2 story volume spaces

[sunyaer]

I saw "2 story volume spaces" in architectural notes for houses. What does "2 story volume spaces" refer to in a house construction?

 

[jar546]

I saw "2 story volume spaces" in architectural notes for houses. What does "2 story volume spaces" refer to in a house construction?

In the context of Canadian or other building codes, the term "2-story volume spaces" generally refers to areas within a house where the ceiling is at the height of the second floor, rather than having a separate ceiling for the first floor. This creates a single, tall space that spans the height of two stories.

 

[Inspector Gadget]

This sounds like a loft space.

 

[TheCommish]

Sounds like wasted space

 

[sunyaer]

Sounds like wasted space

An open stairs hall is quite common in big houses.

 

[tmurray]

The concern from a code perspective with these spaces is that they tend to have a "tall wall", which means that the maximum stud height is exceeded and needs to be designed by a structural engineer.

 

[TheCommish]

An open stairs hall is quite common in big houses.

true, often sill a wasted space

 

[Inspector Gadget]

The concern from a code perspective with these spaces is that they tend to have a "tall wall", which means that the maximum stud height is exceeded and needs to be designed by a structural engineer.

This.

I can't tell you how many times one of our inspectors has caught this type of assembly coming in a plan. Heck, we've even had engineer-designed plans that had tall walls - sans engineering approval. (SMH)

That said, I do wish NBC would include some tall wall designs - at least something that gives 14' height or something. Around here, we have a lot of plans for tall-wall storage buildings (farming equipment, fishing gear.)