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L shape stairs in garage

Trevor Roper

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In the back left of the garage is where we are installing the door to the house from the garage. Now on the back wall, left side, close to the garage we are installing a door to a closet in the garage.

im wondering if there’s any code against building an L shape stair case so there is a step up to both the door to the house, and a door to the closet

located in MASS
 
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In the back left of the garage is where we are installing the door to the house from the garage. Now on the back wall, left side, close to the garage we are installing a door to a closet in the garage.

im wondering if there’s any code against building an L shape stair case so there is a step up to both the door to the house, and a door to the closet

located in MASS
 
Sorry this is the best sketch I could do on the fly

Blue is the garage perimeter, white being the garage bay door. Yellow is where a doors would be. Red is outline of stair idea
 
In the back left of the garage is where we are installing the door to the house from the garage. Now on the back wall, left side, close to the garage we are installing a door to a closet in the garage.

im wondering if there’s any code against building an L shape stair case so there is a step up to both the door to the house, and a door to the closet

located in MASS
 
Sorry this is the best sketch I could do on the fly

Blue is the garage perimeter, white being the garage bay door. Yellow is where a doors would be. Red is outline of stair idea


No see sketch

If not a forum supporting poster,,, you have to make it a link. And post the link
 
No see sketch

If not a forum supporting poster,,, you have to make it a link. And post the link
su42Pti
 
Stairs are generally never a problem unless the required clear space is reduced. We require 18'd x 20'w clear space for cars.
 
Prius or pickup?
:) I certainly agree, trying to fit them would be completely different between those 2 vehicles. I was thinking along the lines of the requirement you have for the minimal garage size you posted earlier which I'm assuming it for 2 cars.
 
:) I certainly agree, trying to fit them would be completely different between those 2 vehicles. I was thinking along the lines of the requirement you have for the minimal garage size you posted earlier which I'm assuming it for 2 cars.
18'dx10'w
 
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