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    bill1952 replied to the thread Habitable Space Exiting into a Garage.
    So as I thought the activity in a shop in a garage is living. I go out there and spend 4 hours tinkering on this or that. Should it...
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B replied to the thread Habitable Space Exiting into a Garage.
    [RB] HABITABLE SPACE. A space in a building for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or...
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B replied to the thread Exterior Soffit.
    That explains the new profile pic.
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    bill1952 replied to the thread Intumescent fire-resistant paint from Canada?.
    Any time the issue has arisen on a job site, the contractors call it liquid gold.
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    bill1952 replied to the thread AITA? Storage building exits.
    If the floor is used for storing salt and sand when the building is in use, do you include that floor space in calculating occupant...
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    bill1952 replied to the thread Habitable Space Exiting into a Garage.
    So are you all saying you can't have a big garage with a shop in it, one large space or divided? Or do you not consider the activity of...
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    dino702 reacted to Joe.B's post in the thread Garage Area with Like Like.
    It's going to vary from state to state. In my state they added this to the Residential Code: 1.1.7.3.1 Detached one- and two-family...
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    dino702 reacted to steveray's post in the thread Garage Area with Like Like.
    Why are you in the IBC for SFR? Vegas do something weird? No IRC? And Welcome to THE Forum!
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B replied to the thread Garage Area.
    It's going to vary from state to state. In my state they added this to the Residential Code: 1.1.7.3.1 Detached one- and two-family...
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Exterior Soffit.
    I don't have a deck anymore. When I was married the first time, I had a big deck, then no deck after I got divorced.
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Exterior Soffit.
    The 2024 IRC and IBC don’t define the word “deck” anywhere in Chapter 2 or elsewhere. But both codes are clear on what to do when a term...
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    dino702 replied to the thread Garage Area.
    The IRC is silent on allowable square footage of a R3 garage, the IBC is not. Just wondering if both codes are to be used?
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    pmarx replied to the thread Option A and Option B in Type B units.
    Thank you for replying but not quite what I'm asking. The Type B unit bathrooms are allowed two options, Option A and Option B. Perhaps...
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Option A and Option B in Type B units.
    I do believe you can mix and match units in the building....Obviously just not within a unit....
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Habitable Space Exiting into a Garage.
    Are the habitable spaces part of the dwelling? R311.1 Dwellings shall be provided with a means of egress in accordance with this...
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