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The leakage around a garage door and the cubic volume of a double car garage should provide an adquate supply of combustion air to any "B" vented unit. We have encouraged CO detectors in homes with attached garages for years especially if a HVAC unit is installed in the garage. More @Wikipedia
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- HVAC in a garage - The Building Code ForumThe leakage around a garage door and the cubic volume of a double car garage should provide an adquate supply of combustion air to any "B" vented unit. We have encouraged CO detectors in homes with attached garages for years especially if a HVAC unit is installed in the garage.
- Step from garage into House?? - The Building Code Forum--1994, Section 411.2.8: "Connection of an automobile parking garage with any room in which there is afuel-fired appliance shall be by means of a door way with a raised sill at least 8 inches above the garage floor or through a vestibule providing two door separation." So the southern code was concerned with ignition of gasses.
- Commercial Repair Garages - The Building Code ForumOne exit door of minimum width of 32", in a nonsprinklered bldg would provide egress for 160 person. For the square footage provided that's 22.9375 sq ft per person. Since the hazard is the vehicle with the gasoline or other fuel, I personally would use the parking garage (200 sq ft /person gross) number if there were any questions.
- What is a garage? - The Building Code ForumThe thing is, I can't find a definition of what a garage is either in the local code, state law, or the IRC (2015 is applicable for my town). For the sake of avoiding asking my CEO too many questions, does anyone know where I can find the definition of a garage? This would be a one-story detached garage more than 20 ft away from the home.
- Garage distance separation from dwelling - Section R309Re: Garage distance separation from dwelling - Section R309 R309.2 is less restrictive and should be considered an exception to R302.1 & Table R302.1. At 3' or less R309.2 allows 1/2" gyp. on the interior of the exterior walls and permits a solid door or etc.
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