the kitchen managers) is an accessory to the kitchen (<10% of the...
  3. B

    Aus Grease Trap

    Building a commercial kitchen, having trouble finding what standard grease trap regulations are. I'm in Victoria, but it seems to change by state? Any ideas? Apologies, if this is such a novice question.
  4. jar546

    Code Picture 31 Aug 2018 - Would you pass this?

    Let's forget about zones and required insulation values, Who out there would fail this insulation installation and why? It does not matter that they are not quite finished yet.
  5. PDubois

    Fire separation btwn F-1 kitchen & roof deck in Type 3B

    Hi, New to the forum & hoping this is an easy question. I'm adding a small commercial kitchen (for a bar) directly below a roof deck (uncovered) that is only accessible from a residential unit on the 2nd floor (bar is confined to the first floor). I'm trying to sort out whether I need a...
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